Latest News from the AG's Office
- 5/22/2013: Attorney General Mills Advises Consumers to be on the Lookout for Travel and Timeshare Scams
- 4/16/2013: Handyman Violated Unfair Trade Practices Act
- 4/13/2013: REPORT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE
- 4/12/2013: Attorney General Mills Presents Amendment to Drone Legislation
- 3/28/2013: Attorney General Mills joins Supreme Court brief in support of Indian Child Welfare Act
- 3/12/2013: Maine Joins Multistate Settlement Over Google Street View
- 3/11/2013: Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills asks FDA to make generic pain pills harder to abuse
- 2/28/2013: Maine Joins Briefs Urging Supreme Court to Strike Down California's Prop 8 and Federal DOMA
- 2/5/2013: Attorney General Janet Mills Joins Suit Against Standard & Poor’s Ratings
- 1/31/2013: Attorney General Mills Announces $500,000 Settlement for Maine in “Robo-Signing” Case with Lender Processing Services, Inc.
- 1/22/2013: Attorney General Mills Warns Maine Medicare Recipients of Scam
- 1/2/2013: National Mortgage Servicing Settlement Claims Deadline Approaching
- 12/28/2012: Attorney General Schneider Warns of Phony Legal Action Calls
- 12/19/2012: Amgen Settles Drug Marketing and Pricing Claims
- 11/16/2012: Drugmaker to Pay Maine $1.2 Million as Part of National Diabetes Drug Settlement
- 11/16/2012: LCD Screen Price-Fixing Settlement Refunds Available
- 11/1/2012: Attorney General Schneider Accepts Day One Award Presented to the Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force
- 10/26/2012: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to Pay $89,700 to MaineCare Program in Healthcare Fraud Settlement
- 10/12/2012: South Thomaston Woman Sentenced for Failure to Pay Income Taxes
- 9/28/2012: Attorney General Schneider Joins State Workers in Prescription Drug Take-Back Drive
- 9/27/2012: Clinton Woman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced For Stealing $47,000 in Welfare Benefits
- 9/14/2012: Federal Court Declines to Order an Expedited Review of Maine’s Medicaid State Plan Amendment
- 9/7/2012: Attorney General Schneider Announces Hiring of Public Access Ombudsman
- 9/4/2012: Maine Seeks Federal Court Review of Medicaid State Plan Amendment
- 8/31/2012: Former Bangor Psychologist Sentenced for Sexual Assault and MaineCare Fraud
- 8/30/2012: E-Book Publishers Settle Price-Fixing Claims
- 8/30/2012: Pharmaceutical Company Settles Claims of Misleading Marketing
- 7/27/2012: McKesson to Pay $1.4 Million to MaineCare Program in Healthcare Fraud Settlement
- 7/13/2012: Obama Utility Bill Scam Alert
- 7/5/2012: Attorney General Schneider Announces Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force Interim Report
- 7/3/2012: Lewiston Man Sentenced for Food Stamp Benefits Fraud
- 7/2/2012: GlaxoSmithKline to Pay $4.4 Million to MaineCare Program in Nation’s Largest Ever Healthcare Fraud Settlement
- 6/28/2012: Attorney General Schneider Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Health Care Decision
- 6/15/2012: Solicitation Disguised as Invoice Scam Alert
- 6/14/2012: Former Alfred Lawmaker Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Forgery and Theft
- 6/5/2012: Attorney General Seeks Injunction against Maine Man for Civil Rights Violation
- 6/1/2012: Maine Receives State Portion of Funds in Mortgage Servicing Settlement
- 6/1/2012: Political Survey Robo-Call Scam Alert
- 5/30/2012: Scarborough Man Sentenced For Stealing From American Legion
- 5/18/2012: Maine Medicaid Program Receives $1.1 Million in Vioxx Settlement
- 5/16/2012: Attorney General Schneider Announces Settlement with Skechers for Deceptive Shoe Advertising
- 5/8/2012: Lewiston Man Sentenced for Food Stamp and Public Assistance Benefits Fraud
