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<description>News Releases from the office of Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel</description>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL SELECTS GEE AS CHIEF OF STAFF]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that he has named Assistant Attorney General Erika Gee to be his new chief of staff.

Gee is currently an attorney in the office's State Agencies Division, where she represents a number of state boards and commissions on behalf of the Attorney General.

"Erika has been a valued member of our team for six years now, and I look for...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=682</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES SUIT AGAINST FAULKNER COUNTY AUTO DEALER]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today filed a consumer-protection lawsuit against a Greenbrier used car dealership accused of selling vehicles while being unable to provide a clear title to the consumers who purchased those vehicles.

Carco of Arkansas, Inc. and its owner J. Eric Turner have in at least 59 instances failed to deliver a title at the time of sale, according to the ...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=683</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: DON'T OPEN THE DOOR TO TROUBLE]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Who's that knocking at your door? In some cases, it's trouble.

It's that time of year where Arkansas homeowners will notice an uptick in door-to-door sales, with solicitors often peddling home improvements or home security systems. Many of the sellers will offer legitimate items that benefit consumers, but sometimes the product doesn't live up to the sales pitch.

In those cir...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=681</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[STATEMENT FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued the following statement today upon the announcement of the departure of Chief of Staff Blake Rutherford:

"Blake's energy and professionalism brought my administration unprecedented levels of success. I will be forever grateful for the thoughtful leadership he brought to the table directing our legislative agenda through two general sessions...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=680</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today encouraged Arkansans to safely dispose of their unwanted, unused or expired prescription drugs on Saturday during National Prescription Drug "Take Back" Day.

Collection sites will be set up across Arkansas on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The drug take-back event gives Arkansans the opportunity to remove out-of-date or unwanted drugs from ...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=679</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: LAW TARGETS HOME-REPAIR SCAMS]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas homeowners now have an additional protection against unscrupulous home-repair contractors who dash to neighborhoods damaged by severe weather.

Known as "storm chasers," the scam artists attempt to take advantage of storm victims by going door-to-door to offer repair or debris-removals services, typically offering inexpensive prices or other terms designed to entice homeo...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=678</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MARCH CRIME VICTIM REPARATIONS ANNOUNCED]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Board awarded $364,100.82 to victims of crime in March. Awards were made in 171 new cases. Additional expenses were paid in 32 previously submitted cases.

Victims of violent crime may be eligible for compensation from the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Program, which is administered b...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=677</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: AVOID SCAMS INVOLVING PREPAID DEBIT CARDS]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - For years, con artists have used wire transfers as a mechanism for separating consumers from their hard-earned money. Now, though, scammers are increasingly using reloadable debit cards in their schemes to extract funds.

Dozens of Arkansans have lost money in the last few months after sending account information from their prepaid debit cards to con artists. Attorney General Dust...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=676</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CYBER CRIMES UNIT ARRESTS GREENE COUNTY MAN]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that agents from his office's Cyber Crimes Unit have arrested a Greene County man for possession of child pornography.

Clint Everitt Fields, 32, of Paragould was arrested this morning at his residence. He is being held in the Greene County Detention Center on 20 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexuall...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=675</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: ARKANSANS CONCERNED BY "INVOICES"]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas consumers and small business owners alike wade through countless bills every month for the services they use or products they acquire. Sometimes, as the invoices mount up and due dates approach, payments are processed without much care or notice.

It appears that at least one out-of-state company recognizes that consumers may sometimes pay invoices without ensuring that th...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=674</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CYBER CRIMES UNIT ARRESTS SEBASTIAN COUNTY MAN]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that agents from his office have arrested a Sebastian County man for possession of child pornography.

Agents from McDaniel's Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Joshua David Peters, 29, of Lavaca, this morning on four counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child, a Class C felony...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=673</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MALVERN MAN ARRESTED BY CYBER CRIMES UNIT SENTENCED BY JURY TO 164 YEARS IN PRISON]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - A Malvern man arrested by agents from the Attorney General's Office last year was sentenced to 164 years in prison today after being found guilty by a Hot Spring County jury of 20 felony child-pornography counts, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced.

