| 12/30/04 |
Curran's
Consumer Protection Division revokes the registration of
two builders |
| 12/30/04 |
Consumer
Protection Division enters into settlements with three
unregistered home builders |
| 12/23/04 |
Former
podiatrist convicted of felony insurance fraud, theft and
conspiracy to distribute narcotics |
| 12/15/04 |
Nursing
assistant placed on probation for striking a vulnerable
adult |
| 12/13/04 |
Insurance
agent incarcerated for insurance fraud |
| 12/10/04 |
Former
residential counselor guilty of abusing vulnerable adult |
| 12/9/04 |
Targeting
African-American communities, businessman sentenced on
securities fraud |
| 12/8/04 |
Former
owner of assisted living facility pleads guilty to abuse
of a developmentally disabled man |
| 12/7/04 |
Consumer
alert: gift cards are popular gifts, but watch out for
expiration dates and fees |
| 12/7/04 |
Curran
warns about "government grant" telemarketing scam |
| 12/6/04 |
Former
jury commissioner convicted of stealing $143,000 from the
court |
| 12/3/04 |
Former
volunteer fire department treasurer receives 30-day sentence
for embezzlement |
| 11/30/04 |
Former
CEO Rachel Chittams receives 5-year sentence for embezzlement
and securities fraud |
| 11/30/04 |
Calvert
County man charged for illegal well drilling |
| 11/24/04 |
Annapolis
man charged with wetlands and sediment control violations |
| 11/22/04 |
Harford
County pawn broker arrested for illegal sales of regulated
firearms |
| 11/22/04 |
Severn
man charged with insurance fraud |
| 11/18/04 |
Consumer
Protection Division issues cease and desist order against
Baltimore travel business |
| 11/16/04 |
Baltimore
City hazardous substance violation nets jail term |
| 11/10/04 |
Caregiver convicted of involuntary manslaughter |
| 11/08/04 |
Former certified nurse sentenced to 6 months
in jail |
| 10/28/04 |
Montgomery
County demolition leads to water pollution charges |
| 10/25/04 |
Man
charged with filing false worker's compensation claim |
| 10/22/04 |
Consumer
alert: health discount cards promise big savings, don't
always deliver |
| 10/22/04 |
Former
house counselor charged with neglect of a vulnerable adult |
| 10/21/04 |
Attorney
General Curran announces Remeron settlement for consumers |
| 10/13/04 |
Baltimore
City police officer charged with insurance fraud |
| 10/08/04 |
Consumer
Protection Division issues cease and desist order against
loan company |
| 10/08/04 |
Unlicensed
chiropractor sentenced |
| 10/06/04 |
Landmark
settlement of "Kool Mix" tobacco lawsuits; R.j. Reynolds
agrees to significant restrictions on future promotions |
| 10/06/04 |
Former
podiatrist charged with insurance fraud, theft and conspiracy
to distribute narcotics |
| 10/06/04 |
Five
charged in fraudulent automobile accident scam |
| 10/05/04 |
Curran's
Consumer Protection Division files charges against Garrett
County builder |
| 10/04/04 |
Media
Advisory: Maryland Open Meetings Act Manual updated |
| 10/04/04 |
Former
Baltimore City Social Services workers sentenced to 6 months
home detention for stealing over $100,000 |
| 09/29/04 |
Owner
of Better Hearing Centers convicted of unfair and deceptive
trade practices and providing hearing aid services without
a license |
| 09/29/04 |
Carpet
cleaner sentenced for water pollution in Baltimore County |
| 09/29/04 |
Curran's
Consumer Protection Division files charges against Garrett
