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.

(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.