| 12/31/02 |
Agreement
curbs deceptive telemarketing appeals to First USA Bank customers
|
| 12/20/02 |
New
Jersey company and its vice president sentenced for radiation
violations in Maryland
|
| 12/20/02 |
Attorneys
General announce $51.5 million nationwide settlement with
The Ford Motor Company
|
| 12/19/02 |
Attorney
General announces agreement with BP Amoco to curb tobacco
sales to minors
|
| 12/19/02 |
Housekeeper
charged with stealing from elderly Galena man
|
| 12/18/02 |
Two
former MTA employees charged with stealing over $100,000
|
| 12/17/02 |
Maryland
settles with Household Finance, Md. consumers to receive over
$12.8 million
|
| 12/16/02 |
Woman
convicted in '99 counterfeit check ring gets balance of 10
yr. sentence for violating probation
|
| 12/10/02 |
Deputy
Attorney General Carmen M. Shepard departing AG's Office for
private practice
|
| 12/10/02 |
Howard
County moving company reaches settlement with Attorney General's
Office
|
| 12/04/02 |
Attorney
General offers advice for online holiday shoppers |
| 12/04/02 |
Prince
George's County woman charged with unlawful dumping and storing
of tires
|
| 12/03/02 |
Two
Baltimore women charged in Oxycontin prescription fraud scheme
|
| 11/26/02 |
Former
company bookkeeper charged with felony theft |
| 11/26/02 |
Owner
of carpet cleaning business sentenced for water pollution
violation
|
| 11/25/02 |
Baltimore
County woman charged with practicing nursing without a license
|
| 11/25/02 |
Baltimore
brick washer sentenced for controlled hazardous substance
and water pollution violations
|
| 11/22/02 |
Curran,
eight other AGs to sue Bush administration for weakening Clean
Air Act
|
| 11/21/02 |
Caregiver
sentenced for striking 81-year-old |
| 11/21/02 |
Calvert
man convicted of insurance fraud |
| 11/15/02 |
Lutherville
insurance agent convicted of insurance fraud and felony theft |
| 11/13/02 |
Curran's
Environmental Crimes Unit charges Essex man
|
| 11/12/02 |
Former
state employee charged with felony theft |
| 11/01/02 |
Former
Chimes employee charged with neglect and reckless endangerment
|
| 11/01/02 |
Concrete
plant operator fined $100,000 for water pollution crimes
|
| 10/29/02 |
Former
pharmacist sentenced to six months for fraud scheme
|
| 10/28/02 |
Baltimore
woman charged with filing false state tax returns
|
| 10/28/02 |
Buying
a used car? Tips for getting a good one
|
| 10/25/02 |
Attorney
General's Office orders "flipping" conspirators
to pay millions for restitution and penalties
|
| 10/25/02 |
Curran
charges caregiver with abusing vulnerable, developmentally
disabled adults
|
| 10/24/02 |
Baltimore
County man convicted of illegally possessing machine gun and
short-barreled shotgun
|
| 10/24/02 |
Voters
again reminded how to obtain absentee ballots
|
| 10/23/02 |
Boonsboro
propane gas supplier reaches settlement with Attorney General's
Office
|
| 10/22/02 |
Voters
reminded to obtain authorized absentee ballot application
from State Elections Board
|
| 10/22/02 |
Curran
gets a second conviction against imposter social worker
|
| 10/18/02 |
Nurse
imposter sentenced in Montgomery for practicing nursing without
a license
|
| 10/18/02 |
Nursing
assistant pleads guilty to assaulting 98-year-old wheelchair-bound
resident
|
| 10/17/02 |
Attorney
General Curran hosts elder abuse town hall meeting at College
of Notre Dame
|
| 10/17/02 |
Curran's
Securities Division issues order against unregistered financial
adviser
|
| 10/11/02 |
Curran
announces $484 million multistate settlement with Household
Finance; Maryland to receive more than $10 million
|
| 10/09/02 |
Attorney
General Curran obtains changes to Amazon.com privacy policy
|
| 10/09/02 |
Curran
announces antitrust lawsuit settlement with makers of George