- 5/7/2012: Attorney General Schneider Reaches Settlement With Abbott Laboratories
- 5/7/2012: Attorney General Schneider and 46 Civil Rights Teams from Schools across Maine Attend Diversity Day at Hadlock Field
- 5/1/2012: Attorney General Schneider Joins National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the State Attorneys General and Ad Council on Inaugural Stop the Texts Day
- 4/26/2012: Attorney General Seeks Injunction Against Turner Man for Bias- Motivated Assault
- 4/26/2012: Attorney General Schneider Joins State Workers in Prescription Drug Take-Back Drive
- 4/18/2012: Oakland Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Forgery of Absentee Ballot Documents
- 4/12/2012: Maine Domestic Abuse Homicide Review Panel Presents 9th Biennial Report
- 4/6/2012: Former Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Sentenced for Theft
- 4/2/2012: Gray Man Sentenced for Stealing from Sons of AMVETS
- 3/25/2012: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Health Care Law
- 3/23/2012: Attorney General Schneider Announces Mural Decision
- 3/22/2012: Attorney General Schneider Issues Medical Scam Alert
- 3/12/2012: Home Repair Contractors Sued by Attorney General Schneider for Allegedly Swindling Homeowners out of Money
- 3/5/2012: New Hampshire Man Sentenced for Bottle Redemption Fraud
- 2/29/2012: Scarborough Man Convicted Of Stealing From American Legion
- 2/9/2012: Maine Joins $25 Billion Joint State-Federal Mortgage Servicing Settlement on Foreclosure Wrongs: State share of national settlement estimated at $21,000,000
- 2/8/2012: Maine Man Sentenced for Worker’s Compensation Fraud
- 2/6/2012: Maine Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force Established
- 2/2/2012: Attorney General Schneider Warns Churches of Rental Assistance Scam
- 1/26/2012: Rockland Man Sentenced for Failure to File Maine Income Taxes
- 1/20/2012: Attorney General Schneider Announces Settlement with Berlin City Auto Group Regarding Warranty Disclaimers
- 1/20/2012: Attorney General Schneider Warns Consumers of Supplemental Health Insurance Scams
- 1/11/2012: Attorneys General Call on Congress to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
- 1/6/2012: Attorney General Schneider Asks Parents To Be Wary of Children’s Acting Event This Weekend
- 12/20/2011: Bangor Man Sentenced for Tax Fraud
- 12/12/2011: Brunswick Woman Sentenced For Stealing Food Stamps and Child Care Reimbursement Benefits
- 12/9/2011: Millbridge Man Sentenced for Failure to File Maine Income Taxes
- 12/2/2011: Brunswick Woman Convicted For Stealing $60,000 in Food Stamps and Child Care Reimbursement Benefits
- 11/21/2011: Dietary Supplements Companies Settle Unfair Trade Practices Claims
- 11/14/2011: Attorney General Schneider Issues Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Hear Federal Health Care Challenge
- 11/10/2011: Attorney General Statement Regarding Officer Involved Shooting in Rumford
- 11/9/2011: $1.3 Million in Sales and Fuel Taxes Diverted By Former Bath Fuel Company President To Be Recovered
- 11/8/2011: Attorney General Schneider Warns Consumers of Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Scams
- 11/1/2011: Former Kittery Point Man Sentenced for Bottle Redemption Fraud
- 10/31/2011: Attorney General Schneider Joins National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the State Attorneys General and Ad Council to Unveil New Public Service Advertising Campaign to Urge Young Adult Drivers to ‘Stop the Texts’ and ‘Stop the Wrecks’
- 10/27/2011: Home Heating Costs Expected To Remain High This Winter, Attorney General Schneider Offers Advice To Consumers
