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Fraud Protection & Consumer Alerts

Attorney General Sunday Announces Multistate Settlement with Hyundai and Kia Regarding Vehicles with Sub-Standard Theft Protections

Hyundai and Kia will offer a free hardware fix for all affected vehicles  HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania, along with 34 other Attorneys General, has reached a settlement with automobile manufacturers Hyundai and Kia over sales of millions of vehicles nationwide that lacked industry-standard anti-theft technology.  The lack of protections resulted in […]

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Fraud Protection & Consumer Alerts

Attorney General Sunday Joins Federal Lawsuit Against Uber on Behalf of Pennsylvanians who were Deceived by Negative Option Subscriptions

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that his office, along with 20 other Attorneys General, has joined a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission against Uber Technologies, LLC, regarding deceptive practices by the popular ride-share and delivery company. The lawsuit alleges that Uber used a variety of deceptive and unfair practices in offering […]

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Fraud Protection & Consumer Alerts

AG Sunday Announces Lawsuit Against Philadelphia Salvage Company that Failed to Perform Heirloom Restoration Work

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against Philly Salvage, LLC, regarding the Philadelphia-based company’s failures to complete work, primarily restoration of antiques and heirloom household fixtures. The Office of Attorney General lawsuit against Philly Salvage (which also operates as Philadelphia Salvage) and its owner, Christopher Stock, alleges that the company entered into […]

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Crime

AG Sunday, Pa. State Police: Blair County Couple Charged with Trafficking Kilo of Cocaine; Mother also Charged with Endangering Young Child in Vehicle

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday and the Pennsylvania State Police announced that a Blair County couple was arrested after a traffic stop this week, following a months-long investigation into cocaine trafficking from New Jersey. Quida Martens, 54, and Toya Kennedy, 32, both of Altoona, and formerly of Newark, were charged Thursday with felony drug […]

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Crime

Attorney General Sunday’s Child Predator Section Catches Allentown Man Attempting to Meet for Sexual Abuse of a 12-Year-Old Child

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against an Allentown man who attempted to pay for, and meet for, sexual contact with someone he believed to be a 12-year-old child. When 31-year-old Kristien Diaz drove to an arranged meeting site last week in Lehigh County, Office of Attorney General agents and local police arrested […]

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Fraud Protection & Consumer Alerts

AG Sunday Takes Action Against NE Pa. Home Improvement Contractor who is Breaking Court Order by Ignoring Restitution, Continuing to Work

In a petition for contempt, Office of Attorney General requests that Vincent Vince be incarcerated until he pays harmed consumers HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced action against a Luzerne County-based home-improvement contractor who continues to work in Pennsylvania, despite a standing court order prohibiting him from doing so. The Office of Attorney General […]

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Press Release

AG Sunday Leads Coalition of 42 Attorneys General in Letter to A.I. Software Companies Demanding Safeguards to Protect Vulnerable Residents from Harmful Interactions with Bots

Coalition cites chatbot interactions that led to mental health struggles, incidents of self-harm, violence HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday is leading a coalition of 42 Attorneys General in sending a letter to OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and other major artificial intelligence software production and distribution companies demanding more quality control and other safeguards over […]

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