AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider announced today that Maine reached a settlement with Skechers USA, Inc., the makers of Shape-Ups, Tone-Ups and the Skechers Resistance Runner athletic shoes, to resolve allegations that the company made unsubstantiated health claims about its rocker-bottom products.

AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider announced that David M. Stain, 46, of Lewiston, pled guilty to two counts of Class C theft and was sentenced yesterday for stealing Food Stamps and Public Assistance Benefits in the amount of $11,001.

Case resolves company?s wrongful marketing of prescription drug Depakote

AUGUSTA ? Attorney General Schneider and the attorneys general of 44 other states and the District of Columbia today announced a $100 million settlement with Abbott Laboratories over allegations of illegal off-label marketing of its Depakote drug.

AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider, 650 students from schools throughout Maine and the Portland Sea Dogs will celebrate ?Diversity Day? at Hadlock Field tonight. The students are members of civil rights teams working with the Maine Civil Rights Team Project to increase school safety and reduce the incidence of bias-motivated harassment and violence.

NASCAR Driver Kasey Kahne Featured in New Public Service Announcements to Encourage Young Drivers to Leave the Risky Driving to the Professionals

AUGUSTA ? Sixty percent of young adult drivers ages 16 to 24 said they have texted while driving, according to a national survey released by the Ad Council.

AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider announced that a complaint was filed on April 24, 2012 in Androscoggin County Superior Court under the Maine Civil Rights Act against Ronald Champagne, age 50, of Turner.

AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider joined state workers and retirees today in collecting prescription drugs as part of this week?s National Prescription Drug Take Back effort. Attorney General Schneider asked capital area state employees to ?lead the way? in safely disposing of unused and unwanted prescription drugs. Collection sites, attended by Capitol Police and Maine Drug Enforcement Administration officers, were available at the Eastside Wellness Center and outside the west entrance to the Statehouse.

AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider announced that Byron L. Wrigley, Jr., 50, of Oakland was sentenced today following his pleas of guilty to three Class D counts of forgery for signing the name of two other voters on an application for an absentee ballot and two absentee ballot return envelopes.

Kennebec County Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy sentenced Wrigley to 10 days incarceration to be served in Kennebec County?s alternative sentencing program.

AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider announced that former Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Paul E. Violette, 56, of Portland was sentenced today to seven years in prison, all but three and one-half years suspended, for the theft of Maine Turnpike Authority funds.

Violette pled guilty in February to one Class B theft charge involving his unauthorized use of gift cards and credit cards purchased with Turnpike Authority funds for personal travel, meals and other expenses. Class B theft is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider announced that Peter R. Bragdon, 33, of Gray, was sentenced today for stealing $8,902 from the Maine Chapter of Sons of AMVETS (American Veterans). Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy sentenced Bragdon to three years of incarceration with all but 18 months suspended, and two years of probation.