AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine attorney general’s office on Friday issued a scam alert about a sham political robocall that disguises a vacation time-share pitch as an election poll. A group called Political Opinions of America uses an automated voice to ask a three-question poll, according to a press release issued by Maine Attorney General […]
Attorney General
Posted inLocal & State
AG files 8-count indictment against Alfred lawmaker
AUGUSTA — The Maine Attorney General’s Office has filed an eight-count indictment against a former Alfred lawmaker. The indictment filed in Maine Superior Court accuses David R. Burns, 44, of multiple counts of forgery, theft, falsifying reports and misuse of public funds in the Maine Clean Election Act. Burns, a Republican, was elected to the Legislature […]
advertisement
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, The Franklin Journal
Police warn of rental assistance scam
AUGUSTA — Attorney General William J. Schneider is warning churches and other nonprofit groups about recent reports of calls from individuals claiming to need help with paying rent. The plea for help is bogus, investigators say. Schneider said, “One particular caller was very believable and stated that she needed $170 to rent a home in […]
Posted inBusiness
Food bank to receive state settlement money
AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General William Schneider announced that a $135,000 settlement in a global price-fixing case will be split between Auburn’s Good Shepherd Food-Bank and the state’s Emergency Food Assistance Program. The food bank is the state’s largest distributor of emergency food. The EFA is administered by the Maine Department of Agriculture, and stores […]
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Maine files complaints in gov race
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s attorney general has filed criminal complaints against four campaign workers for former Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Richardson, saying they falsified statements in the collection of $5 qualifying contributions for Richardson. Attorney General Janet Mills says complaints were filed Monday against 45-year-old William Moore of Brunswick; 51-year-old Denise Altvater of Perry; […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Connections, The Franklin Journal
Volunteer consumer mediators are sought
AUGUSTA — The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division is recruiting new volunteer Consumer Complaint Mediators for its fall class. Training will begin on Monday, Sept. 27. Volunteers will mediate consumer complaints over the phone or by mail, in the Attorney General’s Augusta office. The Attorney General’s Office trains its mediators in consumer law and mediation […]