MCDANIEL ANNOUNCES MULTI-STATE SETTLEMENT WITH THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. OVER MASSIVE DATA BREACH

Little Rock, Arkansas – Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, together with 40 other State Attorneys General announced a settlement with the TJX Companies, Inc. The Assurance of Voluntary Compliance between the parties resolves an investigation concerning a massive data breach that placed thousands of consumers’ personal data at risk, nat...
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Posted under "News Releases" Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009

AG FILES TWO MORE COMPLAINTS AGAINST CAR WARRANTY CALLERS

LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced that his office has filed two more lawsuits in federal court against companies that are believed to be placing illegal telemarketing calls about car warranties to Arkansas consumers. The lawsuits filed today against Explicit Media Inc., from Florida and SVM, Inc. from Nevada are...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009

MCDANIEL SENDS LETTER TO U.S ATTORNEY GENERAL EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO REINSTATEMENT OF ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN

LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, along with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and 21 other State Attorneys General, sent a letter to United States Attorney General Eric Holder expressing their opposition to the reinstatement of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994's semi-automatic firearms p...
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Posted under "News Releases" Thursday, Jun 11, 2009

AG FILES COMPLAINTS AGAINST CAR WARRANTY CALLERS

LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced that his office has filed lawsuits in federal court against three companies that are believed to be placing illegal telemarketing calls about car warranties to Arkansas consumers. All across the country, consumers have been inundated with phone calls on their home p...
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Posted under "News Releases" Wednesday, May 13, 2009

AG to Discuss Legal Action Against Companies Making Car Warranty Call

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel will hold a media availability tomorrow, May 13th to discuss legal actions against companies making the car warranty telephone solicitations. Where: Arkansas Attorney General’s Office 11th Floor Conference room When: May 13th Time: 11:00 a.m. ###
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, May 12, 2009

ATTORNEY GENERAL ASKS ARKANSANS TO HELP

Any Information will help Investigation LITTLE ROCK– LITTLE ROCK– Following up on last week’s Consumer Alert, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel asked Arkansans to contact the Attorney General’s office with information they may have gathered after being called by telemarketers selling auto warranties. The entities responsible for the ca...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, Apr 28, 2009

ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT

Names Newport Doctor to Tobacco Settlement Commission LITTLE ROCK– Today, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced the appointment of Dr. Roddy Smart Lochala of Newport to the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission. He will be replacing Dr. Anthony Fletcher effective October 1. Dr. Fletcher is limited by law from servi...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, Apr 28, 2009

Attorney General Congratulates House and Senate on Passage of Ethics Reform

Bill Now Headed to Governor LITTLE ROCK-- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel congratulated the members of the Arkansas General Assembly on passage of SB 867, one of the ethics bills in his legislative package. “I am pleased to see that ‘absentee lobbying’ will now be a thing of the past, no matter how rarely it happens,”...
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Posted under "News Releases" Thursday, Apr 2, 2009

Statement from Attorney General’s Office on Eighth Circuit Ruling in Desegregation Case

LITTLE ROCK– Today, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed District Judge William R. Wilson’s order declaring that the Little Rock School District (“LRSD”) has satisfied the duties imposed on it in the desegregation case and should be released from federal court supervision. The Attorney General is pleased with this ruling as it represent...
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Posted under "News Releases" Thursday, Apr 2, 2009

McDaniel Speaks in Favor of Racial Profiling Hotline Bill

LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and State Senator Hank Wilkins (D-Pine Bluff) spoke in favor of SB 1001, a bill that would establish a racial profiling hotline in the Attorney General's office. The bill instructs the Attorney General's office to set up a dedicated toll free hotline housed within the office that will ...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, Mar 17, 2009

Press Conference on Racial Profiling Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gabe Holmstrom March 16, 2009 (501) 682-0517 **MEDIA ADVISORY** Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and State Senator Hank Wilkins will hold a press conference tomorrow, March 17th to discuss details of SB 1001, the racial profiling legislation and release a copy of the bil...
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Posted under "News Releases" Monday, Mar 16, 2009