Foreman Grills
|
| 10/09/02 |
Prince
George's man charged with illegally dumping and storing tires
|
| 10/08/02 |
New
law gives consumers more protection in disputes with moving
companies |
| 10/07/02 |
Statewide
anti-drug initiative announced |
| 10/07/02 |
Columbia
stock broker pleads guilty to stealing $125,000 from Medicaid
|
| 10/04/02 |
Furniture
retailer reaches settlement with Consumer Protection Division
over advertising
|
| 10/04/02 |
Maryland's
cable TV industry, Attorney General's Office and State Department
of Education announce new public service initiative
|
| 10/04/02 |
Curran
to speak at Domestic Violence Awareness month event at Shock
Trauma
|
| 10/04/02 |
Baltimore
brick washer indicted for unlawful storage and disposal of
controlled hazardous substance
|
| 10/03/02 |
Waldorf
man convicted for failing to file state taxes |
| 10/03/02 |
Former
nurse pleads guilty to neglect |
| 10/03/02 |
Third
member of stolen gun "ring" charged |
| 10/01/02 |
Maryland,
41 other states settle compact disc suit |
| 10/01/02 |
Curran
gets conviction against imposter social worker |
| 09/27/02 |
New
Jersey company and its vice president are indicted for radiation
violations
|
| 09/25/02 |
Former
state employee convicted of felony insurance fraud |
| 09/25/02 |
Baltimore
dentist guilty of insurance fraud |
| 09/23/02 |
Consumer
Protection Division issues cease and desist order against
Virginia homebuilder
|
| 09/23/02 |
Drowning
in debt? Choose a debt repayment plan carefully
|
| 09/17/02 |
Former
state employee charged with 9/11 bomb scare |
| 09/17/02 |
Baltimore
County woman sentenced for attempting to illegally purchase
a handgun
|
| 09/13/02 |
Prince
George's man sentenced for hazardous waste violation
|
| 09/12/02 |
Insurance
agent charged with insurance fraud and felony theft
|
| 09/10/02 |
Carroll
County man indicted for illegal possession, transfer of gun
used in New York City homicides
|
| 09/06/02 |
Dental
hygienist sentenced in Calvert County for practicing without
a license
|
| 09/03/02 |
Contractor
arrested for defrauding the state |
| 08/30/02 |
Frederick
man sentenced for attempting to obtain a gun while subject
to a protective order
|
| 08/28/02 |
Curran's
Securities Division cracks down on investment fraud scheme,
returns investors' money
|
| 08/28/02 |
Dry
cleaning operator sentenced for water pollution violation
|
| 08/26/02 |
Former
Lansdowne pharmacy owner pleads guilty to felony insurance
fraud, theft
|
| 08/26/02 |
Howard
County insurance agent pleads guilty to insurance fraud
|
| 08/26/02 |
Baltimore
pharmacist charged with illegal distribution of Oxycodone
and Hydrocodone
|
| 08/23/02 |
Temp
employee of state agency gets six months for stealing agency's
credit card number
|
| 08/22/02 |
Owings
Mills tax protester charged with forgery; 60-year-old woman
contends slave descendants not subject to taxation
|
| 08/15/02 |
Court
affirms order to two companies to stop making sham "sale-leaseback"
loans
|
| 08/15/02 |
Worcester
County man charged with illegal possession of machine gun,
sawed-off shotguns, handguns, and illegally selling firearms
|
| 08/13/02 |
Attorney
General Curran announces agreement with ExxonMobil to curb
tobacco sales to minors
|
| 08/08/02 |
Curran
gun unit busts up stolen gun "ring"; two charged
on 92 counts, others pending; guns believed stolen from Virginia
security company
|
| 08/05/02 |
Man
charged in Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties with practicing
social work without a license
|
| 07/31/02 |
50
Attorneys General call for reconsideration of Pledge of Allegiance
decision
|
| 07/30/02 |
Washington
County man convicted for attempting to illegally purchase
