##Press Releases
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June 19, 2013
Attorney General Recovers $2 Million In Insurance Funds For Contaminated Gas Station Cleanup
June 13, 2013
Vermont Attorney General’s Office Now On Facebook
June 11, 2013
VT Fairpoint President Mike Smith Honored For Anti-Fraud Efforts
June 4, 2013
Tobacco Giant R.J. Reynolds Ordered to Pay the State $8 Million in Penalties and to Stop Deceptive Advertising
May 31, 2013
Attorney General Warns Consumers and Businesses to Beware of Phony Electric Service Disconnection Calls
May 31, 2013
Attorney General Sorrell Travels to Turkey with Delegation of Attorneys General
May 23, 2013
Vermont Attorney General Press Release on Petition to NRC Regarding the Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
May 22, 2013
Vermont Attorney General Reaches Agreement with Penguin Group Inc. to Resolve E-Book Price-Fixing Allegations
May 22, 2013
State Police Officer Justified in use of Deadly Force
May 22, 2013
Vermont Attorney General Sues "Patent Troll" in Groundbreaking Lawsuit
May 21, 2013
Vermonters Receive $14.7 Million in Foreclosure Relief to Date Under National Settlement
May 20, 2013
Debt Adjustor Sanctioned for Violating Licensing and Consumer Laws
May 16, 2013
Attorney General Sorrell Urges Congress to Take Steps to Combat Elder Fraud
May 14, 2013
Attorney General's Office Warns about Fraudulent Advertising Scam
May 14, 2013
Attorney General William Sorrell warns Consumers of Text Message “SMISHING” Scam
May 8, 2013
Attorney General Releases Survey Results at FTC; Urges Consumers To Check Mobile Phone Bills For "Crammed" Charges
May 8, 2013
“Trademark Monitoring” Company Settles with Vermont Attorney General Over Deceptive Mailings
May 1, 2013
Rutland Man Cited In Connection With Pedestrian Death
April 29, 2013
Milton Man Charged With Aggravated Sexual Assault On A Child
April 22, 2013
Attorney General Sorrell Announces Data Security For Small Businesses Workshop
April 19, 2013
Middlebury Police Officers Justified In Use Of Deadly Force
April 19, 2013
The RGA and Brian Dubie Settle with the State in Campaign Finance Law Enforcement Action
March 29, 2013
Caregiver Convicted For Falsely Obtaining Money From The Vermont Medicaid Program
March 27, 2013
Caregiver Convicted For Falsely Obtaining Money From The Vermont Medicaid Program
March 26, 2013
“Grant Deed” Seller Settles With Vermont Attorney General Over Deceptive Mailings
March 11, 2013
Vermont Attorney General's Taser Forum
March 4, 2013
Vermont Attorney General to Host Public Forum on Vermont Law Enforcement’s Use of Tasers
March 4, 2013
National Consumer Protection Week VT AG's Consumer Assistance Program
March 1, 2013
Cumberland Farms To Pay $150,000 For Underground Storage Tank Violations
February 28, 2013
Former Oral Surgeon Sentenced For Medicaid Fraud
February 28, 2013
Vermont Urges Supreme Court To Strike Down The Defense Of Marriage Act
February 26, 2013
Two Canadians Settle With Vermont Attorney General Over Unauthorized Billings
February 25, 2013
$8.5 Million Multistate Clean Air Act Settlement Results in Improved Air Quality and Mitigation Funds for Vermont
February 20, 2013
Former State Police Officer Convicted Of Assault Charges
February 19, 2013
Attorney General Sorrell Announces That Pfizer Will Pay Vermont $611,000 As Part Of Zyvox And Lyrica Settlement
February 15, 2013
UPDATED: Vermont Receives $371,000 In Multi-State Settlement With Lender Processing Services, Inc. - Consumer Hotline Number Now Available -
February 12, 2013
Two Burlington Men Arrested For Possession Of Child Pornography
February 5, 2013
Personal Care Attendant Convicted of Unlawful Possession of Narcotic Drugs
February 5, 2013
Vermont To Receive $371,000 In Multi-State Settlement With Lender Processing Services, Inc.