The jury sentenced Tom Buck Steele, 60, of Malvern to 10 years in prison on each of two counts and eight years in prison on e...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=672</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL DEMANDS DOCUMENTS FROM EXXON MOBIL]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has demanded that Exxon Mobil produce investigative reports, inspection reports and other information connected to the oil company's Pegasus pipeline rupture and oil spill in Mayflower.

McDaniel gave Exxon an April 10 deadline to comply with the subpoena he issued earlier this week.

"The people of Arkansas deserve a full explanation from Exxon...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=671</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: OIL SPILL AFFECTS ARKANSANS]]></title>
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LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on Wednesday visited the Mayflower neighborhood where Exxon Mobil Corp.'s Pegasus pipeline ruptured, causing a major oil spill and forcing the evacuation of area residents.

McDaniel has launched an investigation into the cause and impact of the spill. Today, in the Attorney General's weekly Consumer Alert, McDaniel wanted to update Arkansans a...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=670</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL ASKS EXXON MOBIL TO RETAIN RECORDS ON OIL SPILL]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel requested today that Exxon Mobil Corp. preserve and maintain all documents and all other information related to Friday's extensive oil spill and ongoing cleanup efforts in Mayflower.

In a letter to Exxon Mobil officials, McDaniel said his office will open an investigation into the cause and the impact of Exxon's Pegasus pipeline rupture. Thousands...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=669</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SETTLEMENT REACHED IN SUIT OVER PAYDAY LOAN DEBT COLLECTION]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK -  Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that he has reached an agreement with a Kansas-based debt collection agency that requires the collector to stop attempting to collect on illegal payday loan debt in Arkansas.

In a consent judgment filed today in Pulaski County Circuit Court, National Credit Adjusters LLC agreed to end its efforts to collect more than $2.7 million...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=668</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: ADVICE FOR DEALING WITH UNSOLICITED TELEPHONE CALLS]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Unsolicited telephone calls can be a nuisance to Arkansas consumers, especially if the calls are from a business or marketing company trying to sell products or services that consumers don't want or need.

The unsolicited calls become more than a mere nuisance, though, when the caller attempts to mislead a consumer, perpetrate a fraud or obtain sensitive personal or financial info...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=667</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL LAUDS SUPREME COURT FOR DECISION IN FOREST ROADS CASE]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's decision today in a case that had the potential to force burdensome federal regulations on state environmental agencies and the timber industry.

In a 7-1 ruling, the Court overturned a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that, if left in place, would have required states to implement rigorous and costly new g...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=666</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: TAKE THE TIME TO RESEARCH TIMESHARES]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - While the purchase of a vacation home may not be financially feasible for many consumers, investments in timeshare units may offer many of the same benefits with substantially less cost.

Yet, timeshare ownership may have pitfalls, and the Attorney General's Office regularly receives complaints about unscrupulous timeshare resellers who attempt to take advantage of consumers. So,...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=665</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FEBRUARY CRIME VICTIM REPARATIONS ANNOUNCED]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK  - The Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Board awarded $332,357.38 to victims of crime in February, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today. Awards were made in 132 cases, with additional expenses paid in 29 previously submitted cases.

The Attorney General's office administers the State's Crime Victims Reparations Program. The program provides compensation to victims of v...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=664</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNION COUNTY MAN CONVICTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that a Union County man arrested in October by agents from his office pleaded guilty late last week to child pornography charges and was sentenced to 60 years in prison.

George Alan Haile, 56, of El Dorado pleaded guilty to six counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a chi...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=663</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FRANKLIN COUNTY MAN ENTERS GUILTY PLEA]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - A Franklin County man arrested on child pornography charges by agents from the Attorney General's Office and convicted on those counts last year pleaded guilty today in Crawford County to one count of rape, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said.

