Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) and Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) will host a variety of virtual informative webinars from Feb. 28 to March 6 for National Consumer Protection Week. The free webinars aim to help community members understand their consumer rights and decide how to make well-informed decisions regarding their money.  The […]

It’s Thursday, March 5 and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1.Mid-County Citizens Advisory Board Subcommittee Meeting: The Board provides advice and recommendations to the County Executive on policy and budget issues, planning and goal setting procedures, and legislative matters. Community problems, needs, and issues will be discussed. This meeting will take […]

The latest Consumer Alert from the Office of Consumer Protection is about online scams. Watch the alert, below:

Eric Friedman is the director of the Office of Consumer Protection in Montgomery County. In this latest Consumer Alert, below, Friedman has some advice about how to hire a company to install solar panels.

The Montgomery County Office of Consumer Protection investigates consumer complaints. Watch this report, below, for information about a recent investigation in Rockville involving unlicensed tree trimmers:

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner says “predatory towing” is the number one consumer complaint in the county. Today, Berliner introduced Bill 17-15, legislation that he has sponsored to reform private towing practices in the county. Following the introduction, he released this statement about the issue: “Today, I am pleased to introduce legislation that definitively address […]

Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) was featured this week in a consumer report on the NBC “Today Show” alerting consumers to the nationwide problem created by certain towing practices. The Today Show segment focused on predatory and aggressive towing practices. TODAY National Investigative Correspondent Jeff Rossen captured video of vehicles being towed minutes […]

This week is a popular one for making final donations by year-end to charitable organizations. Here are some tips from the county Office of Consumer Protection so that you choose wisely. • Verify a charity’s non-profit status • Review how money is spent by the charity. How much money is used for administrative costs? • […]

Montgomery County officials are warning consumers about an IRS telephone scam. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Related:

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett today announced a warning from Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) and Montgomery County Police Financial Crimes Section, about a nationwide telephone scam that relies upon intimidation to steal millions of dollars from consumers. Telephone scammers contact consumers and assert that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has prepared a […]