AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has sued Attorney General Janet Mills in Kennebec County Superior Court, alleging that Mills has abused her authority to refusing to legally represent the executive branch in court. According to a statement from LePage, Mills’ refusal to represent LePage’s administration has cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars. “It […]
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Fraud watch: It’s not the government calling
If you get a call from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General hotline, don’t answer. The government is not calling you — but scammers are. AARP’s Fraud Watch Network reported that the hotline phone number is being used in a scam. Scammers pretend they’re hotline employees. They have the technology […]
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Maine Residents urged to submit claims for Provigil settlement
AUGUSTA – Attorney General Janet T. Mills urges Maine residents to file claims or make their views known on a multistate settlement that provides $35 million for consumers who paid for the brand-name drug Provigil or generic modafinil from June 24, 2006, to March 31, 2012. The time to file claims or express views on […]
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AG Janet Mills warns against ICE arrests at Maine courthouses
AUGUSTA — Maine’s top prosecutor has urged the head of Homeland Security to stop arresting immigrants in and around Maine courthouses. Attorney General Janet Mills warned that “the recent action of ICE agents at the Cumberland County Courthouse will have an unnecessary chilling effect on our efforts to obtain the cooperation of victims and our […]
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Attorney General Janet Mills launches consumer scam alerts program
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills launched a new effort Friday to provide regular alerts warning about consumer scams that she said snare too many Mainers. “We get hundreds of calls every week from people who got scammed,” Mills said following an address at the annual Fill the Plate Breakfast to benefit the Meals on Wheels […]
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AG: Fraud victims can get Western Union wired money back
AUGUSTA — Mainers who were scammed out of money by wiring Western Union payments may be eligible for some restitution, according to Attorney General Janet Mills’ office. Under a recent settlement with the federal government, consumers scammed out of money by wiring through Western Union between between Jan. 1, 2004, and Jan. 19, 2017, may […]
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Fill the Plate Breakfast to benefit SeniorsPlus' Meals on Wheels
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus will hold a breakfast to benefit its Meals on Wheels nutrition program on Friday, March 31. The Fill the Plate Breakfast will be held from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch in Auburn. The breakfast will honor former Speaker of the Maine House of Rep. Mark W. Eves with […]
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Lawmakers weigh measures that might make it harder for some to vote
AUGUSTA — Despite having no evidence that anybody is voting improperly, lawmakers are weighing legal changes that would make it harder for college students and others to cast ballots in Maine. During more than six hours of testimony before the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs on Wednesday, critics blasted the proposals as efforts to keep […]
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AG Janet Mills says a new psych unit needs legislative approval
PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage’s administration needs legislative approval to build a secure, privately run facility for patients in state custody with mental illness who no longer need hospital care, the state attorney general said. Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills sent a letter to the Republican governor’s administration Tuesday. The legislature’s appropriations committee discussed the letter […]
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No surprises as Legislature elects Maine’s constitutional officers
AUGUSTA — Members of the new 128th Legislature re-elected all four of Maine’s constitutional officers Wednesday in secret-ballot elections at the State House. Treasurer Terry Hayes, Attorney General Janet Mills, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap and State Auditor Pola Buckley were all returned to office. None of those elections came as a surprise. The political […]