Agents from the Attorney General's Cyber Crimes Unit arrested Kenneth Gene Mendenhall, 39, of Altus on the rape count during an investig...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=662</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH TOBACCO COMPANIES OVER MSA DISPUTE]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that an arbitration panel has issued a ruling that will allow a settlement to proceed between Arkansas and the tobacco companies that signed the Master Settlement Agreement. The settlement ends a long-running dispute and restores certainty to the State's annual payments from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement.

In the agreement, A...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=660</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: ADVICE FOR IDENTITY THEFT VICTIMS]]></title>
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LITTLE ROCK - More than 140 Arkansas State University employees in Jonesboro received unwelcome notices from the Internal Revenue Service recently, questioning the number of deductions they had taken on their recently filed tax returns.

More problematic than the deductions claim was the fact that the employees had not yet filed their tax returns this year. All of them had fallen victim to an ...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=659</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL JOINS IN MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH GOOGLE OVER STREET VIEW SERVICE]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that Arkansas and other states have reached a $7 million settlement with Internet giant Google over allegations that the company collected data from unsecured wireless networks while taking photographs for its Street View service.

Google's Street View cars were equipped to collect network identification information for use in futur...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=657</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ATTORNEY GENERAL OBTAINS JUDGMENT AGAINST FAYETTEVILLE ROOFER]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that a Pulaski County Circuit Court judge has ordered the owner of a now-defunct Fayetteville roofing company to pay more than $137,000 over allegations that he took money from at least 19 Northwest Arkansas homeowners and failed to make any repairs.

Judge James Moody ordered Shawn Redmond, who owned Razorfast Roofing and its prede...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=658</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL SUES MEAT SELLER FOR ADULTERATING, MISLABELING PRODUCTS]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today filed a consumer-protection lawsuit against a butcher shop with locations in Conway and Heber Springs, alleging that the owner sold adulterated and mislabeled ground beef and ground lamb.

The lawsuit against Lonnie's Meat Market and Catering, Inc. and its owner, Lonnie Copeland, contends Copeland mixed ground beef into products that he sold ...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=655</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ATTORNEYS GENERAL REQUEST NEW STANDARDS FOR GENERIC PRESCRIPTION PAIN PILLS]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and other state attorneys general called on the Food and Drug Administration today to implement new rules that would make generic versions of popular pain relievers more difficult to abuse.

The letter asked the FDA to adopt new standards that require manufacturers and marketers of generic versions of popular prescription drugs to develop tamper- a...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=656</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SPECIAL CONSUMER ALERT: MOST COMMON SCAMS IDENTIFIED]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Con artists are consistently seeking ways to separate consumers from their money. Each year, the Attorney General's Office deals with hundreds of complaints regarding attempts by scammers to prey upon Arkansas consumers.

Unfortunately, a few types of scams are fairly common and con artists frequently employ the same tactics to reach their illegal goals.

As part of National Co...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=654</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BENTON COUNTY MAN ARRESTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that a Benton County man has been arrested on child pornography charges following an investigation by the Attorney General's Cyber Crimes Unit.

Benton County authorities arrested Joshua Ivan Howard, 38, of Bentonville on Wednesday. He is accused of 20 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit ...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=653</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL DETAILS ELECTION REFORM MEASURES]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel answered questions at the Capitol today about three bills in his legislative package that would combat election fraud, improve the ballot-initiative process and require background checks for candidates.

McDaniel joined Sen. Keith Ingram, lead sponsor of all three bills, at a news conference to highlight the proposed measures, which are a major par...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=652</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES COMMON CONSUMER COMPLAINTS]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Attorney General's Office assisted more than 7,400 consumers with their consumer complaints last year, returning more than $1.7 million to them as a result of the office's informal mediation and dispute resolution efforts.

Concerned Arkansas consumers contacted the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division for help in handling legitimate business disputes, and...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=651</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[JONESBORO WOMAN ARRESTED FOR MEDICAID FRAUD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that a Jonesboro medical provider has been arrested and charged with felony Medicaid fraud following an investigation by the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Division.

