AUGUSTA ? Attorney General Janet T. Mills wishes to share information and resources to ensure that the brightly wrapped gifts being exchanged this holiday season contain no unwanted surprises and to remind families to set ground rules for the proper and safe enjoyment of digital devices year-round.
(AUGUSTA) The Maine Attorney General?s Office has noticed a recent increase in the number of Mainers calling to report they are the target of phone scams in which someone pretends to be calling to collect a debt owed to the Internal Revenue Service. Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills is reminding people to be aware that these are scams and they should not give people credit card information or wire money.
(AUGUSTA) With many stores advertising early ?Black Friday? shopping deals, Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills is reminding Maine shoppers that Maine law differs from other states and does not allow stores over 5,000 square feet to be open on certain holidays, including Thanksgiving so that employees may spend time with their families.
[AUGUSTA, ME] For-profit education company Education Management Corporation (EDMC) will significantly reform its recruiting and enrollment practices and will forgive more than $229,748 in loans for approximately 244 Maine former students, through an agreement with Attorney General Janet T. Mills and a group of state attorneys general.
EDMC, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, operates 110 schools in 32 states and Canada through four education systems, including Argosy University, The Art Institutes, Brown Mackie College and South University.
(AUGUSTA) Following reports that an unauthorized party was able to gain access to an Experian server that contained the personal information of more than 15 million T-Mobile users, including 12,068 Maine residents, Attorney General Janet T. Mills today offered consumers tips to guard against potential identity theft. ?The Maine Attorney General?s Office takes this breach very seriously and we are encouraging any T-Mobile customer to take pro-active steps to protect themselves from potential ID theft,? Attorney General Mills said.
(AUGUSTA) Attorney General Janet Mills announced today that Paul L. Griffin, Jr., 44, an elver fisherman from Waldoboro, was sentenced on September 28, 2015 in Lincoln County Superior Court to a jail term of 364 days, all but 90 days suspended and one year of administrative release. Griffin had previously pleaded guilty to income tax evasion and failure to file and pay income taxes for years 2009 and 2011 through 2013.
(AUGUSTA) Maine Attorney General Janet Mills announced today that her office has opened an investigation into the disclosure by Volkswagen that some of its diesel vehicles carried software designed to produce false emissions test results ? violating clear air regulations and deceiving consumers. The Maine Office of the Attorney General is cooperating with other state attorneys general and the federal government in an investigation.
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(AUGUSTA) Attorney General Janet T. Mills announced today that her office will not file criminal charges against Michael McKeown of Biddeford or former Biddeford police officer Stephen Dodd on the basis of allegations made by Matthew Lauzon of Boston.
(AUGUSTA) A preliminary analysis of drug deaths in Maine occurring in the first half of 2015 has shown that deaths related to heroin and fentanyl continue to climb, while the overall number of drug overdose deaths is on track to be similar to 2014 ? which was the worst year on record.
(AUGUSTA) The Maine Supreme Judicial Court today answered questions posed by the Governor regarding adjournments of the Legislature and his veto powers. Attorney General Janet T. Mills has issued the following comment regarding the Court?s Opinion (OJ-15-2). http://www.courts.maine.gov/opinions_orders/supreme/lawcourt/2015/15me107oj.pdf