http://www.ag.idaho.gov/rss/news.xml Latest News Releases from Idaho Office of the Attorney General en-us © 2009 Idaho Office of the Attorney General webmaster@ag.idaho.gov (Aimee Stephenson) Wed, 16 May 2012 09:30:00 MDT 10 (Boise) – Idahoans who purchased Shape-Ups, Tone-Ups, or the Skechers Resistance Runner shoes can apply for partial refunds resulting from a legal settlement, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_05162012.html Wed, 16 May 2012 09:30:00 MDT http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_05162012.html (Boise) – Idaho will receive $763,110 in a second legal settlement with Abbott Laboratories involving the alleged illegal marketing of the prescription drug Depakote, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said today. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_05082012.html Tue, 08 May 2012 10:36:00 MDT http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_05082012.html (Boise) – Idaho will receive $1.2 million from a legal settlement with Abbott Laboratories, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said today. Wasden joined the attorneys general of 44 other states and the District of Columbia in a $100 million settlement with Abbott Laboratories over allegations of illegal off-label marketing of its Depakote drug. The agreement marks the largest consumer protection pharmaceutical settlement ever reached. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_05072012.html Mon, 07 May 2012 10:03:00 MDT http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_05072012.html (Boise) – Jason Preston, 31, of Idaho Falls was ordered to serve 20 days in the county jail for insurance fraud and damaging insured property. Preston pleaded guilty to the two charges on March 29. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_05012012.html Tue, 01 May 2012 13:20:00 MDT http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_05012012.html (Boise) – Idaho has joined in Medicaid Fraud Control settlements with two prescription drug manufacturers, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said today. The state will receive $64,447.90 in a settlement with KV Pharmaceutical and $20,130.29 in an unrelated settlement with Dava Pharmaceuticals, Inc. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_04242012.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:42:00 MDT http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_04242012.html (Boise) – Prescription drug manufacturer SmithKline Beecham Corporation, doing business as GlaxoSmithKline,agreed to pay $2.6 million in a legal settlement resolving Idaho’s claims relating to the “average wholesale prices” reported by the companies, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. Since filing lawsuits in 2005, Wasden has resolved 14 average wholesale price matters with drug manufacturers, including this settlement, resulting in more than $20 million recovered. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_04172012.html Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:53:00 MDT http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_04172012.html (Boise) – Former Canyon County maintenance superintendant Andrew Eveland pleaded guilty today to four counts of presentation of false accounts, a felony under Idaho Code § 18-2706, and one count of grand theft, also a felony under Idaho Code §§ 18-2403(1) and 18-2407(1)(b)(8), Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. Eveland entered his pleas during a hearing before Third District Judge Susan Wiebe in Canyon County. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_04132012.html Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:03:00 MDT http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_04132012.html (Boise) – John Prior, a 50-year-old resident of Meridian, has been charged with battery with the intent to commit rape, a violation of Idaho Code § 18-911, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. The Canyon County Grand Jury indicted Prior on the felony charge on April 4, 2012. Prior turned himself in at the Ada County Jail the following day. His initial court appearance has been set for April 20 in Canyon County Magistrate Court. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_04122012.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:53:00 MDT http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_04122012.html (Boise) - Idaho businesses that paid for ad space in the Gem County Spotlight are entitled to refunds under a settlement with the publisher, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said today. The settlement resolves allegations that Sam Consalvi, owner of Sector Marketing, accepted money from businesses based on his misrepresentation that their purchased ads would appear in the monthly Spotlight. Consalvi subsequently left Idaho without publishing the magazine or returning the businesses’ money. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_03232012.html Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:03:00 MDT http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_03232012.html (Boise) – Attorney General Lawrence Wasden today released his annual Consumer Protection report for 2011. Noting that 2011 marked the 40th anniversary of the Idaho Consumer Protection Act, Wasden said his office recovered a record $8 million in consumer restitution last year. In addition, the Consumer Protection Division recovered $2.5 million in penalties, fees and costs; received more than $24 million from the tobacco settlement, and returned $1.5 million in unspent consumer protection money to the general fund. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_03192012.html Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:00:00 MDT http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_03192012.html (Boise) - A Utah law firm that files multi-plaintiff lawsuits against mortgage servicers has agreed to change how it solicits clients in Idaho, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said today. Wasden’s office reached a settlement agreement with Corvus Law Group, LLC, which maintains an office in Post Falls, Idaho. Pursuant to the agreement, the firm has modified its direct mail ads to comply with the Idaho Consumer Protection Act and to better inform potential clients about the law firm’s services http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_03012012.html Thu, 1 Mar 2012 10:00:00 MST http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_03012012.html (Boise) - Attorney General Lawrence Wasden today warned Idahoans to be cautious of scam phone calls and e-mails related to the recent multistate mortgage servicer settlement. Citizens throughout the country have reported to the multistate group that they have been contacted by callers claiming to have a list of consumers who are eligible for money from the settlement. The caller asks for the consumer’s bank account number, supposedly so the caller can deposit the money directly into the consumer’s bank account. Some callers have reportedly posed as bank employees or as third-settlement administrators. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/consumerAlerts/2012/ca_02212012.html Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:05:00 MST http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/consumerAlerts/2012/ca_02212012.html (Boise) – A Teton County man who hired a neighbor to burn down his parent’s home in order to collect insurance money was sentenced yesterday to one and one-half years to 12 years in prison, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said today. In addition to the prison term, Seventh District Judge Dane Watkins, Jr. also ordered Matthew J. Sargent to pay a $1,000 fine. The judge will determine the restitution amount at a later date. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_02172012.html Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:51:00 MST http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_02172012.html (Boise) - Attorney General Lawrence Wasden today joined a $25 billion state-federal settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers. The settlement resolves state and federal claims relating to mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure practices of Bank of America, Citi, J.P. Morgan Chase, Ally, and Wells Fargo. Collectively, these companies service approximately half of the U.S. mortgage loan market. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_02092012.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 8:26:00 MST http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_02092012.html (Boise) – Debt collector NCO Financial Systems, Inc. (NCOF) has agreed to pay $50,000 in restitution for Idaho consumers and to change certain collections practices, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. Wasden’s office and 18 other states participated in a three-year multistate investigation of allegations of misleading and deceptive debt collection practices by NCOF. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_02062012.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:01:00 MST http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_02062012.html (Boise) – Inkom resident Terry L. Leissring, a Medicaid provider, was sentenced yesterday for grand theft by submitting false claims to Medicaid, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. Sixth District Judge Robert Naftz sentenced Leissring to two to 10 years in prison. The court retained jurisdiction for 365 days and ordered Leissring into immediate custody. Restitution will be determined at a later date. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_01312012.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 9:28:00 MST http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_01312012.html (Boise) – Prescription drug manufacturers Mylan Laboratories, Inc. and Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have agreed to pay $625,000 in a legal settlement resolving Idaho’s claims relating to the “average wholesale prices” reported by the companies, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_01302012.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:28:00 MST http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_01302012.html (Boise) – Idaho residents who have a long term civil protection order can now obtain a free Idaho Hope Card from the Idaho Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and the Idaho Sheriffs’ Association announced the new program during a news conference this morning. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_01192012.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:30:00 MST http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_01192012.html Boise – Attorney General Lawrence Wasden joined 52 other state Attorneys General in calling on Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”) and ensure that vital programs working to keep women and families safe from violence and abuse continue uninterrupted. http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_01112012.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:45:00 MST http://www.ag.idaho.gov/media/newsReleases/2012/nr_01112012.html