In a victory for Maine?s children, Attorney General Rowe and 49 other attorneys general today announced that MySpace has agreed to significant steps to better protect children on its web site, including creation of a broad-based task force to explore and develop age and identity verification technology.
Yesterday more than 30 volunteers gathered at the Department of Public Safety to sound the alarm about stalking and to assemble 1000 stalking safety kits which will be distributed across the state and made available to stalking victims.
CONTACTS: Gretchen Ziemer, ME Coalition to End Domestic Violence (207) 941-1194 (gretchen@mcedv.org) Sarah Stewart, ME Coalition to Against Sexual Assault (207) 626-0034 (awareness@mecasa.org) David Loughran, Special Assistant to the Attorney General(207) 626-8577 (david.loughran@maine.gov)
Yesterday more than 30 volunteers gathered at the Department of Public Safety to sound the alarm about stalking and to assemble 1000 stalking safety kits which will be distributed across the state and made available to stalking victims.
Commissioned by the attorneys general of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York to examine gasoline and heating oil markets within those states, the report provides an overview of market conditions that may affect the prices of petroleum products sold in New England and New York.
Attorney General Steve Rowe announced today that his office has resolved antitrust concerns stemming from the December 2005 purchase by Pike Industries, Inc. ("Pike") of Blue Rock Industries ("Blue Rock") of Westbrook, Maine. The Attorney General has filed a Complaint in Kennebec County Superior Court against Pike, along with a proposed settlement agreed to by Pike. The settlement, in the form of a Consent Judgment, must be approved by the court. While Pike has entered into the consent agreement for purposes of settlement, the company denies that the acquisition violated antitrust laws.
Attorney General Steve Rowe, joined by 29 attorneys general nationwide, urged the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) to stop alcohol manufacturers from making misleading health-related statements when advertising alcoholic drinks that contain caffeine and other stimulants. Rowe is the Co-Chair of the National Association of Attorneys General Youth Access to Alcohol Committee, which has been active in addressing concerns about the classification of beverages known as "alcopops" or "flavored malt beverages".
Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe today announced the conviction and sentencing of Kathleen Thompson of Oakland, Maine for failure to pay over collected fuel tax to the State of Maine, and for negotiating worthless instruments. Thompson operated the now defunct business Petroleum Products Cooperative of Maine, Inc., also known as PPCOM, Inc.
Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe and Maine Agriculture Commissioner Seth Bradstreet III issued the following consumer warning:
Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe announced today that Albert Bouchard of Limestone, a former caseworker for DHHS Bureau of Elder and Adult Services, has been sentenced to jail for diverting funds from four of his elderly and incapacitated clients for his personal use. Bouchard, age 47, was charged with having misappropriated over $9,000 from clients to purchase fine jewelry, electronics, gift certificates and furniture for the benefit of himself, his family and his girlfriend over a 15 month period in 2001 through 2003.
The United States District Court of Northern California, Judge Vaughan Walker, denied the federal government's motion for summary judgment in United States vs. Adams and similar cases involving Missouri, New Jersey, Connecticut and Vermont. The cases were consolidated for efficiency's sake. At issue in the case is whether the Public Utilities Commission can compel Verizon to sign an affidavit verifying the accuracy of statements they made denying that they shared customer information with the National Security Agency.