January 25, 2013
No Criminal Charges To Be Filed Against Vermont State Trooper For Deploying Taser
January 11, 2013
Vermont Attorney General Joins President Obama And The Vermont Legislature In Commemorating January 11th As Human Trafficking Awareness Day
January 7, 2013
Merchant Service Center To Pay $1,000 Per Letter For Negative Option Letters Sent To Vermont Businesses
January 3, 2013
Vermont Attorney General And Department Of Public Service, Joined By New York Attorney General, File Comments To The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission On The Need For A Comprehensive Environmental Review Of The Storage Of Spent Nuclear Fuel
December 21, 2012
EPA Takes Action On Particulate Pollution
December 19, 2012
Attorney General Sorrell Warns Of “Free Money” Scams This Holiday Season
December 18, 2012
Burlington Man Sentenced For Possession Of Child Pornography
December 18, 2012
Northfield Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography
December 17, 2012
EPA Takes Action On Particulate Pollution
December 17, 2012
Vermont To Receive $1,000,000 From Mcgregor’s Pharmacy To Settle Medicaid And Consumer Fraud Allegations
December 11, 2012
Paid Fundraisers Continue To Keep Lion's Share Of Charitable Donations
November 21, 2012
Two Hancock Men Charged With Sale Of Methamphetamine
November 20, 2012
Caregiver Charged With Medicaid Fraud
November 19, 2012
Alburgh Man Sentenced To Eighteen Months To Nine Years For Drug Offenses And Obstruction Of Justice
November 15, 2012
Attorney General Sorrell Announces Glaxosmithkline will Pay Vermont $1.17 Million as Part of Avandia Settlement
November 13, 2012
Attorney General William H. Sorrell Announces Appointment Of Deputy Attorney General
November 13, 2012
Logging Companies To Pay $150,000 For Improper Timber Harvesting
November 8, 2012
Pittsford Man Pleads Guilty To Releasing And Improperly Storing Hazardous Waste
November 5, 2012
Another Company That Charged Vermonters’ Phone Bills Settles With Attorney General
November 1, 2012
Capital One Bank Settles Advertising Claim With Vermont Attorney General
October 25, 2012
Federal Court Dismisses Entergy’s Challenge To Energy Tax
October 24, 2012
Attorney General Sues Vermont Company For Mislabeling Mints As “Vermont” Products
October 18, 2012
Physician Pleads Guilty To Prescription Fraud
October 18, 2012
Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Strikes Down The Defense Of Marriage Act
October 12, 2012
Physician Cited For Prescription Fraud
October 10, 2012
Spending By Medical Products Companies Continues To Rise
September 27, 2012
Vermont Attorney General Urges Vermonters to take Advantage of “Take-Back Day” to Dispose of Unused Medications Safely
September 19, 2012
Farmer Sued For Violation Of Vermont's Water Pollution Laws
September 14, 2012
State Police Officer Justified In Use Of Deadly Force
September 12, 2012
Attorney General William Sorrell Advises Consumers To Be Wary Of An International Internet Scam Targeting Members Of The Deaf Community
September 10, 2012
Company That Charged Vermonters’ Phone Bills Settles With Attorney General
September 7, 2012
Vermont Joins with New York and Connecticut in Urging Federal Court to Strike Down The Defense of Marriage Act
August 31, 2012
Five Individuals Charged With Cocaine-Related Offenses In Rutland County
August 30, 2012
Attorney General Sorrell Announces Johnson & Johnson To Pay Vermont $4.1 Million As Part Of Landmark Settlement
August 30, 2012
Vermont Attorney General’s E-Books Settlement Will Deliver As Much As $178,000 To Vermont Consumers
August 23, 2012
Waitsfield Man Charged With Neglect And Financial Exploitation Of A Vulnerable Adult, As Well As Grand Larceny
August 23, 2012
Former Barre City Police Officer Sentenced For Unlawful Trespass, Unlawful Mischief, And Resisting Arrest
August 13, 2012