Katrina Lawson, 39, of Jonesboro turned herself in to Pulaski County authorities on Tuesday after the Attorney General's Office had issued a warrant for her arrest....<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=650</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: CONSUMERS MAY LOSE MONEY, NOT WEIGHT]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - A guarantee to lose weight without dieting sounds appealing to consumers hoping to shed a few pounds, but businesses that promise quick-fix weight loss are most likely taking away more money than they are pounds.

According to the FDA, Americans lose billions of dollars a year to health-fraud schemes.  Dietary supplements touted as "magic pills" and supposed fat-dissolving product...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=649</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SETTLEMENT REACHED WITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that Arkansas, other states and the federal government have reached a settlement agreement with Healthpoint Ltd. to resolve allegations that the Texas-based pharmaceutical manufacturer caused false claims to be filed to the state's Medicaid program in violation of Arkansas law.

Arkansas's Medicaid program, with federal matching fun...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=648</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[JANUARY CRIME VICTIM REPARATIONS ANNOUNCED]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Board awarded $268,719.21 to victims of crime in January. Awards were made in 166 cases, with additional expenses paid in 59 previously submitted cases.

Victims of violent crime in Arkansas are eligible for reparations through the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Program, which is admin...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=647</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: STATE LAWS PROVIDE PROTECTIONS AFTER MAJOR WINTER STORM]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - With significant winter precipitation expected to impact the State, Arkansans can expect hazardous driving conditions or damage from fallen trees and limbs.

As they prepare for winter storms, consumers who rely on liquid propane gas for home heating should know that Arkansas law provides an important consumer protection in the event that they run out of fuel during a major winte...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=645</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA TO CONDUCT WATER-QUALITY STUDY]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that Arkansas and Oklahoma officials have agreed to conduct a comprehensive study of phosphorus concentrations in the Illinois River watershed as both states work to improve water quality in the region.

McDaniel, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and agency directors in both states signed a "Second Statement of Joint Principl...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=646</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MISSING PERSON'S REMAINS IDENTIFIED]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - The remains of a Crittenden County man missing since 2001 were positively identified Wednesday based on DNA samples taken from family members at an event in Little Rock last year, highlighting the importance of the continuing efforts to assist relatives of missing adults, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said today.

Authorities in Memphis determined that remains discovered in tha...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=643</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SETTLEMENT REACHED WITH TOYOTA OVER UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that Arkansas and 29 other states have reached a $29 million agreement with Toyota Motor Corp. to settle allegations that Toyota concealed its knowledge of safety defects in accelerator pedals.

Arkansas will receive $576,244 in the settlement. Additionally, Toyota has agreed to provide restitution to vehicle owners who may have inc...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://ag.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=642</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: REVIEW CREDIT REPORTS FOR ACCURACY]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - The information contained on credit reports is often the basis for interest rates on loans and any other credit transaction, from credit cards to cell phone contracts. Credit reports can also affect insurance premiums and even employment applications. So, when credit reports contain errors, the results could be costly

A Federal Trade Commission study released earlier this week fo...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL REACHES AGREEMENTS WITH ONLINE PAYDAY LENDING COMPANIES]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that the State has reached an agreement with a Delaware-based online lending company that prohibits that company from offering illegal payday loans to Arkansas consumers.

In a consent judgment filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court, Sure Advance LLC agreed not to provide loans to Arkansans in excess of the state's usury limits. The ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ATTORNEY GENERAL REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that Arkansas, other states and the federal government have reached an agreement with Victory Pharma, Inc., to settle allegations that the pharmaceutical company paid inducements to physicians for writing prescriptions for the drugs Naprelan, Xodol, Fexmid and Dolgic.

Arkansas's Medicaid program, with federal matching funds added, ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CRAWFORD COUNTY BROTHERS CONVICTED ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Two Alma men arrested last year by agents from the Attorney General's Office pleaded guilty today in Crawford County Circuit Court to multiple felony child pornography charges, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced.

Wendel Vaughn Smith, 46, was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to 12 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: AVOID COMMON SWEEPSTAKES SCAM]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas consumers are once again the targets of a common scam in which con artists pose as representatives of a sweepstakes company and make false promises of free cars and cash.

