Oregonians Register Alarm Around Use of Personal Data, Including by DOGE in First Quarter of 2025
Other complaints involve social media/data brokers under the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act The Oregon Department of Justice’s Privacy Unit is reporting a big spike in the first three months of this year in complaints about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Specifically, Oregonians are concerned about how government entities are handling their personal information. As… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on April 21, 2025
Oregon Attorney General Rayfield Sues Coinbase for Promoting and Selling High-Risk Investments
States must fill enforcement vacuum being left by federal regulators who are abandoning these cases under Trump administration Attorney General Dan Rayfield today filed a lawsuit against Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency trading platforms in the United States, for violating the Oregon Securities Law. The lawsuit claims that Coinbase has both encouraged and helped… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on April 18, 2025
Oregon DOJ Federal Oversight Efforts Protecting Over $1.6 Billion In Funding During First 3 Months Of Trump Administration
Ensuring Oregonians maintain access to critical services like food assistance, public safety, healthcare, education and medical research Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced this week that the Oregon Department of Justice has protected more than $1.6 billion in critical federal funding streams so far, after they were threatened by executive orders issued by President Trump and… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on April 16, 2025
Oregon DOJ Indicts 19 People in Baby Formula/Snap Benefits Scam
Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced today that 19 people have been charged with stealing more than $500,000 from SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits cards around the country – using the money to purchase baby formula which was then sold on the black market. “This isn’t just theft – it is an assault on our… View ArticlePosted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, News on April 16, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Defends Social Security from Erratic and Unlawful Mismanagement
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 20 other states filed an amicus brief supporting an injunction to block erratic and unlawful layoffs and mismanagement at the Social Security Administration by acting administrator Leland Dudek and the Department of Government Efficiency that jeopardize continued payments for millions of Americans. The brief supports the plaintiffs… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on April 15, 2025