Office of the Maine Attorney General

Statement of Kate Simmons, Office of the Maine Attorney General Regarding Law Enforcement's Use of Deadly Force in Cyr Plantation

On Friday morning, April 23, 2010, Trooper Robert Flynn of the Houlton State Police Barracks and two U.S. Border Patrol agents visited Neil Begin?s residence in Cyr Plantation as part of an investigation of a complaint involving Mr. Begin. Border Patrol agents frequently assist local and state law enforcement officials with investigations and enforcement actions in Aroostook County. The visit resulted in an armed encounter with Mr. Begin, and Mr. Begin was fatally shot. Mr.

Court Affirms Insurance Superintendent's Denial of Anthem's 2009 Requested Rate Increase

Contact: Kate Simmons (207) 626-8577

Augusta- Maine Superior Court Chief Justice Thomas Humphrey affirmed the Insurance Superintendent?s denial of Anthem Health Plans of Maine, Inc. fixed profit margin in their rates for individual health insurance plans in Maine. The Court found that individual health plan rates meet the governing legal standard if they cover the ability of the insurer to ?sustain projected losses and expenses,? and that Maine law does not ?expressly entitle insurers to a mandated profit margin.?

Orono Attorney Sentenced for Failing to File Income Tax Returns

For Immediate Release

Orono Attorney Sentenced for Failing to File Income Tax Returns

Contact: Gregg D. Bernstein, 207-626-8517

Bangor?Attorney General Janet Mills announced that Michael McAleer, age 57, of Orono was sentenced to a suspended jail term after his plea of no contest on April 13, 2010 in Penobscot County Superior Court to criminal charges of failing to file Maine state income tax returns for 2003 through 2007. McAleer is a former law partner of the law firm Rudman & Winchell, located in Bangor, Maine.

FTC and 35 States Reach Agreement with LifeLock for Misleading Advertising and Sales Tactics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Linda Conti (207) 626-8591

Augusta- Today Attorney General Janet T. Mills joined the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 34 states in announcing an agreement reached with LifeLock, Inc., a Tempe, Ariz.-based identity theft protection provider, that resolves an investigation into the company?s misleading advertising practices.

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