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Maryland Attorney General secures $2.7 million in restitution for consumers in Probate Advance settlement

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a settlement with a New York-based company, Probate Advance, LLC, that will provide nearly $2.7 million in restitution to Maryland residents. The settlement follows an investigation by the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, which alleged the company engaged in predatory lending practices by targeting grieving families. Probate Advance, LLC provides cash advances […]

Attorney General Brown announces nearly $60,000 in refunds for cancelled Capital Jazz SuperCruises

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Thursday announced that his Consumer Protection Division has reached a settlement with Capital Jazz, a Maryland-based music event promoter, to secure nearly $60,000 in refunds for consumers whose “SuperCruises” were canceled in 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The settlement with Capital Jazz and its owner, Clifford Hunte, mandates the […]

Attorney General Brown announces settlement with AdoreMe Inc. over VIP memberships

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Online lingerie retailer AdoreMe, Inc. has settled an investigation with the Maryland Attorney General’s Office over allegations of deceptive marketing practices. The settlement (PDF), announced by Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Thursday, resolves claims that AdoreMe failed to adequately disclose the terms of its VIP membership program, which led to consumers being billed monthly fees after accepting discounts. […]

Walgreens settles for $350M over illegally filling unlawful opioid prescriptions

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Walgreens reached a $300 million settlement with the federal government over allegations that the pharmacy chain filled millions of unlawful opioid prescriptions, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Walgreens and its subsidiaries reached a $300 million settlement with the Justice Department, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Department of Health and Human Services Office of […]

Cash App, Block Inc. settle with states over BSA/AML violations

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Block, Inc., the parent company of popular mobile payment service Cash App, has agreed to pay $80 million to settle with 48 state financial regulatory agencies, including Maryland, for violations of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) laws. The settlement, announced by the Maryland Department of Labor’s Office of Financial Regulation, addresses deficiencies in Block’sBSA/AML program that […]

Maryland reaches multistate $20 million settlement with mortgage servicing company over data breach

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Bayview Asset Management, LLC, a mortgage company, and three of its affiliates have agreed to a $20 million settlement with 53 state regulators following a 2021 data breach that affected 5.8 million customers nationwide, including 124,000 in Maryland. The settlement, announced by the Maryland Department of Labor’s Office of Financial Regulation, addresses deficient cybersecurity practices and compliance failures by […]

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$101.9 million settlement announced for Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The owner and operator of the ship that struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year have agreed to pay $101.9 million to resolve a civil claim brought by the United States, officials announced this week. The settlement between the U.S. and the Singaporean corporations Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited covers federal […]

Maryland Attorney General secures $27 million in fraud settlement

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Tuesday announced a $27 million settlement with Precision Toxicology, resolving allegations of fraudulent billing and kickbacks. The settlement stems from a multi-state investigation into the San Diego-based laboratory, one of the nation’s largest urine drug testing companies. The allegations, brought by Maryland, other states, and the federal government, claimed that Precision billed […]

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