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PublishedApril 9, 2021
Maine attorney general prosecutes 14 for tax evasion during pandemic
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey said in the year since Maine recorded its first case of COVID-19, his office has continued to work with Maine Revenue Services to prosecute suspected tax evaders.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2021
Drug overdose deaths remain high in latest monthly report
The Maine Attorney General's Office report showed 45 confirmed or suspected deaths in February, down slightly from January but still above the monthly average in 2020, a record year.
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PublishedMay 26, 2020
State program to resolve consumer complaints on hold for pandemic
The Attorney General's Office's Consumer Protection Division, already facing a backlog of mediation cases, suspended its volunteer-reliant services two months ago.
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PublishedApril 2, 2020
Maine attorney general fielding dozens of price-gouging complaints during crisis
An order by Gov. Janet Mills prohibits essential items, such as toilet paper, cleaning products and food, from being sold at 'unconscionable prices.'
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2020
Maine joins federal lawsuit concerning 3-D printed guns
The Maine Attorney General's Office has joined 19 other states in challenging the Trump administration's decision to allow the firearms to be regulated by the Department of Commerce rather than the State Department.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2020
New York man pleads guilty to role in attempted Rangeley drug robbery
Hector Munoz, 52, of New York City, pleaded guilty to charges relating to his role in a 2016 attempted drug robbery in Rangeley.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2019
Maine’s consumer watchdog office overwhelmed with calls
The Consumer Protection Division of the Maine Attorney General's Office receives as many as 13,000 calls from consumers each year – more than its small cadre of staff and volunteers can handle.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2019
Latest complaint against medical examiner says he joked about dead Mainers in job posting
The complaint filed Thursday by Rep. Jeff Evangelos against Dr. Mark Flomenbaum comes about 8 months after the state said it would look into the medical examiner's credibility.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2019
Maine joins multistate lawsuit over auto emissions standards
The lawsuit argues the Trump administration has no authority to revoke a waiver allowing California to set tough tailpipe emission standards.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2019
Maine joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s move to allow more climate-altering gas emissions
Attorney General Aaron Frey added Maine to the more than 2 dozen state and local governments trying to protect Obama-era regulations that sought to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants.
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