http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/rsspress.aspx The latest press releases from the PA Office of Attorney General. (c) 2007, PA Office of Attorney General 5 <p>HARRISBURG - Agents from the Attorney General's Insurance Fraud Section have arrested a Philadelphia man who allegedly purchased fraudulent insurance off the streets of Philadelphia and used the fake cards in paperwork submitted to PennDOT for vehicle tags and registration.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5531Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:57:27 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General agents have filed criminal charges against a Westmoreland County business owner accused of misappropriating more than $45,000 from the United States Postal Service (USPS).  The money was intended to pay for workers compensation insurance for his employees.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5529Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:02:55 -0400<p>Narcotics and Insurance Fraud agents from the Attorney General's office charged a Pittsburgh woman, who was a receptionist at an Allegheny County doctor's office, with using the doctor's name and prescription pad to illegally obtain thousands of doses of pain medication.  She is also charged with using her insurance to pay for the drugs.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5527Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:03:39 -0400<p>FHARRISBURG - Agents from the Attorney General's Insurance Fraud Section have filed criminal charges against four Scranton area residents and three businesses linked to a multi-million dollar fraud and theft scheme in Lackawanna County.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5525Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:28:05 -0400<p>Agents from the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Section have arrested a Bradford County speech pathologist who is accused of submitting claims for more than $366,000 in services that he did not provide, along with allegedly fabricating records to disguise the fraud.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5520Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:11:21 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Narcotics agents from the Attorney General's Office have filed criminal charges against six suspects connected to the use and distribution of steroids in the Chester, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton County areas.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5518Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:09:13 -0400<p><br />  HARRISBURG - A tri-county cocaine trafficking ring responsible for bringing multiple kilos of drugs into Western Pennsylvania over the past year was broken-up today by state narcotics agents, who filed criminal charges against 12 Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ohio residents accused of participating in the organization.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5500Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:33:52 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that the Attorney General's Health Care Section has reached a $250,000 consumer protection settlement with the CVS Pharmacy chain addressing complaints that expired over the counter drugs, infant formula, baby food, dairy products and other food items were sold at stores in Pennsylvania.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5498Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:06:36 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Agents from the Attorney General's Insurance Fraud Section have arrested a Montgomery County man accused of fabricating and submitting a false $1.39 million insurance claim for storm damage to a series of modular townhomes that he owned in the Pottstown area.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5492Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:03:28 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Agents from the Attorney General's Child Predator Unit have arrested an Erie man accused of using the Internet to sexually proposition who he believed was a 13-year old girl and traveling to Lawrence County in order to meet the girl for sex. </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5490Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:57:01 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett announced that agents from the Attorney General's Public Corruption Unit today filed criminal charges against Crawford County Treasurer Frederic A. Wagner, who also serves as the Treasurer of the Crawford County Fair.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5485Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:38:55 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Agents from the Attorney General's office today filed criminal charges against 11 individuals connected with two separate, but similar, drug operations allegedly responsible for distributing nearly $600,000 worth of cocaine in Philadelphia, its suburban counties and across central Pennsylvania.</p> <p> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5473Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:03:56 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Agents from the Attorney General's Child Predator Unit have arrested a Wayne County man accused of using the Internet to send nude and sexually explicit webcam videos to what he believed were several 13- and 14-year old girls. </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5472Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:37:20 -0400<p>Agents from the Attorney General's Insurance Fraud Section have arrested a self-employed court stenographer from Lackawanna County who is accused of billing insurance companies for more than $220,000 in fictitious court reporting services.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5470Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:37:29 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - The Attorney General's Office has reached a consumer protection settlement requiring a Lycoming County oil company to pay partial refunds to consumers who were allegedly charged for more home heating oil than they actually received.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5468Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:05:28 -0400<p> A Bucks County man was arrested today following allegations that he filed for and collected workers' compensation benefits, while continuing to solicit and conduct business as a contractor.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5467Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:43:23 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Agents from the Attorney General's Child Predator Unit have arrested a Montgomery County photographer accused of arranging to meet and have sex with what he believed was a 13-year old girl - allegedly telling her that he would teach her photography and that she could be his model. </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5465Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:15:11 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - An Altoona area cocaine ring responsible for distributing $2 million worth of cocaine over the past two and a half years was broken-up today by state narcotics agents and local police.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5462Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:55:03 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - A Rhode Island home security alarm company, a Florida-based septic system company and a New York porcelain company must pay investigation costs and fines to resolve complaints from consumers who received solicitation calls while enrolled on Pennsylvania's Do Not Call list.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5459Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:55:20 -0400<p>Agents from the Attorney General's Child Predator Unit have arrested a Northampton County man accused of arranging a sexual meeting in the Allentown area with what he believed was a 13-year old girl, along with an Allegheny County man charged with sending sexually explicit photos and webcam videos to 13 and 14-year old "girls" from central Pennsylvania.  The men were actually communicating with undercover agents from the Child Predator Unit who were using the online profiles of young teens.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5458Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:31:47 -0400<p>"Complaints about home improvement projects 'gone bad' are typically one of the top reasons for consumers to contact the Attorney General's Office and we work vigorously to investigate these complaints and prosecute violators," Corbett said. "Home improvement rip-offs impact every community across our state, taking money out of the pockets of homeowners and also victimizing the honest, hard-working businesses who could have performed the work."</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5455Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:52:17 -0400<p> Attorney General Tom Corbett today joined the Attorneys General from Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin in a federal lawsuit against the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, seeking immediate action to prevent the spread of Asian Carp into the Great Lakes.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5454Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:57:36 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Narcotics agents from the Office of Attorney General today charged 11 individuals in connection with a $6 million multi-state marijuana distribution ring which stretched from upstate New York to State College, Pittsburgh, Fredericksburg Va. and Charlotte N.C.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5452Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:38:06 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Agents from the Attorney General's Child Predator Unit have arrested a York County man accused of using Internet chat rooms to sexually proposition what he believed was a 13-year old girl, as well as traveling to Harrisburg to meet the girl for sex.  The "girl" was actually an undercover agent from the Attorney General's Office who was using the online profile of a child.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5451Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:27:06 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Narcotics agents from the Office of Attorney General today charged 11 individuals in connection with a $6 million multi-state marijuana distribution ring which stretched from upstate New York to State College, Pittsburgh, Fredericksburg Va. and Charlotte N.C.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5448Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:48:33 -0400<p>Agents from the Attorney General's Environmental Crimes Section have filed criminal charges against two Erie men for allegedly dumping three 55-gallon drums of paint thinner behind a residence in Vernon Township.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5436Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:47:56 -0400<p>Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that Pennsylvania State Police have filed criminal charges against a former Marysville Borough, Perry County, police officer accused of misusing his position of authority in order to have illegal sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl, and allegedly attempting to have this victim give false testimony relating to another criminal case.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5433Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:34:57 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania today received more than $580,000 as part of a $42 million multi-state settlement with a Delaware-based drug manufacturer accused of offering and paying illegal compensations to induce health care practitioners to prescribe their drug.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5431Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:53:57 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Agents from the Attorney General's Insurance Fraud Section have arrested the CEO of a bankrupt Scranton insurance agency, who is charged with the theft of more than $1.3 million in premium payments that were collected from an assortment of businesses, schools and other organizations for insurance coverage.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5430Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:55:52 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Agents from the Attorney General's Environmental Crimes Section have filed criminal charges against the owner of a Berks County water testing facility along with one other employee for allegedly submitting fraudulent laboratory reports, which generated more than $135,000 in revenue for the facility.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=5428Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:39:38 -0400