AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider is warning Maine consumers about a telephone scam involving callers who claim that the consumer has been named in a legal action. The caller instructs the consumer to make a call to another number to resolve the matter or else face a lawsuit.
Several consumers have reported receiving such calls over the past week.
Consumers describe the calls as threatening.
AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider announced today that Maine, various other states and the federal government reached an agreement with Amgen, Inc. (Amgen) to settle allegations that Amgen engaged in various illegal marketing practices to promote sales of the drugs Aranesp, Enbrel, Epogen, Neulasta, Neupogen and Sensipar and inaccurately reported and manipulated prices for these drugs causing the submission of false claims.
As part of this settlement, Maine will receive a total of $13,313 in restitution and other recovery.
Consumers and Businesses must file claims by December 6, 2012
Attorney General William J. Schneider wants to inform consumers and businesses that they may be entitled to a cash refund from a billion dollar LCD price-fixing settlement fund. The fund is made up of settlements with ten manufacturers over an illegal conspiracy to raise the price of LCD flat panels used in televisions, monitors, and laptop computers.
AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider has joined 37 other states in a $90 million settlement with GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK), resolving allegations that the pharmaceutical company unlawfully promoted its diabetes drug, Avandia, by misrepresenting its cardiovascular risks and safety profile.
The settlement will bring more than $1.2 million to the State of Maine.
?Patients rely on safety claims made by pharmaceutical companies,? said Attorney General Schneider. ?This settlement will help ensure that patients are not put at risk by misleading marketing.?
Day One Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services will present an award tonight to the Maine Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force at the Day One 39th Annual Celebration at Sable Oaks in South Portland. Attorney General William J. Schneider will accept the award on behalf of the Task Force.
Drug Company to Pay $34 Million to States to Resolve Kickback and Marketing Claims
South Thomaston Woman Sentenced for Failure to Pay Income TaxesWill Serve 90 Day Jail Sentence and Pay $7,086 in Restitution
AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider announced that Gertrude Black, 60, of South Thomaston, was sentenced yesterday for failing to file Maine Income Tax Returns and pay the tax due for 2007 through 2010. Knox County District Court Judge Susan Sparaco sentenced Black to 364 days, with all but 90 days suspended, and 1 year of administrative release. Black will have to pay $7,086 in restitution for the tax due.
AUGUSTA – Attorney General William J. Schneider joined state workers, retirees and local citizens today in collecting prescription drugs as part of this week’s National Prescription Drug Take Back effort. Attorney General Schneider asked state employees to “Lead the Way” in safely disposing of unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider announced that Theresa M. Rice-Goodrich, 32, of Clinton, plead guilty in Kennebec County Superior Court on September 25, 2012 to one count of Theft by Deception and one count of Unsworn Falsification. She was sentenced to three years of incarceration, all but nine months and one day suspended, two years of probation, and ordered to pay $46,394 in restitution for the Class C theft. The sentence for the unsworn falsification charge was nine months and one day, to be served concurrently.
AUGUSTA ? Attorney General William J. Schneider issued the following statement today:
?We are disappointed in the decision of the First Circuit Court of Appeals to decline to order the federal government to conduct an expedited review of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services State Plan Amendment by the date of October 1, 2012.