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Alert

Attorney General Sunday Warns Pennsylvanians that Open Enrollment Season May Prompt Health Insurance Scams

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday is warning Pennsylvanians shopping for health insurance during open enrollment time to be aware of potential scams in the online marketplace. The Office of Attorney General’s Health Care Section warns that a growing number of fake websites are representing themselves as official online insurance marketplaces. Some of these websites […]

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Crime

CAPTURED: Leader of Central Pa.-Based $1M Vehicle Title Washing Scheme Arrested in Mexico

Fraud/theft ring operated in central Pa., using stolen vehicles from Florida HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that the leader of a central Pennsylvania-based, vehicle title-washing criminal enterprise has been arrested in Mexico — after three months as a fugitive. The Office of Attorney General, in conjunction with the 52nd Statewide Investigating Grand Jury, […]

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Fraud Protection & Consumer Alerts

Attorney General Sunday Joins 38 Attorneys General Urging Congress to Prevent the Sale of Dangerous and Intoxicating Hemp-Derived THC Products

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 other Attorneys General in sending a letter to congressional leaders urging them to clarify the definition of “hemp,” which bad actors have exploited due to a perceived loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill.  In the letter, the coalition urges immediate action to […]

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Fraud Protection & Consumer Alerts

AG Sunday Sues Western Pa. Home Contractor for Failures to Complete Projects or Offer Refunds

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against a western Pennsylvania-based home improvement contractor for failures to fulfill contracts with consumers.  The lawsuit accuses A&S Contracting and Roofing, LLC, and its owner, Stephen Spallone, of violating Pennsylvania’s Consumer Protection Law and Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act by abandoning projects after obtaining more than […]

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Crime

AG Sunday, District Attorneys Announce Results of ‘Operation Clean Sweep,’ Interdiction of Drug Trafficking Between Philadelphia and Surrounding Counties

NORRISTOWN — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announce the results of “Operation Clean Sweep” — a targeted law enforcement collaboration that interdicted drug trafficking from Philadelphia to outlying counties.

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