handgun
|
| 07/26/02 |
Incarcerated
tax cheat sentenced on new tax fraud charges |
| 07/26/02 |
Ex-insurance
agent gets 10 years in prison for stealing from senior citizens |
| 07/25/02 |
Frederick
man charged with failing to pay sales and use taxes
|
| 07/22/02 |
Attorney General
files brief to ensure AT&T complies with state consumer
laws
|
| 07/19/02 |
Ex-professor
sentenced for stealing $43,000 from University of Maryland
|
| 07/19/02 |
Wicomico
County man charged with illegal tire dumping |
| 07/19/02 |
75-year-old
Finksburg man sentenced for cashing dead mother's Social Security
checks for 6 years
|
| 07/17/02 |
Curran,
10 other state Attorneys General press Bush administration
on climate change
|
| 07/16/02 |
Calvert
County woman charged with practicing dental hygiene without
a Maryland license
|
| 07/16/02 |
Attorney
General Curran calls on FDA to regulate new "tobacco
candy" product
|
| 07/15/02 |
Attorney
General Curran hosts Elder Abuse Town Hall Meeting in Largo
|
| 07/11/02 |
Attorney
General Curran warns homeowners about predatory home equity
lending
|
| 07/11/02 |
Former
group home employee charged with neglect and reckless endangerment
|
| 07/10/02 |
Operation
Crime Gun convicts Washington County man of attempting to
illegally purchase handgun
|
| 07/09/02 |
Property
management company reaches settlement with Attorney General's
Office |
| 07/08/02 |
Attorney
General helps Verizon Wireless kick off Project Hopeline |
| 07/05/02 |
Curran
orders Kent furniture builder to refund customers' money
|
| 07/03/02 |
Consumers:
Beware telephone scam touting phony class action award
|
| 07/01/02 |
Howard
insurance agent charged with insurance fraud |
| 07/01/02 |
Calvert
man charged with insurance fraud |
| 06/27/02 |
Baltimore
man pleads guilty to illegally dumping wastewater |
| 06/27/02 |
Former
medical office billing clerk charged |
| 06/25/02 |
Elmer
Cook, A.K.A. "Singing Dentist," sentenced on insurance
fraud and theft charges |
| 06/25/02 |
Attorney
General Curran orders medical supply company to cease violating
the Maryland Consumer Protection Act
|
| 06/21/02 |
Supreme
Court decision upholds consumers' right to external review
of HMO decisions
|
| 06/20/02 |
Former
Columbia broker sentenced to three years in jail for stealing
from incapacitated father
|
| 06/20/02 |
Maryland
Attorney General's Office joins state, federal law enforcers
in sting of business opportunity, work-at-home scams
|
| 06/19/02 |
Baltimore
County man charged with illegally possessing machine gun and
short-barreled shotgun
|
| 06/19/02 |
Allegany
nurse sentenced to jail time, probation and ordered to repay
over $126,000 to State
|
| 06/14/02 |
Prince
George's man convicted for hazardous waste violation |
| 06/13/02 |
Former
pharmacy owner charged with insurance fraud and felony theft
|
| 06/12/02 |
Former
Catholic Charities caseworker sentenced for stealing over
$73,000 from three vulnerable adult clients
|
| 06/10/02 |
Attorney
General Curran hosts Elder Abuse town hall meeting at Montgomery
College
|
| 06/10/02 |
Curran's
office files charges against nine health clubs |
| 06/06/02 |
Consumer
Protection Division issues cease and desist order against Eastern
Shore builder |
| 06/04/02 |
States
sue maker of breast cancer drug
|
| 05/30/02 |
Convicted
tax cheat charged again |
| 05/30/02 |
Environmental
Crimes Unit charges Baltimore County man with unlawful discharge
of pollutants
|
| 05/29/02 |
Consumer
Protection Division orders $100,000 penalty against unregistered
builder, and restitution for uncompleted home
|
| 05/24/02 |
Montgomery
woman convicted of conspiracy to practice nursing without a
Maryland license |
| 05/23/02 |
Dorchester
