AG Peterson Secures Close to $798,000 for Consumers Deceived by TurboTax
Attorney General Doug Peterson Joins All 50 States in Agreement with TurboTax Owner Intuit for Deceiving Low-Income Americans into Paying for Free Tax Services
Attorney General Peterson Announces National Consumer Protection Week
Lincoln -- Attorney General Peterson has long been concerned with protecting Nebraskans from costly scams and damaging consumer fraud. This week the Attorney General’s Office will be highlighting on social media the top issues facing Nebraskans in observance of National Consumer Protection Week.
Attorney General Peterson Joins Nationwide Investigation into TikTok
Lincoln– Today, Attorney General Peterson co-led a nationwide investigation into TikTok for providing and promoting its social media platform to children and young adults while use is associated with physical and mental health harms. Attorneys General nationwide are examining whether the company violated state consumer protection laws that put the public at risk.
Attorney General Peterson has long expressed concern about the negative impacts of social media platforms on Nebraska’s youngest residents.
Attorney General Peterson Announces $1.85 Billion Settlement with Student Loan Servicer Navient
Settlement includes $1.7 billion in debt cancellation and $95 million in restitution; Nebraska borrowers will receive over $5,951,417 million in relief
Lincoln--Attorney General Peterson announced today that Navient, known as one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers, will provide relief totaling $1.85 billion to resolve allegations of widespread unfair and deceptive student loan servicing practices and abuses in originating predatory student loans.
Bipartisan Group of 51 Attorneys General Send Letter to the FCC
Lincoln-- Today, Attorney General Doug Peterson urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to put in place measures that will help stem the tide of foreign-based illegal robocalls that attempt to scam Americans. Today’s comment letter to the FCC was led by North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, and Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge.
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Attorney General Announces Consumer Affairs Response Team
In response to his longstanding interest in protecting Nebraskans from frauds, scams, and unfair and deceptive business practices, Attorney General Doug Peterson is pleased to announce the launch of the Consumer Affairs Response Team (CART).
