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News Releases and Statements
January 2012
1-12-12 Alabama Telemarketer Barred from Calling Iowans: Company misled Iowans about blind and disabled fundraising claims
1-10-12 $100,000 in Grants Available to Enhance Swine Industry
1-10-12 Polk County Judge Penalizes West Des Moines Company for One Call Violation
1-04-12 Miller Applauds Cordray CFPB Appointment
December 2011
12-27-11 Telebrands, Inc. Agrees to Refunds for Iowa Consumers
12-23-11 Iowa Part of $34.25 Million Multistate Settlement with GE Funding over Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme
12-15-11 Cell Phone Robo-Call Bill Dies Following Outcry by Miller, Other State Attorneys General, and Consumers
12-07-11 Connecticut Company to Cease Sales to Iowans, Provide Refunds to Iowa Customers
12-01-11 Miller Sues Muscatine Company for Air & Water Pollution Control Violation
November 2011
11-23-11 Judge Penalizes Kossuth County Companies
and Owners
for Failing to Submit Manure Management Plans
11-16-11 Judge Penalizes Forest City Cattle Producer for Manure Discharge
11-08-11 Judge Penalizes Blairsburg Company for Eddyville Composting Facility Wastewater Discharge
October 2011
10-26-11 Polk County Judge Sets Court Date for Film Producer
Charged in Iowa Film Tax Credit Case
10-26-11 Miller Asks Judge to Order Labor Law Poster Seller to Cooperate with Consumer Fraud Investigation
10-18-11 Judge Sentences Wheeler to Two Years’ Probation
10-07-11 Iowans Targeted By Credit Card Telephone Robo-Scam Urged to Report Incident to Federal “IC3”
10-03-11 Former Adair City Clerk & Former City Employee, Mother & Son, Plead Guilty in Felony Theft Case
September 2011
9-21-11 Virginia “Disabilities” Solicitor Agrees to Iowa Call Ban
9-15-11 State Reaches Hog Production Agreement with AgFeed Industries, Inc.
9-14-11 Federal-State Partnership Leads to First Mortgage Fraud Indictments
9-06-11 Miller Statement on Wheeler Verdict
August 2011
8-31-11 Miller Asks Backpage.com to Prove It Fights Human Trafficking
8-30-11 Judge Bars Arizona “Disabilities” Fundraiser from Targeting Iowans
8-16-11 Miller Sues Texas Buying Club
8-16-11 Judge Bans Professional Fundraiser from Iowa Fundraising
8-9-11 Minnesota Professional Fundraisers to Stay Out of Iowa
8-8-11 Janelle Melohn to Head Crime Victim Assistance Division
8-5-11 Elgin Enters Guilty Plea in Film Office Criminal Case
8-4-11 Judge Penalizes Hawarden Producer for
Manure Discharge & Land Application
July 2011
7-14-11 Car Rental Company to Disclose Tax in Online Quotes
7-13-11 Judge Orders Sioux Center Company to Close Lagoon, Penalizes Company in Environmental Case: Company also agrees to cease land-applying wastewater
7-13-11 Two Former City Employees Charged with Theft of Adair City Funds
June 2011
6-29-11 Judge Orders Omaha Contractor to Comply with AG Subpoena
6-23-11 Miller, 36 States Reach $40.75 Million Settlement with GlaxoSmithKline and SB Pharmco
6-15-11 Judge Imposes Ten-Year Fundraising Ban on Florida Charity
6-07-11 “Yellow Pages” Look-Alike to Stop Iowa Marketing
6-03-11 Miller Files Lawsuit Against For-Profit “Disabilities” Fundraiser
6-02-11 Attorney General Alleges Consumer Fraud in Lawsuit Against West Des Moines Contractor
6-02-11 Price Gouging Rule Takes Effect in Six Counties
6-02-11 Miller to State Lawmakers:
Keep Notices Going to Iowans Facing Foreclosure
May 2011
5-25-11 Consumer Alert: Give Wisely to Disaster Victims
5-17-11 Judge Hands Down Sentences in Film Office Case
5-9-11 Attorney General Announces Agreement with Circle K to Curb Tobacco Sales to Minors
5-9-11 Attorney General Miller Settles with Hollywood Video over Late Fees, Debt Collection
5-6-11 Price Gouging Rules Take Effect in Six Counties
April 2011
4-25-11 City of Dubuque Agrees to Improve Sewer System, Pay Penalty in Settlement with State AG, U.S. EPA
4-22-11 Judge Dismisses Judicial Retention Vote Lawsuit
4-21-11 Miller Expresses Concerns to Pabst Over “Blast” High Alcohol Drink
4-21-11 State Recovers $215 Million IPERS Money from Westridge Fraud Case
4-20-11 Terra Industries to Pay Penalty,
Install Pollution Controls at Iowa Acid Plants
4-14-11 Miller Warns of Post-Tornado Scams & Consumer Protection Issues
4-7-11 Second Sound-Alike Government Document Seller to Stop Marketing to Iowans
4-6-11 Court Orders Camanche Used Car Sellers to Cease
4-5-11 Iowans’ E-Mail Accounts Exposed Following Data Security Breach
March 2011
3-31-11 Michigan Professional Fundraiser Ordered to Change Telephone Soliciting Practices
3-30-11 State Reaches Hog Production Agreement with Christensen Farms Midwest
3-14-11 Sound-Alike Government Document Company Stops Marketing Deeds to Iowans
3-14-11 Japan Relief Scams
3-10-11 Miller, Dozens of State AGs Reach Landmark $68.5 Million Astrazeneca Pharmacueticals Settlement
3-8-11 Judge Orders Vertrue to Pay Nearly $33 Million
February 2011
2-23-11 Miller Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Arizona Campaign Finance Law
2-14-11 Statement of Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller on Impeachment: There is no short answer
January 2011
1-25-11 $100,000 in Grants Available to Enhance Swine Industry New round of grants for 5th year of a program totaling $1 million over 10 years
1-24-11 Judge Penalizes Washington, Iowa Company for "One Call" Violation
1-19-11 Judge Dismisses Challenge to Iowa Judicial Nominating Commission: Ruling: Plaintiffs' Arguments "Fatally Flawed"
1-18-11 Attorney General's Statement on Governor's Health Care Lawsuit Sign-On
1-14-11 New Charge, Plea in Film Office Case
1-14-11 Miller Names Schuling as Consumer Advocate
1-11-11 Felony Charges Filed in Film Office Case
1-7-11 Attorney General Miller Offers Consumer Protection
Assistance to Deployed Service Members and Families
1-3-11 Lawsuit Alleges Environmental Damage from Manure Release
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