Main Street Dollars

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A payment processor that helped move more than $30 million out of American bank accounts for a tech-support scam has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to settle federal fraud charges — but that money is not on its way to victims yet. The Federal Trade Commission says Nuvei, a Canada-based company that processes credit…

Chrysler is recalling 1,271,294 Ram pickups because seat belt anchors were never bolted down

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in Recalls

Chrysler has told federal safety regulators that second-row seat belt buckle anchors on more than 1.27 million Ram 1500 pickups were never bolted to the truck’s body during assembly. For any household that depends on a Ram to get kids to school, gear to a job site, or a family on a road trip, an…

The FTC is sending 2,005 people about $166 apiece from a scheme that promised them success coaches

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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing a second round of checks to people who paid to join a business-opportunity program called Blueprint to Wealth, which promised buyers a turnkey business run by so-called success coaches who would supposedly do the work for them. The agency says it is sending 2,005 payments totaling more than $333,000,…

The SEC says a crypto operator took $425 million and spent $51 million on homes, cars and a yacht

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in Fraud & Scams

Federal regulators say a Florida crypto entrepreneur ran one of the largest digital-asset Ponzi schemes on record, using a pitch that will sound familiar to anyone who has gotten a message promising guaranteed monthly returns. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s complaint accuses Goliath Ventures, Inc. and its founder, Christopher A. Delgado, of raising at least…

A man who told investors to raid their retirement accounts got 20 years and owes $233.7 million

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in Fraud & Scams

A federal judge in Atlanta has handed down the maximum sentence the law allows to a financial firm founder who spent nearly four years telling ordinary savers to move their retirement money into investments that turned out not to exist. The case is one of the largest Ponzi schemes ever prosecuted out of Georgia, and…

Google, Flo and Flurry will pay $59.5 million over period-tracker data, claims open to October 15

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A federal court in San Francisco has given preliminary approval to a $59.5 million settlement resolving claims that Google, the period-tracking app Flo Health and the analytics firm Flurry shared users’ menstrual and pregnancy data with outside companies without proper consent. The fund is now open to claims, and the deadline to file falls in…

Skip Hop is recalling 22,660 Elmo teethers whose eyes can detach when frozen, with refunds

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in Recalls

Skip Hop is recalling about 22,660 Baby Sesame Street Elmo Silicone Teethers sold in the United States after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission determined that the toy’s black eyes can detach if the teether has been placed in a freezer, creating a choking hazard for infants. The recall is dated September 3, 2026, and…

Toyota is recalling 48,280 Tacoma pickups whose shock reservoirs can rust off onto the road, and the repair is free

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in Recalls

Toyota is recalling 48,280 Tacoma pickups after finding that the external oil reservoirs on certain shock absorbers can corrode where they are welded to the shock body, letting the reservoir break loose and land in the road while the truck is moving. The recall does not cover every 2024 or 2025 Tacoma — only those…

The Realtors group and 30 brokerages will pay homebuyers $120.3 million, and claims stay open until October 27

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The National Association of Realtors and 30 real estate brokerage companies have agreed to pay $120.3 million to settle a nationwide lawsuit accusing them of keeping home-sale commissions artificially high. The money is earmarked for people who bought a home listed on a multiple listing service and paid a commission as part of the deal,…

Ring owners are getting payments after the FTC found employees could watch their video

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