AUGUSTA, Maine ? Attorney General Janet Mills announced today that a Cumberland County jury found John M. Kendall, 66, of Falmouth, guilty after a six-day trial on numerous counts related to tax evasion. Assistant Attorney General Gregg Bernstein tried the case for the State of Maine. Kendall committed these crimes in his capacity as President of Chipco International, a now closed poker chip manufacturing company which did business in Yarmouth.
(AUGUSTA) The Maine Supreme Judicial Court issued an advisory opinion today that the Attorney General has the authority to direct litigation on behalf of the State of Maine in the vast majority of cases.
?We are pleased with the Opinion of the Justices. There are no surprises here. The statute and the common law are clear. The Justices upheld and reinforced the independence, integrity and professionalism of the Office of the Maine Attorney General, including the ability to oppose a position that is not in the public interest,? stated Attorney General Janet T. Mills.
(AUGUSTA) Chief Medical Examiner Mark Flomenbaum and Maine Attorney General Janet Mills are warning parents of young children against bed sharing with their infants.
Since early January, the Chief Medical Examiner has investigated the deaths of five babies, all under the age of four months. These deaths were caused by asphyxiation while sleeping, primarily from infants sleeping in the same bed as their parents. All five deaths were determined to be accidental.
(AUGUSTA) Attorney General Janet Mills has announced the largest ever one-time settlement in Maine history. The State of Maine filed papers Wednesday with the Superior Court settling the state?s complex lawsuit against Standard & Poor?s (S&P). The lawsuit, originally filed two years ago in Kennebec Superior Court, alleged that the credit ratings giant engaged in unfair and deceptive trade practices in connection with its ratings during the time leading up to the financial crisis of 2008.
(AUGUSTA) Tax season may just be getting started, but tax scammers have been hard at work already. The Maine Attorney General?s Office and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have gotten thousands of complaints about one kind of scammer in particular ? IRS imposters.
(AUGUSTA) Attorney General Janet T. Mills was administered the oath of office today by Governor Paul R. LePage, beginning her second consecutive term and third overall as Attorney General. In remarks delivered in the House Chamber following the swearing in, Attorney General Mills highlighted her Office?s efforts to protect consumers? rights, prosecute domestic violence homicides and frauds against the state, protect children from abuse and fight drug trafficking.
(AUGUSTA) Attorney General Janet T. Mills announced today that her Consumer Protection Division?along with the Attorneys General of the other 49 States and the District of Columbia, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission?reached settlements with T-Mobile USA, Inc. The settlement agreement includes at least $90 million in payments and resolves allegations that T-Mobile placed charges for third-party services on consumers? mobile telephone bills that were not authorized by the consumer, a practice known as ?mobile cramming.?
Augusta, Maine ? Attorney General Janet T. Mills, along with the attorneys general of 44 states and the District of Columbia, announced today that Sirius XM Radio Inc. of New York has agreed to pay $3.8 million to the states and to provide restitution to eligible consumers to resolve claims that the satellite radio company engaged in misleading advertising and billing practices.
(AUGUSTA) Attorney General Janet T. Mills reports that her Office has received many recent reports of aggressive calls from scammers demanding immediate payments on supposed debts. The common thread among the scammers is that they attempt to get you to make a payment by wire transfer or pre-paid debit card. Mainers should be very suspicious of anyone calling out of the blue and demanding an immediate payment of a debt, especially if they require that payment by any reloadable cash cards such as Green Dot Money Pak or a wire service like Western Union.
(AUGUSTA) Maine Attorney General Janet Mills reminds fuel dealers and consumers to be aware of rules regulating the sale of heating fuel that take effect in Maine from October 15 to April 30. These rules specifically hold sellers of home heating oil, propane, natural gas, electricity and firewood to higher standards during this time, even when a customer owes the dealer money.