"You are inviting a virtual stranger into your home to spend hours with your loved one, sometimes to spend the night, and you really don't have any idea how they're to behave when no one is watching," says Attorney General Christopher Porrino.
Settlements and judgments obtained by the State in 2011 included $53 million from lawsuits related to alleged consumer, securities and other fraud, $42 million through environmental litigation and $20 million via lawsuits related to debt recovery according to State Attorney General Jeff Chiesa.