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(c) 2007, PA Office of Attorney General 5 <p>PITTSBURGH - Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that consumers can now contact the Attorney General's Office to check on the registration status of any home improvement contractor in Pennsylvania by visiting www.attorneygeneral.gov or by calling 1-888-520-6680.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4582Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:13:42 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that agents from the Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation have filed criminal charges against a Huntingdon County woman accused of using her position as a high school secretary to alter grades and test scores in order to enhance her daughter's class standing.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4570Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:43:26 -0400<p>Attorney General Tom Corbett today cautioned Pennsylvania job-seekers to be extremely cautious about Internet employment offers that ask applicants to email copies of their personal credit reports.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4567Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:18:02 -0400<p>A Westmoreland County doctor and his patient, who allegedly conspired to obtain pills by writing and passing scripts in the name of the patient's family members, were arrested today by agents from the Attorney General's Office.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4566Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:00:51 -0400<p></p> <p>Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that Pennsylvania has joined with 36 other states in filing objections in the bankruptcy proceedings involving General Motors.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4563Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:03:02 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett announced that over the past week agents from the Child Predator Unit have made arrests in Northumberland, Berks and Montgomery counties involving men accused of using the Internet to sexually proposition what they believed were 13 or 14-year old girls.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4561Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:39:19 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Six drug dealers, who were convicted on June 4, 2009, of cocaine trafficking were sentenced yesterday in Montgomery County.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4554Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:03:07 -0400<p>Attorney General Tom Corbett is reminding contractors to register with the Attorney General's Office, in order to comply with a new law that goes into effect July 1.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4552Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:56:25 -0400<p>Attorney General Tom Corbett announced that Pennsylvania and a group of other state Attorneys General have reached an agreement with Fiat and the new "Chrysler Group LLC" to honor the "Lemon Law" rights of Chrysler owners. </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4551Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:35:59 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett urged consumers to be watchful for scam text messages or automated calls on their cell phones and urged consumers to never divulge personal information in response to an unsolicited message.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4550Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:42:31 -0400<p>Three men accused of running a $2.5 million meth operation, which stretched from Mexico to Philadelphia, are in custody following a 10-month investigation by the Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation (BNI).<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4549Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:59:33 -0400<p>The following is a statement by Attorney General Tom Corbett regarding the shooting death of Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Joshua Miller:</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4546Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:18:18 -0400<p>Attorney General Tom Corbett announced that agents from the Attorney General's Child Predator Unit have arrested four men during the past week, all accused of using the Internet to sexually proposition and send explicit photos to what they believed were children.  The arrests were made in Bucks, Carbon and Lancaster counties, along with the state of Massachusetts.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4545Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:03:02 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that agents from the Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation have filed criminal charges against 13 Erie residents, including several individuals from Iraq, who are accused of distributing and selling cocaine, marijuana and powerful prescription pain medication.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4540Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:15:18 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - The Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation (BNI) charged six suspected drug dealers in connection with a half-million dollar drug ring that distributed marijuana mainly in Erie and on the campus of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4524Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:26:27 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced the arrest of a Cumberland County man accused of using Internet chats and instant messages to sexually proposition a 15-year old boy from Harrisburg - including discussions about dressing up in animal costumes and engaging in various sex acts with the boy.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4517Fri, 29 May 2009 15:02:17 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Twelve suspected drug dealers have been charged in New Castle as part of an investigation led by the Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation (BNI) and the New Castle Police Department Narcotics Unit.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4515Fri, 29 May 2009 11:58:59 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today urged the Pennsylvania Insurance Commission to reduce title insurance rates and closely review other proposed changes to improve competition and benefit consumers who are purchasing or refinancing homes.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4498Thu, 28 May 2009 12:15:35 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today warned Pennsylvania consumers about the continuing surge of fake check scams, including lottery and sweepstakes scams, fictitious government grants or loans, bogus work-at-home jobs and various other "easy money" offers.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4496Wed, 27 May 2009 15:18:00 -0400<p>WILKES-BARRE -- A major cocaine trafficking ring operating in Hazleton was broken up today by the Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation (BNI) and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force resulting in charges against 17 suspected cocaine dealers.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4495Wed, 27 May 2009 14:39:09 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett announced that agents from the Attorney General's Child Predator Unit have arrested an Erie County man accused of posing as a teenage girl while using Internet chat rooms to sexually proposition an undercover agent, along with transmitting child pornography.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4486Thu, 21 May 2009 12:05:38 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that the Attorney General's Charitable Trusts and Organizations Section has taken legal action against three organizations, claiming to be charities, who are accused of using deceptive or misleading practices to secure contributions from Pennsylvania residents. </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4484Wed, 20 May 2009 11:02:06 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that checks totaling $500,000 have been sent to more than 2,300 consumers across the country as part of an agreement with Pennsylvania-based Pure Weight Loss, Inc.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4483Tue, 19 May 2009 12:20:42 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today cautioned college and high school graduates, along with other consumers seeking work, to be wary of Internet job scams.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4478Mon, 18 May 2009 13:15:45 -0400<p>A Northampton County political consultant has been charged today by agents of the Attorney General's Office for filing fraudulent campaign expense reports and submitting deceptive invoices to his clients.<br /> </p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4475Thu, 14 May 2009 14:46:50 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that agents have arrested two suspected Internet predators, including a Lancaster man accused of traveling to Harrisburg to have sex with what he believed was a 14-year old girl, along with a North Carolina man accused of sending hundreds of nude photos and images of child pornography to what he thought was a 13-year old girl.  In both cases the defendants were actually communicating with undercover agents who were using the online profiles of children.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4473Thu, 14 May 2009 12:16:07 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced a multistate consumer settlement with Michelin North America, Inc. ("Michelin"), of Greenville, South Carolina, concerning Michelin's advertising claims about the fuel efficiency of its tires.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4470Thu, 14 May 2009 11:37:31 -0400<p>PHILADELPHIA - A grand jury report, which focused on deficiencies in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) security policies, was released today following an extensive investigation into the issuance of fraudulent driver's licenses in Philadelphia.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4465Tue, 12 May 2009 12:28:19 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced the filing of a consumer protection lawsuit against a Williamsport company and its owners, who are accused of charging consumers for more home heating oil than they were actually delivering.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4462Thu, 07 May 2009 13:41:12 -0400<p>HARRISBURG - Attorney General Tom Corbett announced the filing of a consumer protection lawsuit against an Erie man and his business who are accused of deceiving consumers about "guaranteed" credit card offers that would supposedly help people who have poor credit.</p>http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=4461Wed, 06 May 2009 12:08:37 -0400