AUGUSTA -- Attorney General Janet Mills announced that Daniel H. Reavis, age 53, of South Paris, Maine, has pled guilty in the Cumberland County Unified Criminal Docket to theft by deception from MEMIC, Inc., a workers' compensation insurer based in Portland, Maine. Pursuant to the agreement with the State, Reavis' sentencing is deferred until March 20, 2020. During that time, Reavis will be required to pay $10,409 in restitution. If he pays the restitution, he will serve 30 days in jail. If he fails to pay full restitution, he will serve 90 days in jail.

AUGUSTA ? Attorney General Janet Mills announced today that Cynthia Brown, 58, of Portland, Maine, has been sentenced to four months in jail for pocketing sales taxes paid by customers at J?s Oyster, a Portland restaurant, and for failing to pay her personal and corporate income taxes. From March 2008 through March 2015 Brown collected sales tax from restaurant patrons, but failed to turn over to Maine Revenue Services most of the sales tax she collected. Brown illegally kept the remaining funds for her own personal and business use.

ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET T. MILLS AND OTHER ATTORNEYS GENERAL SETTLE CASE AGAINST AIRBAG MANUFACTURER

Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills announced a settlement with TK Holdings, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Takata, over allegations that the company concealed safety issues related to its airbag systems installed in a variety of vehicles.

AUGUSTA - In 2017 the Civil Rights Team Project trained 1,545 students and partnered with nearly two hundred public, private and charter schools, supporting student civil rights teams in their efforts to create a safe environment for all students. One of the more popular school based offerings, the local civil rights teams allow students to create novel approaches to encountering bias in their schools and communities. The program costs nothing to local schools and is entirely voluntary.

AUGUSTA - In 2017 the Civil Rights Team Project trained 1,545 students and partnered with nearly two hundred public, private and charter schools, supporting student civil rights teams in their efforts to create a safe environment for all students. One of the more popular school based offerings, the local civil rights teams allow students to create novel approaches to encountering bias in their schools and communities. The program costs nothing to local schools and is entirely voluntary.

AUGUSTA - Maine Attorney General Janet Mills offered the following statement in relation to the disposition of the case against former Lincoln County Deputy Kenneth Hatch.

?We support the victims, these brave survivors. We believe them. Unfortunately, the jury did not find beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Hatch was guilty of these crimes. Fortunately, he will never work in law enforcement again.

Attorney General Janet Mills Joins Multistate Coalition Urging U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Workers? Organizing Rights in Key Labor Case.

21 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief in Mark Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, Urging SCOTUS to Follow Precedent That Empowers States to Manage Labor Relations As They Deem Appropriate.

Attorney General Janet Mills applauded the ruling of the federal court in California, issued late last night, that permits hundreds of thousands of law-abiding hard-working young people brought from other countries at a young age, to keep their jobs and remain in school in Maine and across the nation.

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Dr. Lisa R. Funte sworn in as Deputy Chief Medical Examiner

AUGUSTA ? Attorney General Janet Mills swore in Dr. Lisa R Funte as Maine?s Deputy Chief Medical Examiner at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Wednesday, January 3.

AUGUSTA ? Attorney General Janet Mills announced today that she will join the multistate lawsuit being led by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to stop the rollback of net neutrality.