marine contractors convicted for wetlands violations
|
| 05/22/02 |
As
summer driving season approaches, Attorney General Curran
launches "Safe Trip" campaign
|
| 05/16/02 |
Former
Banker's Title chief operating officer convicted of felony
theft and insurance fraud charges
|
| 05/15/02 |
Church-based
investment program and its promoters permanently enjoined
from securities and investment advisor activities
|
| 05/14/02 |
Ex-insurance
agent pleads guilty to theft from senior citizens
|
| 05/13/02 |
Curran
orders Anne Arundel marine construction contractor to refund
customers' payments
|
| 05/09/02 |
Frederick
man pleads guilty to handgun violations |
| 05/08/02 |
Registered
nurse pleads guilty to Medicaid Fraud and reckless endangerment
of dialysis patients |
| 05/07/02
|
Former
state employee charged with insurance fraud |
| 05/06/02
|
Attorney
General: Cecil County consumers should be wary of tornado-related
scams |
| 05/01/02
|
California
man indicted for asbestos removal violations at Montgomery County
school |
| 04/30/02
|
Attorney
General: Consumers should be wary of tornado-related scams,
representative of the AG will be in Waldorf to assist consumers
|
| 04/29/02
|
Dry
cleaning operator indicted for unlawful disposal of controlled
hazardous substance |
| 04/26/02
|
Nursing
assistant charged with striking 81-year-old dementia patient
in the face |
| 04/25/02
|
Attorney
General Curran holds Youth Forum in Garrett County tomorrow
|
| 04/25/02
|
Attorney
General's Office accepting complaints from members of two closed
health clubs |
| 04/25/02
|
Nursing
assistant guilty of abuse of a 98-year-old deaf, mute Alzheimer's
patient |
| 04/24/02
|
Attorney
General Curran to meet with Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge
Thursday |
| 04/24/02
|
Gun
trafficking unit charges Washington County man with attempting
to illegally purchase handgun |
| 04/24/02
|
Curran
orders credit repair business to cease deceptive and illegal
practices |
| 04/23/02
|
Don't
get taken by an e-mail scam, Attorney General warns consumers
|
| 04/23/02
|
Prince
George's tire dumper sentenced to jail |
| 04/18/02
|
Garrett
County mobile home park owner agrees to let residents remain
through April 2003 |
| 04/17/02
|
Former
financial advisor Monica Coleman pleads guilty to securities
fraud charges |
| 04/17/02
|
Attorney
General Curran holds Youth Forum in Baltimore Thursday, Mayor
O'Malley to attend |
| 04/15/02
|
Waldorf
man charged with failing to file state taxes |
| 04/12/02
|
Laurel
brothers convicted of illegal commercial dumping in Prince George's
County |
| 04/12/02
|
Acupuncturist
sentenced for practicing without a Maryland license |
| 04/11/02
|
Court
affirms order requiring aloe company to cease miracle cure claims,
pay restitution and $3.7 million penalty |
| 04/10/02
|
Finksburg
man sentenced for hazardous waste crime |
| 04/10/02
|
Former
Laurel adult daycare counselor sentenced for punching disabled
man in the face |
| 04/09/02
|
Curran
orders Prince George's County company to cease unfair and deceptive
trade practices |
| 04/09/02
|
Dorchester
marine contractors charged in wetlands violations
|
| 04/03/02
|
Curran
settles action versus viatical settlement provider; promoters
agree to repay $750,000 to investors |
| 03/27/02
|
State
employee indicted for doing business with wife's firm
|
| 03/26/02
|
Allegany
nurse pleads guilty to Medicaid Fraud |
| 03/26/02
|
Anne
Arundel company and its president convicted of hazardous waste
violations |
| 03/19/02
|
Prince
George's man gets jail for illegal dumping and weapons charges
|
| 03/15/02
|
Former
toll collector who stole toll monies violated probation, sentenced
to serve three years |
| 03/15/02
|
Hecht's
