“You think, ‘Oh, my God. My little grandson, Timmy,’” said Maine Attorney General Janet Mills. “But guess what? Timmy isn’t in Spain. You don’t need to wire any money.” It sounds flimsy when you hear about it secondhand, yet people fall for it every day — and some of those people are bright and clearheaded. […]
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Maine’s Attorney General cites rising heroin abuse in Maine
AUGUSTA — Just as in Vermont, heroin abuse has grown in Maine, with 28 people in the state dying from an overdose in 2012. Attorney General Janet Mills says heroin use is on the rise, partly because of regulations restricting prescriptions for oxycodone and regulations requiring tamper-resistant packaging of prescription opioids. Mills said the 28 […]
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Maine Attorney General joins effort to strengthen human trafficking laws
PORTLAND — Maine has joined other states in asking Congress to fund anti-human trafficking measures. Maine Attorney Janet Mills and attorney generals in 46 other states sent a letter asking Congress to fund a measure passed in 2000 designed to protect human trafficking victims and help prosecute people doing the trafficking. The letter says human […]
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Maine AG says Nevada company sells bogus vacation packages
AUGUSTA — A Nevada company sold a bogus points-based vacation package to more than 1,000 Mainers, according to Attorney General Janet Mills, who filed a 10-count lawsuit against Festiva Hospitality Group in Kennebec County Superior Court last week. The state alleges that Festiva sold Maine consumers “points” for membership in a vacation club during high-pressure […]
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Maine attorney general backs clinic buffer zones
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s attorney general is backing an effort to defend buffer zones at health clinics, like one recently approved in Maine. Attorney General Janet Mills said she recently signed onto an amicus brief in a case reviewing a Massachusetts law creating a buffer zone around the entrances and driveways of health care clinics. […]
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Attorney general to discuss Maine’s foreclosure process
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Attorney General Janet Mills is convening a group to talk about improving the home foreclosure process. The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee was presented with several different proposals during the last legislative session to address the foreclosure process in Maine in various ways. Mills was asked to review the process and to report […]
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Maine AG releases list of top consumer complaints
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine’s attorney general said the top consumer complaint in the state revolves around car sales. That’s according to a list released by Attorney General Janet Mills of the top 10 consumer complaints in the past year. The second-top complaint involved sweepstakes, prize promotions and similar types of scams, followed by complaints about […]