ATTORNEY GENERAL’S ETHICS BILLS TO BE FILED MONDAY

LITTLE ROCK– Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today his two ethics bills will be filed in the Senate Monday, March 9, where he expects swift passage. The two bills saw minor changes and additions since being released in draft form last week. Senator Steve Faris (D- Central) will be the lead sponsor on the bill that impacts lobbying ...
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Posted under "News Releases" Thursday, Mar 5, 2009

ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES CRIME VICTIMS REPARATIONS FOR FEBRUARY 2009

LITTLE ROCK —Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that the Arkansas Crime Victims Reparations Board awarded $291,608.14 in reparations to 129 crime victims during February 2009. Additional expenses were paid in 70 previously submitted cases. Created by the 76th General Assembly in 1987, the program provides compensation for vict...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO OPEN AT 10 AM TODAY

LITTLE ROCK--The Arkansas Attorney General's Office will open at 10 AM CST today, Wednesday, January 28, 2009, due to the weather.
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Posted under "News Releases" Wednesday, Jan 28, 2009

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE CLOSED TODAY

Check back later in the day for more updates. LITTLE ROCK- Today, Tuesday, January 27, 2009, the Arkansas Attorney General's office will be closed due to the weather. Please check back here for more information later in the day. ###
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, Jan 27, 2009

MCDANIEL ISSUES STATEMENT ON INCORRECT WEEKEND HEADLINES

AG Office Did NOT Object to Motion to Intervene LITTLE ROCK– Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued the following statement to correct stories that ran in the Associated Press and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette over the weekend: “The Response to the Motion to Intervene filed last Friday, January 23, by my office did not object to the Fami...
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Posted under "News Releases" Monday, Jan 26, 2009

MCDANIEL ANNOUNCES ANIMAL CRUELTY BILL FILED IN SENATE

Looks for Swift Passage of Landmark Legislation LITTLE ROCK– Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel discussed details and distributed copies of his animal cruelty bill for the first time with the media and general public. Senate Bill 77 is sponsored by Senator Sue Madison-(D-Fayetteville) and Representative Pam Adcock (D-Little Rock). At th...
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Posted under "News Releases" Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009

ARKANSAS, 42 OTHER STATES ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT WITH CRAIGSLIST

LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced that Arkansas and 42 other states have reached an agreement with the online classified ad website Craigslist that will greatly limit inappropriate content and illegal activity in its erotic services section. This effort was led by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal....
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Posted under "News Releases" Thursday, Nov 6, 2008

STATE SETTLES CLAIMS AGAINST PFIZER INC. RESOLVING FIVE-YEAR INVESTIGATION INTO THE COMPANY’S MARKETING OF BEXTRA AND CELEBREX

Arkansas and 32 other states share in $60 million settlement LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed a stipulated judgment with Pfizer Inc. resolving a five-year investigation by 33 states concerning the company’s promotion of the “Cox-2” drugs Celebrex® and Bextra®. In addition to a $60 million payment to the participati...
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Posted under "News Releases" Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008

PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY CEPHALON TO PAY

LITTLE ROCK- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced on September 29, 2008 that the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units joined the federal government to reach an agreement in principle with pharmaceutical manufacturer, Cephalon, Inc. to settle allegations of improper off-label marketing of three pharmaceutical drugs. As a...
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Posted under "News Releases" Monday, Oct 6, 2008

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and The Humane Society of the United States Announce Animal Fighting Reward Program

LITTLE ROCK — Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and The Humane Society of the United States have teamed up to combat animal fighting in Arkansas. At a press conference held today at the Office of the Attorney General, they announced that The HSUS is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person inv...
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Posted under "News Releases" Thursday, Oct 2, 2008

ARKANSANS RESPOND TO CALL, MCDANIEL TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS

More Information Requested From Retailers across the State LITTLE ROCK– Friday, in the face of Hurricane Ike, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel raised concerns about price gouging at the gas pumps. In an effort to address that concern, General McDaniel asked Arkansans to send his office photographs and other documentation of what they belie...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, Sep 16, 2008

