The settlement comes after the New York Supreme Court upheld charges by Cuomo that Dell "engaged in fraud, false advertising, deceptive business practices, and abusive debt collection practices" by, among other things, promoting "no interest" financing that later morphed into rates that went over 20%.
"Today's announcement is the final step in ensuring New Yorkers harmed by Dell's deceptive and illegal business practices are fully compensated," said Attorney General Cuomo. "Going forward, this deal means that Dell will have to clearly and fully disclose the terms and conditions of their products and services, to avoid this kind of fraud at the consumer's expense. My office is committed to ensuring a fair and honest marketplace across New York by rooting out these unlawful practices, and we encourage anyone who was ripped off by Dell to come forward and file a claim to get their money back."
New York customers who think they may be entitled to part of the $4 million have until December 15 to file a claim.
Cuomo Announces Dell Will Pay $4 Million For Defrauding New York Consumers [Office of Andrew Cuomo]
Information about filing a Claim for Compensation related to the Dell Settlement [NY Consumer Frauds Bureau]
(Photo: Brent and MariLynn)
]]>This is a rounding error for Dell.
]]>You might question his motivation, however the ends justify the means. Justice is served. Spitzer's later self-destructive implosion didn't undo all the good he did as a state attorney general.
]]>@subtlefrog: Yeah, but Gray Davis was a turd. So, lesser of two evils is how I look at it. Not that Ahhhhhnold is doing TOO much better. But, still, he's not as shitty.
]]>@tailstoo: Actually, that's was Elliot Spitzer was doing, the SEC's job, until the media got word of his..."extra-curricular" activities and chose to focus on those, rather than the illegal and immoral practices of Wall Street.
]]>Despite all the bad publicity, DHell will still continue to attract a great deal of people because most of the buying public is only interested in price. To get the price down, DHell has been cutting corners on anything and everything that could possibly drive costs up. They just announced that they will be closing their contact center in Twin Falls,ID, by the end of the year in order to help meet their target of $4 billion in new cuts; other sites in North America will be next. Twin Falls provides support for Enterprise and Institutional customers. DHell has demonstrated its willingness to let everything slide but profit. If youdon't believe me, feel free to check out [ihatedell.net]
]]>So, fine, he may have motives, but hey, he's doing something. I'm in CA. Look at how my governor got elected. There wasn't a whole lot of do-gooding there to garner votes. Stupid governator.
]]>He was about to blow the whistle on SEC and insider trading violations when he was 'outed...' and we would all be better off if he had stayed in office.
I would vote for him again.
]]>Here's the campaign slogan he can use when he makes his inevitable bid for the governor's office: "I'm not gay, I'm a Cuomosexual!"
]]>Corporations don't REALLY have to care about their reputation or being honorable. It doesn't matter to them because it doesn't really hurt them. I think we are all to blame because we don't care.
]]>He is trying to catch up with Rakoff. What he lacks in magnitude, he is making up in volume.
]]>