Hinesburg Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
August 10, 2012
Court Orders Reclamation of Excavation Site and Civil Penalties Against Stamford Landowners
July 30, 2012
Waterbury Vermont Man Charged With Unlawful Possession of Regulated Narcotics
July 25, 2012
Attorney General Issues Guidance Regarding Independent Expenditure PACS
July 17, 2012
Attorney General William Sorrell Advises Consumers To Be Wary Of Home Improvement Fraud
July 17, 2012
Court Rejects Corporation’s Claim For $4,200,000 In Attorneys’ Fees
July 16, 2012
Attorney General William Sorrell Asks FTC To Investigate Vermont's High Gas Prices
July 12, 2012
Attorney General William Sorrell Recognizes Price Chopper Associate For Stopping A Grandparent Scam
July 9, 2012
Attorney General Sorrell Announces Vermont Cyber Security Project
July 6, 2012
Cavendish Man Convicted Of Aggravated Assault Stemming From July 2010 Shooting In Chester, Vermont
July 2, 2012
Glaxosmithkline To Pay Vermont $2 Million As Part Of Largest Healthcare Fraud Settlement In U.S. History
June 28, 2012
Seller Of “Compostable” Products Settles Deceptive Packaging Claims
June 26, 2012
EPA Standards For Greenhouse Gas Emissions Upheld
June 26, 2012
Former Vermont State Trooper Pleads Guilty To Driving On A Suspended License
June 22, 2012
Court Rules Vermont's Campaign Finance Laws Are Constitutional
June 15, 2012
States Succeed In Forcing Epa To Take Action On Particulate Pollution
June 15, 2012
Brooklyn New York Man Arrested For Trafficking Heroin In Vermont
June 15, 2012
Vermont Joins Six States In Support Of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
June 12, 2012
Former State Police Officer Arraigned On Assault Charges
June 11, 2012
Nine States And The National Conference Of State Legislatures Join Attorney General's Appeal Of Vermont Yankee Case
June 8, 2012
Vermont And Other States Win Lawsuit Challenging Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rules On Storage Of Spent Nuclear Fuel
June 7, 2012
Attorney General William Sorrell Warns Vermont Businesses And Organizations Of Deceptive Invoice Mailing
June 4, 2012
Vermont Files Brief In Appeal Of Vermont Yankee Decision
June 1, 2012
Former Pharmacist Convicted Of Unlawful Possession Of Regulated Drugs
June 1, 2012
Attorney General Sorrell Posts Presentation On Online Safety For Students
June 1, 2012
Vermont Attorney General Hails Major Changes To Consumer Protection Laws
May 29, 2012
Caregiver Charged With Medicaid Fraud
May 24, 2012
Former Barre City Police Officer Convicted Of Unlawful Trespass, Unlawful Mischief, And Resisting Arrest
May 23, 2012
Attorney General William Sorrell Warns Consumers Of Another Emerging Text Phishing Scam
May 23, 2012
Attorney General Sorrell, Facebook, And Essex High School Team Up To Keep Students Safe Online
May 21, 2012
Attorney General William Sorrell, The Vermont Department Of Financial Regulation And Merchants Bank Warn Consumers Of Telephone And Text Phishing Scam
May 17, 2012
Former State Police Officer Cited For Assault
May 16, 2012
Caregiver Convicted For Falsely Obtaining Monies From The Vermont Medicaid Program
May 16, 2012
Skechers Settles Charges Of Deceptive Advertising For Shoe Marketing
May 15, 2012
Attorney General Sues Companies That Charged Vermonters’ Phone Bills
May 14, 2012
Four Companies That Charged Vermonters’ Phone Bills Settle With Attorney General
May 10, 2012
Attorneys General Delaney and Sorrell Will Meet on the Norwich/Hanover Bridge on May 14th for the Eleventh Perambulation of the NH/VT Boundary
May 10, 2012
Movie Studios Urged To Stop Smoking Depiction In Youth-Rated Movies
May 7, 2012
Attorney General Announces Participation In The Largest Consumer Protection Prescription Drug Settlement And In Medicaid Fraud Settlement Against Abbott
May 7, 2012
State Police Officer Justified In Use Of Deadly Force
