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Fraud Protection & Consumer Alerts

Attorney General Sunday Announces $1 Million Settlement with Alpha Dental; Patients who were Pushed into Expensive Services to Receive $500K

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced his office has reached a settlement with Infinity Dental regarding the southeastern Pennsylvania-based dental group selling patients expensive services, based on false promises they would be covered by Medicare. The settlement with Infinity, which does business as Alpha Dental Excellence, involves mistreatment of many elderly patients or patients […]

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Fraud Protection & Consumer Alerts

Attorney General Sunday Obtains $75K Settlement from State College Building Owners and Obtains Refunds for Former Tenants

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that his office obtained a settlement with the ownership group of three student-housing apartment complexes in State College — where tenants were subjected to lease terminations.  The ownership group for the impacted apartment complexes is identified in the settlement as 917 & 1013 Allen St. LLC; 1006 S […]

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Crime

All Charges Held for Court Against Former Schuylkill County Police Officer who used Law Enforcement Database to Stalk Ex-Wife, New Boyfriend

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a former Schuylkill County police officer who used his access to secured law enforcement resources to stalk his ex-wife will be tried on more than 20 felonies. The Office of Attorney General presented testimony at a preliminary hearing this week in Schuylkill County regarding Douglas Litwhiler’s repeated […]

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