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>Spring is the season for home improvements. Most Pennsylvania contractors do very good work. Unfortunately, some do not. Last year, the Office of Attorney General fielded 4,900 complaints from people who were not satisfied with the work they had done on their homes and businesses.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6978Wed, 22 May 2013 10:25:42 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - In the wake of yesterday's devastation in Oklahoma, Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today urged all Pennsylvanians to be cautious and prudent with their charitable giving.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6977Tue, 21 May 2013 16:22:39 -0400<p>Harrisburg, PA—Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane announced today that criminal charges have been filed against Luzerne County Controller Walter Griffith. Griffith faces three counts of Interception of Wire, Electronic or Oral Communications.</p> <p> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6976Fri, 17 May 2013 11:28:32 -0400<p>Harrisburg, PA -- Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane announced today that Pennsylvania has joined with other states and the federal government in a $500 million settlement to resolve civil and criminal allegations that Ranbaxy, a pharmaceutical manufacturer based in India, introduced adulterated drugs into interstate commerce.   As a result, false or fraudulent claims were submitted to Pennsylvania's Medicaid Program.</p> <p> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6975Thu, 16 May 2013 12:18:34 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane, along with 42 other attorneys general, today sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to place a black box warning on opioid analgesics to indicate the risk of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS).</p> <p> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6972Mon, 13 May 2013 13:58:39 -0400<p>Harrisburg, PA - A Philadelphia man who threatened District Attorney Seth Williams and FOP President John McNesby on his Facebook page pled guilty to terroristic threats and was sentenced today.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6970Fri, 10 May 2013 14:07:15 -0400<p>Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced that the Attorney General's Child Predator Section has arrested a Butler County man, as part of ongoing efforts to target the online sharing, downloading, and distribution of child pornography.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6968Thu, 09 May 2013 10:38:08 -0400<p>HARRISBURG- Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane announced today that her office has reached an Agreement with the Milton Hershey School ("MHS") and Hershey Trust Company ("HTC") to implement certain reforms that will both better serve MHS's mission -- specifically to nurture and educate children in social and financial need -- and improve HTC's organizational governance.</p> <p> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6964Wed, 08 May 2013 15:15:21 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced that the Attorney General's Child Predator Section arrested two Lehigh Valley men and a Crawford County man, as part of ongoing efforts to target the online sharing, downloading, and distribution of child pornography.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6963Fri, 03 May 2013 16:59:27 -0400<p>Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced that the former Police Chief of Apollo Borough, Armstrong County, pled guilty to criminal charges related to the theft and sale of police guns and equipment.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6959Fri, 03 May 2013 16:20:35 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane announced today that charges have been filed against 16 people in connection with alleged welfare fraud. The fraud originated at the Philadelphia County Assistance Office and totaled more than $330,000, according to investigators.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6943Wed, 01 May 2013 13:53:49 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane announced today that charges have been filed against a New Jersey man and three New Jersey businesses, accused of dumping contaminated soil at two locations in Northampton County.</p> <p> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6939Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:21:50 -0400<p>A Butler County man, who pled guilty to numerous felony offenses for creating an elaborate "Facebook" false identity scam, which targeted young girls for sex, was sentenced today to 14 to 28 years in state prison. Additionally, he will be required to serve 16 years of state supervised parole/probation and be required to register as a lifetime non-sexual violent predator with Megan's Law.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6937Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:26:41 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane announced today the OAG's Child Predator Unit made more arrests this week. The following men are accused of using Internet file-sharing programs to download, share, and possess child pornography.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6936Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:11:00 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - A police chief in Lackawanna County was arrested today by agents from the Attorney General's Office. He is accused of intimidating a witness, and instructing a victim or witness to withhold information from law enforcement.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6930Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:39:18 -0400<p>Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced the breakup of a large scale heroin distribution ring operating in and around Reading, Berks County. Four suspected drug dealers have been charged.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6928Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:55:39 -0400<p>Tuesday, April 23, 2013</p> <p>Downingtown Magisterial District Judge arrested following allegations she concealed a citation to protect son</p> <p>HARRISBURG – A Magisterial District Judge from Downingtown, Chester County resigned her position today, after she was arrested by agents from the Attorney General’s Office. Her arrest follows allegations that she concealed a citation in order to protect her son from a potential probation violation.</p> <p> Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane identified the defendant as Rita Arnold, 56, 1307 Lone Eagle Road, Downingtown.</p> <p> According to the criminal complaint, on Jan. 19, 2010, an altercation occurred at Arnold’s Downingtown home between her sons. As a result of the altercation, one of her sons was issued a summary offense citation, which was filed the following day by a state trooper in Arnold’s court.