May 3, 2012
Jury Convicts Rutland Resident Of Sale Of Cocaine
May 1, 2012
Attorney General Settles With Vermont Car Dealer Over Errors In Sales Transactions
April 19, 2012
Jury Convicts Former Rutland Resident Of Sale Of Heroin
April 17, 2012
Attorney General And EEOC To Host Equal Pay Conference
April 13, 2012
Glover Man Convicted On Cocaine Charges
April 11, 2012
Vermont Attorney General Charges Publishers And Apple With Antitrust Law Violations, Price-Fixing For E-Books
April 11, 2012
Caregiver Charged With Medicaid Fraud And False Pretenses
April 2, 2012
Spending By Drug, Device, And Biologic Companies On The Rise
April 2, 2012
Vermont Court Fines Debt Settlement Company, Awards Refunds, In Consumer Fraud Case
March 29, 2012
Three More Companies That Charged Vermonters’ Phone Bills Settle With Attorney General
March 28, 2012
Vermont Joins 11 State Coalition At U.S. Supreme Court In Opposition To The Arizona Immigration Law
March 28, 2012
Attorney General William Sorrell Warns Vermont Consumers Of Telephone Computer Hacking Scam
March 22, 2012
Burlington Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography
March 16, 2012
Vermont Supports Clean Air Act Rule Reducing Toxic Air Pollution From Power Plants
March 14, 2012
Grand Isle Man Sentenced For Possession Of Child Pornography
March 9, 2012
Pharmacist Charged With Unlawfully Dispensing Regulated Drugs
March 9, 2012
Derby Man Pleads Guilty To Lewdness And Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor
February 29, 2012
Attorney General’s Office Concludes Investigation
February 21, 2012
Attorney General Warns Of “Grandparent” Consumer Scam
February 18, 2012
Attorney General Appeals District Court Decision In Entergy V. Shumlin
February 15, 2012
Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal Of Federal Action Against The State Of Vermont
February 15, 2012
State Files Action Against Republican Governors Association and Brian Dubie for Campaign Finance Violations
February 10, 2012
States Sue EPA Over Slow Action on Particulate Pollution
February 9, 2012
Vermont To Receive $6.7 Million From Joint State-Federal Settlement With Five Largest Mortgage Servicers
February 8, 2012
Vermont Attorney General Announces Multi-State Settlement With Debt Collector NCO Financial Systems
February 1, 2012
Grand Isle Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography
February 1, 2012
Connecticut Man Sentenced To 5 To 20 Years For Sexual Crimes Against Minors
January 19, 2012
Attorney General Settles Consumer Protection Claim Against Pyrofax Energy for Minimum Usage Fees
January 17, 2012
Vermont Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief In Support Of Constitutionality Of Health Care Reform
January 17, 2012
Licensed Nursing Assistant Arrested For Second Degree Murder And Abuse Of Nursing Home Resident
January 13, 2012
Vermont Attorney General’s Office Completes Hartford Police Department Excessive Force Reviews
January 5, 2012
Fletcher Allen Neonatologist Enters Into Amended Stipulation With State Of Vermont Board Of Medical Practice
December 29, 2011
Rutland Oral Surgeon Charged Criminally With Lewd And Lascivious Conduct In Connection With His Practice
December 19, 2011
Burlington Landlords Asked To Demonstrate Compliance With Vermont Lead In Housing Law
December 13, 2011
Court Orders Home Improvement Contractor Donald Bevins To Pay $79,623.08 In Restitution
December 13, 2011
Parties To Pay $87,000 For Cleanup Of Hazardous Waste
December 5, 2011
Burlington Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography
December 2, 2011
Court Imposes Penalty For Campaign Finance Law Violation
November 23, 2011
Vermont To Receive $600,000 From Settlement Of Claims Against Merck For Off-Label Marketing Of Vioxx
November 16, 2011
Hinesburg Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography
