Office of the Maine Attorney General

Attorney General Mills urges Mainers to dispose of unused prescription drugs this Saturday

(AUGUSTA) Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills urges all Mainers to participate in Saturday?s statewide prescription drug take-back drive during which anyone can safely dispose of unwanted, unused prescriptions or over the counter medications, no questions asked. Local law enforcement agencies will be conducting drug take back events on Saturday, September 27th, at more than 170 locations across Maine.

Acton man found guilty on all 19 counts of tax evasion

(AUGUSTA) Attorney General Janet T. Mills announced that, following an eight day trial, a York County Jury found Richard Weymouth, age 67, guilty of 19 counts of income, sales and use tax evasion from 2006 through 2012, as well as homestead exemption fraud. Weymouth resides in Acton, Maine, where he was elected to several terms of the budget committee and the road committee and where he operated a snow plow and excavation business, R.W. Construction Co. Weymouth also worked for the Town of Acton plowing roads.

Maine Attorney General speaks to Congressional panel about legal risks for states posed by free trade agreements

(AUGUSTA, ME) Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills was on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning to deliver remarks at the invitation of a Congressional panel focused on the impacts of free trade agreements. In particular, Attorney General Mills shared her perspective as the chief law enforcement officer for the State of Maine regarding the potential impacts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on state laws and other regulations.

Attorney General Mills encourages Mainers to call the Consumer Information and Mediation Service

AUGUSTA ? Attorney General Janet Mills is reminding Mainers about the Consumer Information and Mediation Service, operated by the Maine Attorney General?s Office. Mainers who have questions about consumer issues or are worried they may be the target of a scam can call the Consumer Mediation and Information Service for assistance, free of charge.

Maine Consumers Must File Claims by August 1, 2014 in the $310 Million DRAM Price Fixing Settlement

(AUGUSTA) Time is running out for Maine consumers to file a claim in the $310 million DRAM Settlement. The Settlement involves 12 Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) manufacturers over claims of price fixing. Consumers and businesses can file a claim if their purchases were between 1998 and 2002.

AG Mills Warns of Recent Spike in Fentanyl Related Heroin Overdoses

(Augusta, Me) Based on communications with law enforcement and substance abuse professionals about a spate of overdoses this week, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills is warning that a fatal mix of heroin, caffeine and fentanyl, and a new admixture called acetyl fentanyl, appear to be causing users to overdose more quickly than in cases of straight heroin. The dangers of these chemicals cannot be underestimated or overstated.

Maine Reaches Joint State-Federal Settlement with SunTrust to Address Mortgage Loan Origination, Servicing, and Foreclosure Abuses

(AUGUSTA, ME) Attorney General Janet T. Mills today announced a $550 million joint state-federal settlement with mortgage lender and servicer SunTrust Mortgage Inc. to address mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure abuses. SunTrust is a regional company, operating largely in the southeastern states, though the company did have some Maine customers.

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