Florida AG Moody along with 28 other state attorneys general, announced the opening of a claims process for defrauded investors in a recently filed joint civil enforcement action against Metals.com, accusing the defendants of perpetrating a fraudulent precious metals investment scheme.
Florida AG Moody issued a Consumer Alert, warning Floridians of the possibility of a resurgence in stimulus payment scams as another round of direct payments from the federal government head to Florida.
Vermont AG Donovan warned businesses that a Florida-based company, Centurion Filing Services, LLC, calling itself Vermont Certificate Service, is mailing businesses a request for payment for a “certificate of good standing.” The mailing—which looks like a bill requesting a “fee” of $87.50—has the recipient’s information pre-printed on the form and creates a false sense of urgency by using the terms “Notice Date” and “Please Respond By.”
Virgina AG Herring announced the designation of the Virginia Attorney General’s first Worker Protection Unit that will focus on investigating, stopping, and prosecuting individuals and businesses who unlawfully engage in worker exploitation, in addition to educating Virginia workers on their rights.
Ocwen Financial Corporation announced the renewal of its partnership with the NAACP to host 45 regional virtual borrower outreach events in 2021 for PHH Mortgage customers who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 and are having trouble making their mortgage payments.
Over the last year, communities across the country have assessed their treatment of minorities and other under-represented populations. In an effort to facilitate dialogue in the Attorney General community, Amazon and the Attorney General Alliance have partnered to create a series of conversations exploring issues around justice and social equity. We are excited to announce 2021 as the inaugural year of this forum and we look forward to providing focused programing aimed at facilitating exploration of these issues. We thank Amazon for their leadership and invite all of our public and private partners join us as we embark on these discussions.
SOCIAL JUSTICE & EQUITY INITIATIVES
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Comcasthas made a $25M investment in the Clear Vision Impact Fund, which was designed to provide loans to support local small businesses that employ, train, and serve minorities and underserved communities nationally.
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