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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Enforcement actions against deceptive and predatory businesses
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Commissioner Mayuga highlights specific enforcement actions taken against deceptive businesses and the resulting financial restitution for consumers.
- Case against R.G. Ortiz funeral homes resulted in over $600,000 in restitution for aggrieved families
- Action against exploitative moving company Dorm to Dorm secured more than $3.75 million in penalties and restitution
- Overall consumer protection efforts led to the recovery of about $25 million in financial restitution and debt relief under the commissioner's tenure
Vilda Vera Mayuga
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Our consumer protection team worked diligently this past year to hold deceptive and predatory businesses accountable for their actions.
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Last year, our case against R.
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Ortiz funeral homes brought aggrieved families more than $600,000 in restitution.
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Our team also took action against the exploitative moving company, Dorm to Dorm, securing more than $3,750,000 in penalties and restitution.
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While our efforts serve to make harm consumers whole, they also send a message that we can and will take action against businesses that prey upon New Yorkers.
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Altogether, our consumer protection team's efforts have played a major role in the recovery of about $25,000,000 in financial restitution and debt relief for consumers under my tenure.
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We are dedicated to providing protections to New Yorkers while working to facilitate compliance amongst businesses with the laws that we enforce.