MCDANIEL ASKS FOR ARKANSANS HELP

Email or Text Pictures of Price Gouging LITTLE ROCK– Hurricane Ike is approaching the Texas coastline today, and threatening both oil refinery capacity and gasoline supply lines into Arkansas. As a result both rumors and accurate accounts of gas price increases are flooding the Attorney General’s office. Today, Attorney General D...
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Posted under "News Releases" Friday, Sep 12, 2008

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB SETTLES FOR $389 MILLION TO RESOLVE MEDICAID PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING AND MARKETING ALLEGATIONS

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB SETTLES FOR $389 MILLION TO RESOLVE MEDICAID PHARMACEUTICAL PRICING AND MARKETING ALLEGATIONS Arkansas to Receive $1.3 Million LITTLE ROCK-Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced the State of Arkansas’s settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb company (BMS) and its former wholly owned subsidiary Ap...
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Posted under "News Releases" Friday, Jul 18, 2008

Attorney General McDaniel Settles Litigation Against American Veterans Coalition

LITTLE ROCK- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that his office entered into a settlement of a consumer protection lawsuit that was filed against American Veterans Coalition. In December of 2007, McDaniel filed suit against the Washington-based group, claiming that it had deceived Arkansas residents during solicitations for donati...
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Posted under "News Releases" Friday, Jul 11, 2008

MCDANIEL TOUTS ONLINE PHARMACY DATABASE

Pseudoephedrine Purchases Now Monitored Real Time Statewide SEARCY– Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that every pharmacy in Arkansas that sells products containing pseudoephedrine is online and using the electronic logbook, which is monitored by local and state law enforcement. Using this new technology, law enforcement...
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Posted under "News Releases" Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008

MCDANIEL SETTLES CLAIMS AGAINST EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC.

LITTLE ROCK-Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that Arkansas joined 29 states and the District of Columbia in entering into a settlement of consumer protection claims against Express Scripts, Inc., one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits management (PBM) companies. As part of the settlement, Express Scripts is required to si...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, May 27, 2008

MCDANIEL ANNOUNCES MERCK SETTLEMENT RESOLVING A THREE-YEAR INVESTIGATION INTO THE COMPANY’S MARKETING OF VIOXX

Arkansas and 29 other states share in $58 million settlement LITTLE ROCK-Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today announced that his office, along with 29 other states, reached a settlement with Merck and Company, Inc. resolving a three-year investigation by 30 states concerning the company’s deceptive promotion of the “Cox-2” drug Vioxx. CO...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, May 20, 2008

MCDANIEL TESTIFIES BEFORE U.S. HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON BYRNE GRANTS

LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel testified before the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, on H.R. 3546, a bill to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012. Byrne-JAG is currently the on...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, May 20, 2008

ATTORNEY GENERALS OF 49 STATES ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT WITH FACEBOOK TO MAKE SITE SAFER FOR UNDERAGE USERS

LITTLE ROCK- The attorneys general of 49 states and the District of Columbia today announced that Facebook has agreed to changes to better protect children from predators and inappropriate content and to participate in a task force on implementation of age and identity verification software. Since 2006, Connecticut Attorney General Richa...
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Posted under "News Releases" Thursday, May 8, 2008

ATTORNEY GENERAL DUSTIN MCDANIEL UNVEILS “BE STREET SMART”

ATTORNEY GENERAL DUSTIN MCDANIEL UNVEILS “BE STREET SMART” Website, PSA’s to Help Educate Arkansas’ Youth LITTLE ROCK– Today, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced the launch of a new initiative and website called, "Be Street Smart." The hub of this program is the website, www.bestreetsmart.org. This is a centra...
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Posted under "News Releases" Friday, Apr 11, 2008

McDaniel on Payday Lenders: A Good Start, But a Long Way to Go

LITTLE ROCK– Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced a large response to the 156 letters sent March 18th to licensed payday lenders demanding they cease illegal lending practices in Arkansas. As of today, the Attorney General’s office has received direct word from fifty-two companies advising that they will comply with the laws of Ar...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, Apr 8, 2008