November 14, 2011
Former Orleans County Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty To Neglect Of Duty
November 9, 2011
Agency Of Natural Resources Admits Violations At Environmental Laboratory
November 4, 2011
Tobacco Companies Will Not Contest Vermont's Diligent Enforcement
November 4, 2011
Former Vermont State Trooper Pleads Guilty To DUI
October 28, 2011
‘Stop The Texts And Stop The Wrecks’ Is Message To Young Adult Drivers From Attorney General William Sorrell
October 28, 2011
State Police Officers Justified In Use Of Deadly Force
October 27, 2011
Rutland Woman Convicted On Two Counts Of Selling Cocaine
October 21, 2011
Consumers Should Review Privacy Rights in Sale of Borders Customer Info Before Nov. 2, 2011
October 20, 2011
Attorney General Settles With New Hampshire Car Dealer Over Misleading “Employee Pricing” Advertising
October 20, 2011
Five More Companies That Charged Vermonters’ Phone Bills Settle With Attorney General
October 14, 2011
Court Orders Clean-Up And $20,0000 In Penalties Against Former Milton Junkyard Owner For Environmental Violations
October 11, 2011
Connecticut Resident Pleads Guilty To Sexual Offenses With A Minor
October 6, 2011
Court Finds Violations Of Vermont's Campaign Finance Law
October 5, 2011
Coventry Woman Pleads Guilty To Failure To File Income Tax Returns
September 27, 2011
Compostable Products Company Settles Deceptive Packaging Claims
September 20, 2011
Danville Man Sentenced To 5 To 12 Years All Suspended But 3 Years To Serve For Cocaine Charges
September 12, 2011
Bolton Man Pleads Guilty To Submitting False Water-Supply Testing Reports
September 12, 2011
Rutland Woman Sentenced For Prescription Fraud, Identity Theft And Theft Of Services
September 8, 2011
Licensed Nursing Aide Charged With Drug Diversion And Abuse And Financial Exploitation Of Vulnerable Adults
September 2, 2011
IRENE RECOVERY INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
August 26, 2011
Dish Network To Pay $125,000 For Sending Misleading Letters To Customers
August 23, 2011
Attorney General Announces New State Rental Housing Website And Washington County Lead Law Settlements
August 19, 2011
Reebok Companies Settle Groundwater-Monitoring Claims With Attorney General
August 19, 2011
Home Improvement Contractor Donald Bevins Jailed For Failing To Maintain Workers’ Compensation Insurance
August 12, 2011
Attorney General explains reason for not investigating Burlington Telecom
August 12, 2011
Casella To Pay $1 Million For Violations Of Attorney General Settlement
August 3, 2011
Agri-Mark/Cabot Settles Claims Of rBST-Free Misrepresentations
August 2, 2011
Nursing Aide Jailed For Narcotics Substitution And Abusing An Elderly Resident
July 26, 2011
Attorney General Continues Effort To Reduce Lead Hazards In Vermont Rental Housing
July 25, 2011
Attorney General Settles Claims Of Lead In Drinking Glasses
July 19, 2011
Court Rules In Favor Of Vermont And Denies Entergy's Request For A Preliminary Injunction
July 14, 2011
Former Rutland Police Officer Convicted Of Neglect Of Duty
July 14, 2011
Operating Room Nurse Will Serve 9 Months In Jail For Stealing And Possessing Narcotic Drug
July 12, 2011
Caregiver Convicted For Falsely Obtaining Monies From Medicaid Program
July 8, 2011
Fair Haven Man Pleads Guilty To Home Improvement Fraud
July 6, 2011
Attorney General Announces Results Of Vermont Yankee Criminal Investigation
July 1, 2011
South Burlington Man Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography
July 1, 2011
Whitingham Man Sentenced For Possession Of Child Pornography
June 29, 2011
Court Finds Violations Of Vermont’s Campaign Finance Law
June 24, 2011
Williston Man Pleads Guilty To Failing To Provide Workers’ Compensation Insurance
June 23, 2011
Glaxosmithkline And Sb Pharmco To Pay Vermont $530 Thousand In Settlement
June 23, 2011