County builder |
| 09/28/04 |
Prince
George's County woman indicted for forging her deceased
mother's signature on checks |
| 09/28/04 |
Baltimore
County man indicted on new charges after being sentenced
to 10 years in prison for a mortgage refinancing scheme
|
| 09/24/04 |
Prince
George's County insurance agent convicted of insurance
fraud |
| 09/24/04 |
Former
director of nonprofit charged with theft |
| 09/23/04 |
Conspirators
indicted for filing fraudulent tax returns |
| 09/22/04 |
Chiropractor
convicted in Montgomery County of practicing without a
license |
| 09/22/04 |
Former
state employee convicted of stealing $12,000 |
| 09/20/04 |
Laurel
woman sentenced for attempted $2.6 million tax scam |
| 09/20/04 |
Former
volunteer fire department treasurer pleads guilty to embezzlement |
| 09/16/04 |
Personal
care provider to vulnerable adult sentenced |
| 09/16/04 |
Consumer
Protection Division orders unlicensed home builder to pay
more than $123,000 |
| 09/10/04 |
Consumer
Protection Division issues cease and desist order against
Baltimore area builders |
| 09/09/04 |
Former
general manager of travel agency sentenced to 5 years for
felony theft |
| 09/08/04 |
Curran
announces agreement to curb tobacco sales to minors in
Rite Aid stores |
| 09/02/04 |
Two
former caregivers charged with neglect of a vulnerable
adult |
| 09/01/04 |
Attorney
General's Office files charges against six health clubs
and self-defense schools |
| 08/26/04 |
Montgomery
County pharmacist charged with fraud |
| 08/26/04 |
Maryland
to receive over $500,000 in Wall Street settlement |
| 08/24/04 |
Owner
of multiple travel agencies sentenced to 6 months in jail
for stealing over $100,000 from airlines |
| 08/24/04 |
Former
CEO pleads guilty to embezzlement and fraud |
| 08/19/04 |
Tax
scammer found guilty of felony theft |
| 08/19/04 |
Another
cigarette manufacturer joins the Master Settlement Agreement
- Maryland to receive an additional $38.4 million dollars |
| 08/18/04 |
Septic
pumper jailed for septage dumping |
| 08/17/04 |
Baltimore
City man guilty of presenting an altered ticket to the
Maryland State Lottery Agency for $175,000 |
| 08/17/04 |
Attorney
General's Office settles with mortgage lenders who tried
to make refinancing borrowers pay off their loans twice |
| 08/12/04 |
Curran
settles with makers of generic version of Children's Motrin® |
| 08/11/04 |
Nursing
assistant found guilty of felony neglect of a vulnerable
adult |
| 08/06/04 |
Former
Baltimore City Social Services workers guilty of stealing over
$100,000 |
| 08/05/04 |
Caregiver
pleads guilty to fraudulent billing |
| 08/04/04 |
Former
caregiver pleads guilty to neglect |
| 08/02/04 |
Claritin
settlement nets Maryland $593,000 |
| 08/02/04 |
Former
jury commissioner charged with stealing $143,000
|
| 07/28/04 |
Attorney
General warns of rise in "phishing" e-mail scams |
| 07/27/04 |
Laurel
woman pleads guilty to tax fraud |
| 07/22/04 |
Impostor
chiropractor charged with practicing without a license |
| 07/21/04 |
Former
nurse charged with abuse of a vulnerable adult |
| 07/21/04 |
Attorney
General Curran and thirty-one other Attorneys General settle
claims against three wireless carriers |
| 07/19/04 |
Insurance
agent charged with insurance fraud |
| 07/19/04 |
Targeting
African American communities, businessman pleads guilty
to securities fraud charges |