ATTORNEY GENERAL MCDANIEL SUES ABBOTT AND FOURNIER FOR ILLEGIALLY BLOCKING GENERIC COMPETITION TO TRICOR

LITTLE ROCK– Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that the State of Arkansas has joined 18 other states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit charging Abbott Laboratories and French drug company Fournier with violating antitrust and consumer protection laws. The lawsuit alleges that Abbott Laboratories and Fournier took se...
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Posted under "News Releases" Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008

McDaniel Demands Termination of Payday Lending in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK– Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that he is sending letters to “payday lending” businesses operating under a license in Arkansas, asking them to stop the practice immediately. McDaniel defines “payday” lending as short term loans that charge interest in amounts that vastly exceed the usury limit imposed by the Constitu...
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Posted under "News Releases" Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008

ATTORNEY GENERAL DUSTIN MCDANIEL ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT OF ANTITRUST LAWSUIT AGAINST BARR PHARMACEUTICALS

Little Rock, AR – Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced the settlement of a lawsuit against the drug company, Barr Pharmaceuticals. The lawsuit, joined by thirty-three other states, and the District of Columbia, alleged that Barr Pharmaceuticals and Warner Chilcott violated state and federal antitrust laws by taking steps that prevented ge...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008

MCDANIEL JOINS 28 OTHER ATTORNEYS GENERAL IN SETTLING CONSUMER PROTECTION CLAIMS AGAINST CAREMARK

LITTLE ROCK- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced that he along with Attorneys General from 28 other states, entered into a settlement of consumer protection claims against Caremark Rx, L.L.C., one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits management (PBM) companies. The States allege that Caremark engaged in deceptive business p...
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Posted under "News Releases" Friday, Feb 15, 2008

McDaniel Announces $11 Million Settlement With Drug Manufacturer Merck

LITTLE ROCK – Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced that the Arkansas Medicaid program will receive $11,371,948 as part of two separate global settlements totaling $649 million with Merck & Co., Inc.. The settlements involve 49 states, the District of Columbia and the federal government. Merck is the manufacturer of the drugs Zocor, ...
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Posted under "News Releases" Thursday, Feb 7, 2008

McDaniel Files Suit against Deceptive Veterans Charity

McDaniel Files Suit against Deceptive Veterans Charity LITTLE ROCK—Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced the filing of a consumer protection lawsuit against a Washington State-based organization which calls itself The American Veterans Coalition (“AVC”). The lawsuit alleges that AVC and its owners have conducted fraudulent...
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Posted under "News Releases" Thursday, Dec 13, 2007

McDaniel Files Suit Against Ferrellgas

McDaniel Files Suit Against Ferrellgas Deceptive Trade Practices Alleged LITTLE ROCK– Yesterday, the Attorney General’s office, on behalf of the State of Arkansas and 45,000 Arkansas Ferrellgas customers, filed suit against Ferrellgas for violations of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”). “I have gone to great le...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, Dec 4, 2007

McDaniel First Arkansan Named Aspen-Rodel Fellow

LITTLE ROCK – Thursday, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel will depart for Aspen, Colorado to participate in three days of meetings with the third class of the Aspen Institute's Rodel Fellows program. He is the first Arkansan selected as a Fellow. McDaniel will join one other attorney general, four lieutenant governors, and officials from various le...
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Posted under "News Releases" Wednesday, Nov 28, 2007

McDaniel to Supports Gun Ownership Rights for Citizens at High Court

McDaniel to Support Gun Ownership Rights for Citizens at High Court LITTLE ROCK— Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced his intent to support the Second Amendment as a “right to bear arms” for individuals, not just militia members, by joining a brief to be filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. Last week, the high court agreed to...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, Nov 27, 2007

Attorney General McDaniel Files Suit Against Out-of-business Auto Dealership & Owner

Hyundai Dealership Failed to Pay Off Trade-in Vehicles and Failed to Honor other Commitments to Consumers LITTLE ROCK– Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed a lawsuit against McKay Motors, LLC as well as John P. McKay who operated McKay Hyundai in Pine Bluff. The lawsuit alleges that McKay Motors, through its dealership McKay Hy...
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Posted under "News Releases" Monday, Aug 27, 2007