Supreme Court Strikes Down Vermont Prescription Privacy Law
June 20, 2011
Supreme Court Issues Decision In Aep V. Connecticut Case
June 8, 2011
Papa John’s Settles Menu-Labeling Claim With Attorney General
June 6, 2011
Attorney General Hails New Telephone Anti-Cramming Law
May 24, 2011
Vermont Files Opposition To Entergy's Motion For Preliminary Injunction In Federal Court
May 23, 2011
Attorney General Announces Agreement With Circle K To Curb Tobacco Sales To Minors
May 17, 2011
Derby Man Charged With Sexual Assault And With Lewd And Lascivious Conduct With A Child
May 6, 2011
Attorney General Announces Settlement With Video Rental Chain
May 4, 2011
Five More Companies That Charged Vermonters’ Phone Bills Settle With Attorney General
April 22, 2011
Licensed Nursing Assistant Arrested On Financial Exploitation Charges
April 22, 2011
Attorney General Warns Of Lead In Drinking Glasses
April 21, 2011
Vermont Attorney General Posts Dean Foods Settlement Documents To Website
April 14, 2011
Humane Society Awards Vermont Attorney General The 2010 Law Enforcement Award
April 4, 2011
Vermont Sees Drug Companies Reduce Payments To Health Care Providers
March 21, 2011
State Police Officer Justified In Use Of Deadly Force
March 14, 2011
Companies That Charged Vermonters’ Phone Bills Settle With Attorney General
March 11, 2011
"Be Careful Who You Hire To Swing That Hammer!"
March 10, 2011
Astrazenecea To Pay Vermont $1.4 Million In Historic Settlement
March 10, 2011
Attorney General Warns Vermonters: "Free Trials Are Rarely Free!"
March 9, 2011
Attorney General Warns Vermonters Of Fake, Threatening And Harassing Collection Calls
March 8, 2011
Attorney General Warns Vermonters Against Phony Debt And Mortgage Rescue Services
March 7, 2011
National Consumer Protection Week 2011 Attorney General Warns Vermonters About Wire Transfer Fraud
March 3, 2011
35 States, The U.S. Government, Doctors, Consumer Groups And Privacy Experts Join Attorney General's Appeal To Uphold Vermont Law
February 18, 2011
Brattleboro Police Officer Justified In Use Of Deadly Force
February 17, 2011
Home Improvement Contractor Donald Bevins Charged With Failure To Maintain Worker’s Compensation Insurance And Violating A Department Of Labor Stop Work Order
February 16, 2011
Swanton Town Constable Pleads To Neglect Of Duty
February 15, 2011
Former Orleans County Deputy Sheriff Charged With Neglect Of Duty And Criminal Trespass
February 15, 2011
Vermont Joins Challenge Of Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rules On Storage Of Spent Nuclear Fuel
February 12, 2011
Court Finds Former Milton Junkyard Owner Liable For Environmental Violations
February 9, 2011
Vermont Joins Group Of State Attorneys General In Continued Support Of Federal Health Care Reform
February 4, 2011
State Police Officer Justified In Use Of Deadly Force
February 3, 2011
Attorney General Settles With Manchester-Area Landlords For Violations Of Lead Law
January 31, 2011
Attorney Susanne Young Rejoins Attorney General’s Office
January 26, 2011
Care Provider Convicted For Falsely Obtaining Monies From Medicaid Program
January 26, 2011
Aide Jailed For Narcotics Substitution And Abusing A 93 Year Old Nursing Home Resident
January 26, 2011
Court Approves Attorney General HIPAA Settlement With Health Insurer
January 18, 2011
Attorney General Settles Security Breach Allegations Against Health Insurer
January 18, 2011
Pawlett Vermont Man Charged With Lewd And Lascivious Conduct With A Child
January 13, 2011
Vermont To Receive $136,000 From Settlement Of Claims Against Glaxosmithkline For Selling Defective Drugs
January 13, 2011
Vermont To Receive $74,000 From Settlement Of Claims Against Allergan For Off-Label Marketing Of Botox
January 7, 2011
Supreme Court Grants Vermont Request To Review Data Mining Case
January 5, 2011
