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Fraud Martin Act

Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
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NY AG Lends Investors a Hand in Recouping Cryptocurrency Lending Program Losses

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New York AG Letitia James settled with cryptocurrency company Gemini Trust Company, LLC to resolve allegations that the company violated the Martin Act and New York Executive Law by engaging in fraudulent and deceptive...more

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The State AG Report – 10.26.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Bipartisan AGs Step Up to the Plate to Challenge Baseball...more

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Cryptocurrency Platform Hit With Motion For TRO, Preliminary Injunction, And Receiver Appointment

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New York AG Letitia James moved to stop cryptocurrency trading platform Coinseed, Inc. (“Coinseed”) from allegedly executing unauthorized trades and acting as an unregistered commodity broker-dealer....more

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Texas Power Companies Investigated Post-Storm | Cryptocurrency Investors Misled| Student Loan Relief

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2022 AG Elections- Republican Candidate Seeks 2022 Rematch Against Minnesota’s Incumbent Attorney General- •Doug Wardlow, general counsel for My Pillow, Inc. and a former state representative, has announced he will...more

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COVID-19-Related Fraud Continues | Wind Turbine Scam | AG Shuts Down Illegal Robocallers

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COVID-19- Attorneys General and FTC Continue to Protect the Public from COVID-19-Related Fraud- Florida AG Ashley Moody sued advertising company Traffic Jam Events, LLC and its owner for allegedly mailing deceptive used car...more

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ExxonMobil Wins Climate Change Securities Battle Against New York but the War Continues

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More than four years of contentious litigation concluded this month when the Supreme Court of the State of New York released its judgment in the People of the State of New York v Exxon Mobil Corporation. The Court found...more

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New York Court Of Appeals Holds That Claims Under New York's Martin Act Are Subject To A Three-Year Statute Of Limitations

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On June 12, 2018, a 4-1 majority of the New York Court of Appeals held that claims under New York’s Martin Act are not governed by the six-year statute of limitations generally applicable to common law fraud claims, but...more

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Kamala Harris Puts Exxon Under Her Microscope: California AG Reportedly Has Launched Review of Oil Giant’s Statements On Climate...

Students of history know that fighting a two front war is a hazard to be avoided. According to the L.A. Times, however, that is precisely the dilemma that now faces Exxon Mobil: dual investigations from attorneys general on...more

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New York Supreme Court Denies Barclays’ Motion to Dismiss NYAG’s Martin Act Claim – Court Finds Martin Act Applies to Barclays’...

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Last week, the New York Supreme Court denied Barclays’ motion to dismiss the New York Attorney General’s fraud claim against the bank, finding that the NYAG may proceed with its claim under New York’s Martin Act based on...more

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