</p> <p> The charges state that after Arnold received the citation, she returned it to the trooper. Although the citation was immediately returned to the district court, Arnold allegedly did not docket the citation and failed to follow proper procedures to transfer the matter to another district court. </p> <p> Agents said that Arnold concealed the citation for 2 ½ months in an effort to protect her son from additional sanctions with the Chester County Probation department.</p> <p>-more-</p> <p>-2-</p> <p> After her son was in rehab, Arnold, without the knowledge or approval of the President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, docketed the citation using her computer username and password, according to the criminal complaint.  </p> <p> Arnold is charged with one count of tampering with records or identification and one count of obstruction administration of law or other governmental function.</p> <p> The case will be prosecuted in Chester County by Senior Deputy Attorney General Susan DiGiacomo of the Attorney General’s Criminal Prosecutions Section.</p> <p>(A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty.)</p> <p># # #<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6923Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:43:04 -0400<p>Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane has joined 18 other state attorneys general in a new online safety campaign with the popular social networking site, Facebook.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6921Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:10:01 -0400<p>A York County man, convicted in March of assaulting, threatening and intimidating his estranged wife, was sentenced today to three years 10 months to eight years in state prison followed by six years of probationary supervision.  Additionally, it was ordered that he have no contact with the victim's family. The case was unusual in that the victim of the assault died before trial from an illness unrelated to the case. That meant prosecutors had to pursue a conviction without her testimony.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6919Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:03:34 -0400<p>A crystal methamphetamine ring, which stretched from Mexico to the Lehigh Valley, and allegedly distributed $7 million worth of crystal meth over the past five years, has been broken up by state narcotics agents. Twenty-three suspected drug dealers and traffickers are charged as a result of the 15-month investigation.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6893Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:46:10 -0400<p>HARRISBURG- Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane has announced that rather than accept the tobacco industry's settlement offer, Pennsylvania will continue to litigate, along with 30 other states, the Master Settlement Agreement which originated in 1998.  Kane said she arrived at this decision because the offer was based on financial estimates - data provided by the tobacco industry - that lacked solid evidence or could not be verified, and could have cost Pennsylvanians hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few years. </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6892Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:16:20 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - A Berks County mother and son were arrested today by agents from the Attorney General's Office, following allegations that the pair pawned jewelry that they later reported stolen.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6891Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:05:40 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - In the wake of the terror attack yesterday in Boston, Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today urged all Pennsylvanians to be cautious and prudent with their charitable giving. Reports have already surfaced about questionable charity appeals, many of them on the internet.</p> <p><br />  </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6890Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:30:28 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Narcotics agents from the Attorney General's Office today arrested three Lancaster County residents. The three are accused of importing and distributing thousands of dollars' worth of heroin in Lancaster, Berks, and Philadelphia counties.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6885Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:35:59 -0400<p>The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General has joined the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and local law enforcement officials from across the state in support of the fifth Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6884Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:13:50 -0400<p>An Allegheny County pizza shop owner was arrested today by agents from the Attorney General’s Office, along with agents from the Department of Revenue Office of Criminal Tax Investigators, following allegations that she stole more than $60,000 of collected sales tax monies and deliberately failed to turn the funds over to the Commonwealth.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6883Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:52:46 -0400<p>HARRISBURG- Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane announced a settlement today with Olympic Motors, Inc., 1201 MacDade Blvd., Folsom, Delaware County, Pennsylvania and its owner and president, Nicholas B. Dizes.  The settlement agreement, known as an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance, or AVC, was filed by the Bureau of Consumer Protection.</p> <p> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6877Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:42:55 -0400<p>A Schuylkill County funeral director was charged today following allegations that he forged life insurance documents by appointing his business as the owner and beneficiary of the policy.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6875Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:55:19 -0400<p>Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced that the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection has filed a lawsuit against the owners of a Centre County mobile home park over allegations that they violated the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act and the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6872Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:32:14 -0400<p> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6871Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:51:56 -0400