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Recent News About Iowa Attorney General
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Survey: Crime, fentanyl - not romance scams - top list of priorities for next Attorney General
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Riding a red wave, Republican candidate for Attorney General Brenna Bird is racking up key endorsements, solid polling numbers against incumbent Democrat Tom Miller, and, according to a recent survey of Iowans, is in lockstep with what likely voters believe should be the top priorities for the next Attorney General – the acceleration in crime and fentanyl overdoses among them. -
Iowa state AG Miller silent on rising crime, fentanyl crisis, but is looking into 'romance scams'
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Attorney General Tom Miller has a reelection bid unlike any he’s had before, and he’s had plenty. -
Iowa attorney general: Telemarketer lied about being blind, sale proceeds helping the disabled
DES MOINES — A telemarketer and the Alabama-based telemarketing firm he works for have agreed to settle allegations by the Iowa Attorney General's Office that the solicitor lied about being blind and about sales of products helping those who are disabled. -
IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Miller joins $1.5 million settlement with Neiman Marcus over data breach
The Neiman Marcus Group LLC has agreed to pay $1.5 million and implement several policies to resolve an investigation with 43 states and the District of Columbia into the 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 Neiman Marcus stores in the United States, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said Tuesday. -
IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Miller announces $68 million multistate settlement with UBS for manipulating interest rates
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced a $68 million, 40-state settlement with UBS for fraudulent conduct involving the manipulation of LIBOR (the London Interbank Offered Rate). -
IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Satellite TV companies to pay Iowa $52,000 for consumer fraud violations
When shopping for satellite TV providers, consumers need a finely tuned antenna to avoid bad deals. -
IOWA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Dairy pays $100,000 penalty for air-quality violations
A Northeast Iowa cheesemaker has paid a $100,000 penalty and agreed to install $1.4 million in pollution-control measures after violating air quality limits for 12 years. -
Iowa attorney general alleges Belle Plaine resident illegally burned items containing asbestos
DES MOINES — An Iowa resident faces a lawsuit by the state for the alleged illegal burning of items containing asbestos near a residential area, despite his request to burn being denied by county fire officials, the Iowa Attorney General's Office said. -
Louisiana company who charged Iowa truckers for updating their USDOT information to issue refunds
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) – Owners of Iowa trucking companies will receive funds from a Louisiana company who charged truckers $99 to update their bi-annual information with the U.S. Department of Transportation, which can be done for free on a federal government website. -
Iowa attorney general backs new polices to reduce adult smoking rate
DES MOINES — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has submitted a policy paper to the federal government and public health experts recommending new polices on e-cigarettes and a public information campaign that he says will drive the adult smoking rate below 10 percent over the next three years. -
Illinois, Iowa attorneys general encourage FCC to fight Tribune, Sinclair merger
CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in an effort to stop the proposed merger of the Tribune Media Company and Sinclair Broadcasting Group Inc., which she alleges will limit consumer choice and diversity. -
Iowa attorney general secures $129,855 for consumers allegedly victimized by contractor
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced June 1 that Joshua Joseph Auten, owner of Over the Top Construction, will pay $129,855 and comply with several requirements after allegations of making misrepresentations to consumers in violation of the state’s Consumer Fraud Act. -
Iowa attorney general condemns federal actions that could harm nursing home patients
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced May 31 he has joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in condemning federal actions that they say will delay enforcement protections for beneficiaries of Medicare and Medicaid who receive care in skilled nursing facilities. -
New leadership at the CFPB means state AGs will be more active in financial consumer protection
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Some states will be even more active in financial consumer protection enforcement now that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new director has made it clear the bureau will stay out of the way, an expert on state attorneys general said during a recent interview. -
Iowans eligible for Corinthian Colleges restitution
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced April 20 that more than 500 Iowans who were students of schools operated by for-profit Corinthian Colleges Inc. will be eligible for cancellation of federal student loans. -
Iowa judge cracks down on alleged mail solicitation scheme targeting the elderly
DES MOINES (Legal Newsline) — Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has announced a Polk County judge has ordered Robert C. Schneider of Schneider Creative to pay $100,000 for his role in allegedly designing mail solicitations that misled and cheated elderly consumers. -
Internet marketing training company to cease Iowa solicitation
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) – Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced at the end of March that it has reached an agreement with an internet marketing and training company to cease solicitation to Iowa residents. -
Iowa AG alleges consumer fraud against Success Publishers
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) – Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced this month that money-making schemes and other mail-based announcements of this kind from a New Jersey company will stop targeting state residents. -
Iowa AG joins challenge against US Foods, Sysco merger
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller joined in on the fight to stop US Foods and Sysco from merging on Thursday. -
Iowa store fined for allegedly selling synthetic drugs
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller recently received a court order against the owners of a Shop N Save in Polk County that will require them to pay $50,000 in penalties to the state and stop selling synthetic drugs.