RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Secures Up to $165 Million Settlement Over Cash App Fraud Failures * RALEIGH - Cash App told its users their money was safe and protected like it would be at a bank. It wasn't. When fraud happened, the company often didn't investigate, didn't refund, and for years didn't even have a phone number to call. Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a settlement with Block, Inc., the compa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL ANNOUNCES $45 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH BLOCK INC. OVER DECEPTIVE PRACTICES ON CASH APP * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a bipartisan $45 million multistate settlement with Block Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, failed to protect users from fraud on th more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL AND BIPARTISAN COALITION PUSH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general, today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers to prevent scammers from deceiving Americans through robocalls and text messages.  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Consumers Were Left High and Dry: Attorney General Bonta Secures $45 Million Settlement with Block over Dishonest Practices on Cash App * Settlement also prevents the company from evading the payment of up to $120 million in consumer redress pursuant to a separate CFPB settlement OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced joining a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general in securing a $45 million multis more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 7 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Receives Funding from Trump Administration for ICE Support * Today, Governor Larry Rhoden announced that the Trump Administration has provided $150,418 to the South Dakota Highway Patrol (SDHP) for SDHP's 287(g) agreement with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The state anticipates further funding under the agreement as operations continue. "Public safety is my number one priority, and I am grateful that Presid more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ PUSHES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS Attorney General Anne Lopez and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation T more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement with Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payment app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the security of Cash App, failed to protect users from f more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Unlawful Robocalls Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 9 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Announces Bipartisan Settlement With Tech Company Block Inc., for Allegedly Misleading Consumers and Failing to Protect Them From Fraud Multistate Settlement Secures $45 Million From Block for Allegedly Exposing Vulnerable Consumers to Fraud on Cash App, Block's Digital Payment Service - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announced today a $45 millio more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces S.D. To Receive $410,964.38 In Settlement with Block Inc. for Deceptive Cash App Practices South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota will receive $410,946.38 as the state's share in a $45 million 46-state settlement with Block, Inc. The settlement resolves allegations that Block, Inc. misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, a peer-to-peer p more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Pushes Federal Communications Commission To Further Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 48 other Attorneys General have called upon the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. "Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and defraud ci more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General's Office, DCI to Investigate Officer Involved Shooting in Sioux Falls Attorney General Marty Jackley confirms that the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), at the request of the Sioux Falls Police Department, is investigating the officer involved shooting that occurred Tuesday, July 7, at about 10 p.m. Sioux Falls Police officers responded to a call at a residence in the 3200 block of E. more PR