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 […]
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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 […]
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; […]
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 […]