agrees to refrain from unfair debt collection practices
|
| 03/11/02
|
Participant
in Prince George's counterfeit check scheme convicted |
| 03/08/02
|
Former
Howard County broker/dealer convicted of theft, misappropriation
|
| 03/07/02
|
Curran
responds to disclosure of compensation packages for Carefirst
execs |
| 03/01/02
|
Beltsville
man sentenced for insurance fraud |
| 03/01/02
|
Curran
orders Nevada health product retailer to cease sending false
medical recall notices |
| 03/01/02
|
Attorney
General Curran advises consumers: "Don't get burned when
a store goes out of business" |
| 02/28/02
|
Agreement
curbs deceptive telemarketing appeals to Citibank customers
|
| 02/27/02
|
Washington
County man charged with attempting to illegally purchase handgun
|
| 02/27/02
|
Unregistered
home builder charged with multiple violations |
| 02/26/02
|
Baltimore
printing company GM convicted of misappropriation of employee
benefits money |
| 02/26/02
|
Former
Catholic Charities caseworker admits stealing over $73,000 from
three vulnerable adult clients |
| 02/25/02
|
Burtonsville
woman sentenced for role in supplying handguns to drug dealers
|
| 02/21/02
|
Long
distance carriers agree to disclose extra costs and fees to
consumers |
| 02/21/02
|
Former
nursing assistant found guilty of abusing elderly resident,
sentenced to three years in prison |
| 02/19/02
|
Nursing
assistant pleads guilty to punching 80-year-old resident
|
| 02/19/02
|
Riverdale
man convicted of illegal dumping in Prince George's County
|
| 02/15/02
|
College
Park professor pleads guilty to theft; sentencing scheduled
for April |
| 02/15/02
|
Baltimore
man sentenced as part of Operation Tire Track initiative
|
| 02/15/02
|
Former
welfare workers sentenced for stealing welfare benefits
|
| 02/13/02
|
Walgreens
joins Curran's efforts to thwart sale of cigarettes to MD youth
|
| 02/13/02
|
Baltimore
man charged with stealing "insurance premiums" from
seniors |
| 02/11/02
|
Attorney
General warns consumers about "black inheritance tax refund"
scam |
| 02/05/02
|
$100
million antitrust settlement approved; Maryland consumers, agencies
to get refund |
| 02/04/02
|
Safeguarding
privacy is theme of National Consumer Protection Week |
| 02/04/02
|
Attorney
General warns consumers to be wary of advance-fee loan scams
|
| 02/01/02
|
Montgomery
County couple charged with conspiracy to practice nursing without
a Maryland license |
| 02/01/02
|
Baltimore
County woman charged with attempting to illegally purchase handgun
|
| 01/30/02
|
Attorney
General lists top consumer complaints of 2001 |
| 01/30/02
|
Laurel
caregiver charged with abuse of developmentally disabled man
|
| 01/30/02
|
Harford
nursing assistant charged with abuse of a 76-year-old nursing
home resident |
| 01/24/02
|
Former
toll collector found guilty of stealing toll money
|
| 01/24/02
|
Owner
of adult day care center charged with felony theft and Medicaid
fraud |
| 01/16/02
|
Credit
repair company penalized $164,500 for illegal practices
|
| 01/15/02
|
Dorchester
man sentenced for open burning |
| 01/15/02
|
Nursing
assistant charged with hitting a nursing home resident
|
| 01/14/02
|
Nursing
assistant sentenced for spraying foam into the face of an 88-year-old
nursing home resident |
| 01/11/02
|
Curran
announces statewide mentoring recruitment effort, goal: "2002
Mentors in 2002" |
| 01/09/02
|
Bridgestone/Firestone
tire restitution notices in the mail |
| 01/09/02
|
Baltimore
County dentist guilty of insurance fraud |
| 01/08/02
|
Coalition
of Attorneys General warns Bush administration not to gut Federal
Clean Air Act |
| 01/07/02
|
Attorney
General's Office raises 1,500 books, Curran challenges others
to follow suit |
