AUGUSTA ? Attorney General Janet T. Mills announced today that Nathanial Dupuis, 41, of Gray, Maine, was sentenced in Kennebec County Superior Court to 4 years with all but 18 months suspended to the Department of Corrections for a series of state tax crimes. The Court also imposed 2 years of probation and ordered Dupuis to pay $86,476 in restitution.

(AUGUSTA) Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills is warning Maine businesses to be aware of a phone scam that claims to be from the Maine Office of Tourism. The callers claim to be selling advertising in a publication of the Maine Office of Tourism and then demand an upfront, cash payment be paid over the phone immediately. These calls are not from the Maine Office of Tourism or any of their sub-contractors and do not appear to be legitimate.

(AUGUSTA) ?Maybe there was something I could have done.? This is the all-too-familiar comment heard in the wake of Maine?s twelve domestic violence homicides in 2013 and it has led Maine?s top experts on domestic abuse to encourage more Mainers to look for the signs of abuse and to connect victims and their families with assistance when they see it.

AUGUSTA ? Are you interested in helping Maine consumers recoup lost money? The Attorney General?s Office is recruiting volunteer Consumer Complaint Mediators for the Consumer Mediation Service. Training will begin on May 27th. The Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General?s Office offers, free of charge, this complaint resolution program for the use of Maine consumers, staffed by trained volunteers.

AUGUSTA ? An Aroostook County trial jury today convicted Stephen Tucker, Sr., age 63, of Monticello, of theft of more than $10,000 in workers? compensation benefits.

(AUGUSTA) Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills is warning Mainers to be aware of a phone scam that claims to be from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The caller demands a fee be paid immediately over the phone or else a warrant for arrest will be issued or their driver?s license will be suspended.

AUGUSTA, ME) Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills applauds the enactment of Maine?s new law to improve the foreclosure process in Maine.

AUGUSTA, Me ? As the lucrative 2014 elver fishing season is set to begin, Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher and Attorney General Janet Mills announced that an elver fisherman from Ellsworth has been charged with underreporting his 2012 landings which earned him over $700,000 that season. As a result of a plea agreement, Danny Deraps of Ellsworth will serve jail time, pay restitution and lose his elver harvesting license for the 2014 season.

AUGUSTA, MAINE ? Attorney General Janet T. Mills announced today that consumers can now file claims to recover money due to them as part of a national settlement worth $310 million. The settlement is with all the major manufacturers of Dynamic Random Access Memory computer chips (?DRAM?) for conspiring to fix their prices. Eligible consumers include those who paid more for DRAM or for the many electronic devices that contain DRAM.

(AUGUSTA) Attorney General Janet T. Mills and Legal Services for the Elderly announced the formation of a task force to address barriers to the prosecution of financial exploitation and other serious crimes against the elderly.