Online Auction Scam Uncovered, Consumer Refunded Money

LITTLE ROCK – While online auction scams are not new, scammers are becoming more sophisticated and going to greater lengths to defraud consumers. Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel wants to draw attention to a particularly shocking scam in order to encourage Arkansans to exercise caution when shopping on Internet auction sites. Recently...
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Posted under "News Releases" Thursday, Aug 23, 2007

Attorney General McDaniel Announces Agreement with AOL

Company will refund consumers and modify its cancellation and retention practices LITTLE ROCK- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today announced an agreement with AOL requiring the company to make significant changes in honoring consumer cancellation requests and further ordering refunds for consumers. Arkansas served as a member of the Execut...
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Posted under "News Releases" Wednesday, Jul 11, 2007

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel Reaches Agreement with Trilegiant Corporation

Little Rock- Attorney General Dustin McDaniel today announced a settlement with Trilegiant Corporation resolving allegations that the company tricked consumers into paying for membership programs providing for discounts on car and home repair, shopping, and other goods and services. The settlement resolves claims that Trilegiant solicited consumers...
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Posted under "News Releases" Friday, Jun 1, 2007

McDaniel Joins National Taskforce to Examine Legal & Policy Barriers to Ensuring School Safety

ATTORNEY GENERAL DUSTIN MCDANIEL JOINS NATIONAL TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE LEGAL AND POLICY BARRIERS TO ENSURING SCHOOL SAFETY LITTLE ROCK--Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced plans today to join a coalition of the nation’s state Attorneys General in a coordinated effort to examine legal issues related to school violence and safety. In ...
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Posted under "News Releases" Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Beware of “Free Money” Scams

LITTLE ROCK – Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued this consumer alert to warn Arkansans about a new scam soliciting "secret shoppers." Recently the Public Protection Department of the Office of the Attorney General has received several complaints and inquiries about this scam, in which consumers receive a solicitation via the mail alerti...
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Posted under "News Releases" Friday, Mar 23, 2007

Attorney General McDaniel to Return to Arkansas

Today Concludes Three Days of Meetings in DC LITTLE ROCK– Attorney General Dustin McDaniel will return today from Washington D.C. after three days of meetings with 47 other Attorneys General from around the country at the spring meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). While there he met with U.S. Attorney Gene...
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Posted under "News Releases" Wednesday, Mar 7, 2007

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel Announces $3.2 Million Settlement in Fraud Case

LITTLE ROCK– Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced today that pharmaceutical manufacturer Schering-Plough Corporation of New Jersey, has paid $3.2 million in civil damages, fines and penalties for offenses against the Medicaid and Medicare programs. While the majority of the settlement went to the federal government, $986,902.18 was paid direc...
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Posted under "News Releases" Thursday, Feb 8, 2007

Attorney General McDaniel Recognizes Teen Dating Violence Week

AG's office to start new educational program LITTLE ROCK-- Today, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel recognized the week of February 5 as Arkansas Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week. He also announced the Attorney General's office is developing a new educational program geared towards educating teens on warning sig...
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Posted under "News Releases" Monday, Feb 5, 2007

Attorney General's Office Wins in Supreme Court

Arkansas Safer as a Result of Today’s Decision LITTLE ROCK–The Arkansas Attorney General’s office won an important case today before the Arkansas Supreme Court. In a unanimous decision authored by Associate Justice Tom Glaze, the court held that Jeremy Eli Bailey, who had been charged with kidnapping and raping a 17 year old girl with ...
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Posted under "News Releases" Friday, Jan 26, 2007

Attorney General Dustin McDaniel Announces Legislative Package

Methamphetamine, Child Protection, and ID Theft Top Package LITTLE ROCK– Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced his legislative package and priorities for the 86th General Assembly. Fighting Methamphetamine, Child Protection and ID theft highlight his first package to present to the Legislature. McDaniel...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, Jan 23, 2007

Attorney General McDaniel Targets Identity Theft

Today, newly elected Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced a proposal aimed at preventing identity theft that will be presented as part of his legislative package for the 2007 legislative session. "Essentially what you'll see is a package of bills that fall under the categories of consumer protection and/or law enforcement," McDaniel said...
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Posted under "News Releases" Tuesday, Jan 9, 2007