| 07/19/04 |
Baltimore
City police officer charged with felony insurance fraud |
| 07/15/04 |
Washington
County man pleads guilty to sediment violations, will fund
community service project |
| 07/14/04 |
Court
of Appeals agrees with Curran, DNA Collection Act is
constitutional |
| 07/14/04 |
Tobacco
manufacturer ordered to pay the state $395,196.69 |
| 07/14/04 |
Baltimore
County man charged with filing $200,000 worth of fraudulent
claims |
| 07/12/04 |
Baltimore
City man charged with attempting to steal from the Maryland
State Lottery Agency |
| 07/07/04 |
Former
general manager of travel agency convicted of felony theft |
| 07/07/04 |
Consumer
Protection Division reaches settlement with Baltimore County
builder over expired registration, new home warranty problems
|
| 07/06/04 |
Consumer
Protection Division settles with four Baltimore home builders
over unregistered status |
| 07/02/04 |
Former
volunteer fire department treasurer indicted on theft
and embezzlement charges
|
| 07/02/04 |
Personal
care provider guilty of Medicaid fraud
|
| 07/01/04 |
Curran
sues maker of Kool cigarettes for targeting youth with
hip-hop advertising campaign |
| 06/28/04 |
Dundalk
man pleads guilty to false statement on gun application
|
| 06/28/04 |
Rite
Aid agrees to reimburse Maryland Medicaid more than $148,000
|
| 06/25/04 |
State's
Consumer Protection Division celebrates 25 years of using volunteer
mediators
|
| 06/23/04 |
Consumer
advisory: foreign lottery scams |
| 06/18/04 |
Consumer
alert: Tips to make buying furniture a comfortable
experience
|
| 06/10/04 |
Prince
George's County man and D.C. company sentenced for fly ash dumping
|
| 06/10/04 |
Curran
reaches settlement with Ford Motor Credit Company and Ford and
Lincoln-Mercury dealers |
| 06/07/04 |
Baltimore
County man charged with water pollution |
| 06/07/04 |
Attorney
General: consumers should hang up on "gas coupons" telemarketing
scam |
| 06/02/04 |
Salisbury
man indicted for septage dumping |
| 06/01/04 |
Former
insurance agent sentenced for theft
|
| 05/27/04 |
Former
financial advisor sent back to prison
|
| 05/27/04 |
Curran
distributes settlement exceeding $90,000 to Maryland
cancer patients and their families
|
| 05/25/04 |
Former
insurance agent convicted of felony theft |
| 05/21/04 |
Assisted
living facility owner charged with abuse |
| 05/18/04 |
Former
state employee and her boyfriend convicted and sentenced for
illegal possession of oxycodone and counterfeiting prescriptions |
| 05/14/04 |
Former
insurance agent charged with felony theft |
| 05/13/04 |
Curran
announces nationwise settlements resolving investigation
of illegal off-label drug marketing by Warner-Lambert |
| 05/11/04 |
Curran
to give $148,884 to Center for Poverty Solutions |
| 05/11/04 |
Consumer
Protection Division reaches settlement with auto dealership company
over sweepstakes
|
| 05/10/04 |
City
man convicted of identity fraud |
| 05/10/04 |
Curran
to testify to Senate on impact of smoking in the movies on children |
| 05/07/04 |
Owner
of multiple travel agencies guilty of stealing from airlines
|
| 05/05/04 |
Business
owner and two Anne Arundel County companies plead guilty to sediment
control violations
|
| 04/30/04 |
Montgomery
County man charged with exploitation of a vulnerable adult, providing
hearing aid services without a license, and other charges |
| 04/29/04 |
Mt.