- 10/27/2011: Old Orchard Beach Man Convicted For Stealing Sales Tax
- 10/3/2011: Presque Isle Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Maine Income Taxes
- 9/30/2011: Holden Woman Receives Jail Sentence for Stealing More than $400,000
- 9/28/2011: Attorney General Schneider and 25 Other States Ask Supreme Court To Review Health Care Lawsuit
- 9/14/2011: National Health Care Company Settles Fraud Allegations
- 9/12/2011: Portage Lake Woman Pleads Guilty To Theft of Hunting and Fishing License Fees
- 9/1/2011: Attorney General Schneider, 45 Attorneys General Seek Answers From Backpage.com on How Online Advertiser Prevents Facilitation of Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation
- 8/19/2011: Attorney General Schneider Issues Statement On Superior Court Ruling Upholding Maine’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
- 8/9/2011: Debt Settlement Company CSA Settles Unfair Trade Practices Claims
- 8/2/2011: Kennebunkport Man Sentenced For Tax Evasion And Unemployment Fraud
- 7/11/2011: Maine Awarded Three-Year Contract to Enforce Federal Tobacco Sales Law
- 6/23/2011: Attorney General Schneider and 37 Attorneys General Reach Settlement With GlaxoSmithKline and SB Pharmco over Substandard Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- 6/16/2011: Citi Credit Card Customer Data Breached
- 6/14/2011: Pharmaceutical Novo Nordisk Settles Health Care Fraud Allegations
- 6/10/2011: Pharmaceutical Company UCB Inc. Settles Health Care Fraud Allegations
- 6/2/2011: Naples Man’s Conviction for Tax Theft Affirmed
- 5/26/2011: Attorney General Schneider Reaches Settlement With Irving Oil
- 5/26/2011: Biddeford Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Racially Motivated Assault
- 5/20/2011: Maine Criminal Justice Academy Graduates 45 Officers From Basic Law Enforcement Training Program
- 5/16/2011: Attorney General William Schneider Urges Maine Consumers to Do Their Homework When Purchasing Home Heating Oil
- 5/12/2011: Attorney General Schneider Announces Hollywood Video Debt Collection Settlement
- 5/9/2011: Maine Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced For Possession of Child Pornography
- 5/5/2011: Harrison Woman Sentenced for Stealing More Than $4 Million From the MaineCare Program
- 4/27/2011: Attorney General Schneider Releases Letter to Darryl Brown
- 4/25/2011: Attorney General Schneider Announces Prescription Take-Back Day
- 4/22/2011: Maine Attorney General Announces Mural Court Decision
- 4/21/2011: Maine Attorney General Calls on Pabst Brewing Company to Stop Selling or Alter New Product “Blast” by Colt 45
- 4/15/2011: Maine Attorney General Appeals LURC Court Decision
- 4/11/2011: Opportunity to Submit Public Comments on MaineHealth Acquisition of Portland Cardiology Practices
- 4/7/2011: Consumer Alert: Data Breach
- 3/21/2011: Consumer Alert: Charity Relief Scams
- 3/14/2011: Attorney General Announces AstraZeneca Settlement
- 3/10/2011: Attorney General Schneider announces National Consumer Protection Week
- 3/8/2011: Settlement Proceeds Disbursed to Emergency Food Programs
- 3/7/2011: Consumer Alert: Beware of Grandparent Scam
- 2/15/2011: Statewide Authority for Domestic Violence Investigators
- 2/3/2011: Attorney General Announces Order in Michael Ryan Civil Rights Case
- 1/28/2011: Attorney General William Schneider Urges Maine Consumers to Guard Themselves Against Internet Snoops
- 1/20/2011: Maine Formally Joins Multi-State Health Care Lawsuit
- 1/18/2011: Attorney General Schneider Joins Multi-State Health Care Lawsuit
- 1/9/2011: William J. Schneider Sworn In as Maine’s 56th Attorney General, Swears in Assistant Attorneys General Across State as First Official Act
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