Many consumers have contacted the Attorney General's Office recently to report that scammers had attempted to dupe them into sending a few hundred bucks to pay for taxes and "processing fees" related to...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES SUIT AGAINST STANDARD & POOR'S]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Standard and Poor's, alleging that the credit rating agency intentionally misled investors in the way it rated the toxic assets at the heart of the nation's financial crisis.

S&P is accused of forsaking its claims of independence and objectivity by improperly rating structured finance securities th...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MCDANIEL ANNOUNCES LEGISLATIVE AGENDA]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today his legislative priorities for 2013, an agenda that includes proposals to strengthen the State's human-trafficking laws and ensure the constitutionality of Arkansas's law on executing prisoners.

Other legislative initiatives include the elimination of parental rights for those convicted of rape, consumer protections for Arkansans ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ARKANSAS JOINS IN $120 MILLION ROBO-SIGNING SETTLEMENT]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that he and 44 other attorneys general have reached a $120 million settlement with a Florida-based company alleged to have engaged in robo-signing of foreclosure documents and other improper conduct related to mortgage loan default servicing.

Lender Processing Services Inc., and its subsidiaries, LPS Default Solutions and DocX, act...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: NEW FEES COULD BE IN THE CARDS]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Shopping with a credit card may be a bit more expensive today, now that retailers are permitted to pass along the cost of credit card processing fees to consumers.

As of Jan. 27, retailers may impose a surcharge of up to 4 percent of the purchase price to customers paying by credit card, depending on the amount the merchant pays to the credit card company in processing fees. Merc...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CONSUMER ALERT: FREE TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO MANY TAXPAYERS]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK - Whether taxpayers find the 1040EZ to be not so easy after all, or they would prefer to have assistance in preparing and filing their tax returns, countless consumers will seek help from tax preparation services this year.

There are a variety of free tax assistance options available. So, as tax filing season approaches, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today issued this consumer a...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Youth Suicide Prevention 2010 5_To_Save_A_Life_60]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The winning PSA for the 2010 Youth Suicide Prevention contest, sponsored by...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Youth Suicide 2010 7_Reach_Out_30]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The winning PSA for the 2010 Youth Suicide Prevention contest, sponsored by...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chiefs of Police, 9-23-09]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ASU Heber, 9-22-09]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Low Income Summit, 9-09-09]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Attorney General's Office Healthcare Bureau PSA 1]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Most Recent Public Service Announcement by the office of Arkansas Attorney...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Attorney General's Office Healthcare Bureau PSA 2]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Public Service Announcement talking about the Health Care Bureau in the AG's...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[American Legion Convention]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dustin addresses the American Legion Convention held on July 10, 2009.<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Downtown Little Rock Rotary]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dustin speaks at the Downtown Rotary's July 4th, 2009 luncheon. <br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SAFE Schools Conference]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dustin speaks at the 5th Annual Safe Schools Conference held in North Little...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fort Smith Police Academy Graduation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dustin keynotes the Fort Smith Police Academy's Graduation held on July 3,...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rural Development Speech Part 3]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's remarks at the 2009 Rural Development...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rural Development Speech Part 1]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's remarks at the 2009 Rural Development...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rural Development Speech Part 2]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's remarks at the 2009 Rural Development...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Missing Children's Day Ceremony, 6.4.09]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dustin served as the emcee for the Attorney General's Office's annual Missing...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sevier County Seniors Day]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dustin attends the annual Sevier County Senior Citizens Appreciation Day,...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hope Chamber Banquet]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dustin speaks at the Hope Chamber of Commerce Banquet in March 2009. <br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Attorney General McDaniel's Cyber Safety TV spot]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Visit www.arkansasag.gov/cybersafety.<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[We've Got Your Back, Arkansas]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Consumer Protection Division of the Arkansas Attorney General's Office...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2011 Youth Suicide Prevention PSA Contest Winner]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Here is the winning Public Service Announcement created by a team from...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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