Airy man convicted of allowing a child access to loaded firearms |
| 04/27/04 |
Curran
unveils prescription drug pricing website to help consumers
save money by comparison shopping
|
| 04/26/04 |
20 Attorneys general
settle consumer protections claims against Medco Health Solutions |
| 04/21/04 |
Baltimore
County woman pleads guilty to abuse |
| 04/20/04 |
Harford
County man convicted of tire dumping |
| 04/19/04 |
Delaware
well driller receives probation for false statement in
Anne Arundel County
|
| 04/14/04 |
Care
provider pleads guilty to neglect |
| 04/14/04 |
Settlements
announced in lawsuit alleging bid-rigging conspiracy at postage
stamp auctions |
| 04/13/04 |
Curran's
initiative results in new law to protect children from sexual
predators
|
| 04/12/04 |
State
of Maryland and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
charge Maryland resident Andrew Silberstein with stealing
investor funds in commodity futures scam |
| 04/09/04 |
Former
Baltimore City police officer guilty of lottery ticket
theft scheme
|
| 04/08/04 |
Baltimore
County group home manager charged with neglect |
| 04/08/04 |
Consumer
Protection Division charges Anne Arundel County builder |
| 04/06/04 |
Consumer
Protection Division issues cease and desist order against
Montgomery County home builder
|
| 04/02/04 |
President
of funeral home sentenced for failing to remit withholding
taxes |
| 04/01/04 |
Prince
George's landscaper sentenced for commercial dumping |
| 03/31/04 |
Targeting
African-American community, businessman arrested for embezzling
over $100,000 |
| 03/29/04 |
Dundalk
man sentenced for attempting to illegally purchase a
handgun |
| 03/29/04 |
Waldorf
woman, on probation for insurance fraud, charged again |
| 03/26/04 |
Baltimore
brick washing company and two employees plead guilty to
water pollution violations |
| 03/25/04 |
Former
Social Services workers indicted for theft |
| 03/24/04 |
Former
insurance agent pleads guilty to theft
|
| 03/23/04 |
Baltimore
County man charged for wetlands and sediment violations
in Anne Arundel County |
| 03/19/04 |
Anne
Arundel man and company charged with sediment control violations |
| 03/18/04 |
Former
state employee charged with stealing money |
| 03/16/04 |
Anne
Arundel County company charged with construction violation
|
| 03/15/04 |
Court
of Special Appeals affirms Order requiring Prince George's
mirror company to refund deposits, honor cancellation rights |
| 03/08/04 |
President
of funeral home found guilty of failing to remit withholding
taxes
|
| 03/05/04 |
Curran
urges new law to protect children from sexual predators |
| 03/03/04 |
Former
Baltimore County caregiver sentenced for neglect of a
vulnerable adult |
| 03/03/04 |
Baltimore
woman charged with prescription fraud |
| 02/26/04 |
Baltimore
caregiver charged with manslaughter, neglect after fatal
fire |
| 02/24/04 |
Former
Salisbury attorney convicted and sentenced for felony
theft |
| 02/19/04 |
Compact
disc settlement yields checks for consumers, CDs for
libraries and schools
|
| 02/18/04 |
Consumer
Protection Division's findings against medical supply
company upheld
|
| 02/17/04 |
Baltimore
City police officer sentenced for insurance fraud
|
| 02/10/04 |
Montgomery
County woman indicted for Medicaid fraud
|
| 02/10/04 |
Anne
Arundel man gets 27 months for prison time, ordered
to pay $1 million in restitution and penalties for
Medicaid theft
|
| 02/09/04 |
Curran
orders Cecil County man to stop offering adult website
business opportunities |
| 02/06/04 |
Former
jobs coach for developmentally disabled sentenced for
neglect of a vulnerable adult
|
| 02/06/04 |
Baltimore
City man indicted for unlawful transportation and storage
of controlled hazardous substance
|
| 02/02/04 |
Attorney
General promotes 'financial literacy' for National
Consumer Protection Week
|
| 02/02/04 |
Towson
insurance agent sentenced for felony theft and insurance
fraud
|
| 01/26/04 |
Baltimore
City company charged with water pollution
|
| 01/26/04 |
Curran
issues policy study on Alzheimer's disease care |
| 01/22/04 |
Washington
County man charged with sediment violations |
| 01/22/04 |
Baltimore
City brothers charged with water pollution
|
| 01/14/04 |
Maryland
receives $2 million from settlements with GlaxoSmithKline
and Bayer
|
| 01/09/04 |
Former
corporate officer convicted and sentenced in Baltimore
City for felony theft |
| 01/08/04 |
Curran
applauds Federal action requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers
to retain drug pricing information for 10 years
|
| 01/07/04 |
Baltimore
group home employee pleads guilty to neglect of vulnerable
adults
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