Stratton Corporation And Winhall-Stratton Fire District To Pay $80,000 For Environmental Violations
January 4, 2011
Canadian Correspondence School Settles "Vermont" Address Claims With Attorney General
December 23, 2010
Settlements Reached With EPA To Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Power Plants And Refineries
December 23, 2010
Attorney General Settles With DIRECTV
December 21, 2010
Vermont Joins Antitrust Lawsuit Against Credit Card Companies
December 16, 2010
Court Finds Williston-Based Home Improvement Contractor Donald Bevins In Contempt And Bars Him From Roofing Business
December 15, 2010
Dannon Settles Attorney General Charges Of Deceptive Advertising Of Yogurt Products
November 23, 2010
No Criminal Charges Filed Against Hartford Police Officers In Use Of Force Case
November 19, 2010
Attorney General Announces Proposed Bias-Free Policing Policy
November 18, 2010
Employee Of Bushway Packing Plant Pleads Guilty To Charge Of Aggravated Cruelty To Animals
November 17, 2010
Attorney General Releases Report On Vermont Healthy Weight Initiative
November 9, 2010
Court Upholds Confidentiality Of Criminal Investigation And Inquest Records
November 5, 2010
Vermont Railway, Inc. To Pay $120,000 For Hazardous Waste Management Violations
November 3, 2010
State Employees To Receive Health Care Fraud Training
October 28, 2010
Attorney General Settles Consumer Claims With Foreclosure Rescue Firm
October 27, 2010
Owner Of Bushway Packing Plant Pleads Nolo Contendere To Charge Of Cruelty To Animals
October 26, 2010
Attorney General's Office Concludes Investigation Of Campaign Finance Complaint
October 25, 2010
Attorney General’s Office Files Two Campaign Finance Law Enforcement Actions
October 25, 2010
Vermont State Trooper Charged With DUI
October 20, 2010
Oral Surgeon Charged Criminally With Medicaid Fraud
October 15, 2010
Burlington Man Sentenced For Possession Of Child Pornography And For Promoting A Recording Of Sexual Conduct Involving A Child
October 15, 2010
Attorney General William H. Sorrell Announces Public Hearing on Certification of Law Enforcement Officers
October 14, 2010
Attorney General Warns Vermonters About Wire Transfer Fraud
October 13, 2010
Attorney General’s Office Concludes Investigation Into Alleged Coordinated Campaign Expenditure
October 13, 2010
Joint Statement Of The Mortgage Foreclosure Multistate Group
October 4, 2010
Vermont To Receive $95,000 From Settlement Of Claims Against Ortho-Mcneil-Janssen For Off-Label Marketing Of Epilepsy And Migraine Drug
October 4, 2010
Attorney General William H. Sorrell Announces Public Meeting on Certification of Law Enforcement Officers
October 4, 2010
Attorney General William H. Sorrell Launches Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 4, 2010
Vermont To Receive $196,000 From Settlement Of Claims Against Novartis For Off-Label Marketing And Kickback Violations
September 29, 2010
Caregiver And His Employer Charged With Medicaid Fraud
September 28, 2010
Jury Rejects Claim of Excessive Force in Case Against Vermont State Trooper
September 24, 2010
Attorney General William H. Sorrell Announces Community Meeting on Human Trafficking
September 21, 2010
Attorney General William Sorrell Supports National Drug Take-Back Initiative
September 15, 2010
Caregiver Convicted For Falsely Obtaining Monies From Medicaid Program
September 9, 2010
Attorney General Announces Second Settlement With Publishers Clearing House
September 8, 2010
Payment Processor’s Former President Settles With Attorney General
August 17, 2010
Caregiver Charged With Medicaid Fraud And False Pretenses
August 9, 2010
Frank Perretta Released On Bail In Cruelty To Animals Case
August 6, 2010
Frank Perretta Arrested On Extradition Warrant In Cruelty To Animals Case
July 30, 2010
Rutland Woman Charged With Medicaid Fraud
July 29, 2010
Attorney General Calls On FDA To Require New Front-Of-Package Food Labeling
