AUGUSTA - Aaron M. Frey, of Bangor, was elected by a joint convention of the Maine Legislature to a second two-year term as Maine's 58th Attorney General today. At the joint convention, he was nominated by Senator Donna Bailey (D-Saco). Representative Teresa Pierce (D-Falmouth) seconded.
Attorney General Frey released the following statement following the election:
In response to a settlement announced by the U.S. Department of Justice with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family today, Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey released the following statement:
AUGUSTA - Attorney General Aaron M. Frey today announced that Maine has joined a multistate settlement with Anthem stemming from the massive 2014 data breach that involved the personal information of 78.8 million Americans. Through the settlement, Anthem has reached a resolution with the 43-state multistate coalition and California. Anthem has agreed to a series of data security and good governance provisions designed to strengthen its practices going forward. Maine will also receive resources for consumer protection activities through the settlement.
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Contact: Marc Malon, (207) 626-8887
Attorney General Frey Joins Coalition Filing 3rd Complaint in Ongoing Antitrust Price-Fixing Investigation into Generic Drug Industry
AUGUSTA - In recognition of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which runs from April 19 through April 25, Attorney General Aaron M. Frey is making Mainers aware of the services and resources which exist for victims of crime.
AUGUSTA - In response to inquiries received by the office, Attorney General Aaron M. Frey released the following statement addressing questions raised by day care providers and consumers:
AUGUSTA - Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced today that Maine and other states have reached settlement with the pharmaceutical distributor Reckitt Benckiser Group (Reckitt) to settle allegations that the company, either directly or through a subsidiary, improperly marketed and otherwise promoted the drug Suboxone, resulting in improper expenditures of state Medicaid funds, as described further below.
AUGUSTA - Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced today that he and Attorneys General from 47 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico have reached an historic $600 million settlement with Equifax Inc. following the largest data breach enforcement action in history. The settlement, which is part of a global settlement that Equifax reached with the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") and the multi-district class actions, is the result of an investigation into a massive 2017 data breach.
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Contact: Marc Malon, (207) 626-8887
AUGUSTA - Attorney General Aaron Frey has taken action against Cloud-E-Daze, a Maine Limited Liability Company doing business as an online vaping retailer. Cloud-E-Daze sold vaping products online unaware that under Maine law vaping products fall within the definition of tobacco products. In Maine tobacco products, including vaping products that contain nicotine, cannot be sold online, rather they must be sold in a face to face transaction. Cloud-E-Daze settled the Attorney General's concerns by taking down its web page and paying a $2,000 fine.