(AUGUSTA) Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills confirmed today that Maine law recognizes out-of-state marriages that are validly licensed and certified and are otherwise legal in Maine, including same-sex marriages performed recently in Utah.Pursuant the 2012 citizen referendum, the State of Maine recognizes same-sex marriages performed within Maine as well, as same-sex marriages legally performed in other jurisdictions. Recently in the State of Utah, same-sex marriages were briefly allowed.

(AUGUSTA) Ocwen Financial Corporation of Atlanta, Georgia, and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a $2.1 billion dollar joint state-federal settlement with Attorney General Janet Mills, 48 additional states and the District of Columbia, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

The Maine Attorney General?s Office can help Maine consumers protect their private financial information and take action if it has been compromised ? without a charge.

(AUGUSTA) Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills is reminding Maine consumers to keep an eye on their credit reports this holiday season to avoid any unwanted ?gifts? in the New Year. The Maine Attorney General?s Office can assist consumers in taking steps to protect their identity from fraudsters and connect them with free resources if they have been victimized.

(Augusta, Me) In what is a major breakthrough in the fight against mobile cramming, Attorney General Janet T. Mills announced today that three of the nation?s largest mobile phone carriers ?AT&T Mobility, Sprint and T-Mobile?will no longer charge their customers for commercial Premium Short Messaging Services, also known as ?PSMS,? or ?premium text messages.?

(AUGUSTA) Maine Attorney General Janet Mills is supporting an effort to defend buffer-zones at reproductive healthcare facilities in a case before the United States Supreme Court, likely to be argued in early in 2014.

(AUGUSTA) Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills will be convening her Foreclosure Working Group on Thursday, November 14 at 3 PM in Augusta. The panel consists of members representing homeowners, mediators, counselors, realtors and financial institutions. The Working Group will meet to continue discussing residential foreclosures and what steps can be taken to improve the process.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 14 at 3:00 PM in Room 208 of the Cross State Office Building in Augusta. The meeting will be streamed live on the Legislature?s audio system.

(Augusta) A pharmacist working in Brunswick has been convicted of two counts of Stealing Drugs in connection with the theft of the prescription opiate Oxycodone and the sleep aid Ambien.

(AUGUSTA, Maine) Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills is encouraging Maine consumers who used the money services business MoneyGram to contact the Department of Justice, Victim Asset Recovery Program to see if they are entitled to a refund for unfair business practices conducted by the company.MoneyGram International, Inc. (MoneyGram), a global money services business headquartered in Dallas, Texas, has agreed to forfeit $100 million to the United States and enter into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department.

Attorney General Janet Mills announced that her office has filed a complaint against 30-year old Justin Boucher of Windham for violating the Maine Civil Rights Act. The complaint filed in Cumberland County Superior Court alleges that Boucher threatened an African American woman with violence because of racial bias. The complaint seeks an injunction against Boucher preventing him from having contact with the victim and forbidding him from violating the Maine Civil Rights Act.

(AUGUSTA, Maine) Mediators in the Maine Office of the Attorney General assist consumers with a variety of issues, ranging from landlord/tenant disputes to phone bill ?cramming?. The most frequent complaints in the last year, however, centered on auto sales and ?Jamaican lottery? scams.