July 26, 2010
Cavendish Man Arraigned On Attempted Murder
July 22, 2010
Reading Resident Sentenced To Prison For Reckless Endangerment And Simple Assault With A Weapon
July 20, 2010
Two Caregivers Convicted For Theft From The Vermont Medicaid Program
July 19, 2010
Attorney General Settles Consumer Claims with Two Debt Settlement Companies
July 12, 2010
No Charges Filed After Review Of Vermont Police Academy
July 8, 2010
Attorney General Sues Debt Settlement Company
June 29, 2010
Second Timeshare Repurchaser Settles With Attorney General
June 25, 2010
Former Upper Valley Resident Sentenced To Five To Sixteen Years In Jail For Trafficking Heroin And Sale Of Cocaine
June 25, 2010
Bennington Resident Sentenced To One To Three Years On Home Improvement Fraud
June 21, 2010
Attorney General Announces Plan To Reduce Lead Hazards In Downtown Barre
June 18, 2010
Vermont To Receive $65,000 And Business Refunds Under Attorney General Settlement For Price-Fixing Conspiracy
June 17, 2010
Georgia Man Arraigned In Cruelty To Animals Case
June 16, 2010
Caregiver Charged With Medicaid Fraud And False Pretenses
June 15, 2010
Aide Charged With Narcotics Substitution And Abusing A 93 Year Old Nursing Home Resident
June 11, 2010
Rutland Police Officer Justified In Use Of Deadly Force
June 4, 2010
Arrest Warrants Issued In Cruelty To Animals Case
May 24, 2010
Court Imposes $10,000 Penalty On Junkyard Owner For Environmental Violations
May 24, 2010
Attorney General Warns Of Foreclosure Relief Scams
May 24, 2010
South Burlington Gas Station To Pay $35,000 For 2006 Leak
May 18, 2010
Connecticut Resident Sentenced To Jail For Possession Of One Pound Of Marijuana
May 10, 2010
Vermont And 16 Other States Move To Join Suits Against Pharmaceutical Giant, Wyeth
May 7, 2010
Omnicare And Ivax Pay Vermont Nearly $50,000 To Settle Allegations Of Fraud
May 6, 2010
Vermont To Receive $60,000 From Settlement Of Claims Against Novartis For Off-Label Marketing Of Cystic Fibrosis Drug
May 6, 2010
Connecticut Resident Charged With Sexual Assault And Multiple Counts Of Lewd And Lascivious Conduct With A Child
April 29, 2010
Vermont To Receive Its Share Of Astrazeneca’s $520 Million Settlement For Claims Of Off-Label Drug Marketing
April 22, 2010
Attorney General Announces Plan To Reduce Lead Hazards In Downtown Winooski
April 15, 2010
Court Holds Junkyard Owner Liable For Violations And Orders Clean-Up Of Property
April 13, 2010
Former Addison Northeast Supervisory Union Bookkeeper Sentenced On Embezzlement And Petty Larceny Charges
April 7, 2010
Attorney General Announces Agreement To Prevent Tobacco Sales To Minors At Valero Gas Stations
April 5, 2010
Drug Marketing Disclosures Show $2.6 Million In Payments To Vermont Prescribers
March 31, 2010
Vermont Attorney General Reaches Settlement With Countrywide Financial
March 11, 2010
Tobacco Giant R.J. Reynolds Held Accountable For Misleading Ads
March 9, 2010
Mount Snow, Ltd. Agrees To Pay $95,000 For Hazardous Waste Management Violations
March 9, 2010
Identity Theft Service Provider Agrees To Issue Refunds And Pay Costs Of Investigating Deceptive Advertising
March 8, 2010
Attorney General Launches Multi-Language Outreach To Inform Vermonters Of Consumer Assistance Program
March 1, 2010
Court Order Bars Defendant from Payment Processing
February 24, 2010
Attorney General Settles Violation Of Ban On Internet Sales Of Tobacco Products
February 18, 2010
Coventry Woman Charged With Multiple Income Tax Offenses
February 16, 2010
Attorney General’s Initiative To Address Obesity In Vermont - Kick-Off Meeting And Presentations
February 8, 2010
National Discount Chain Fined For Selling Products Containing Toxic Metals
February 4, 2010
Rutland County Man Sentenced On Felony Environmental Crimes
February 4, 2010
National Candy Companies Fined For Misusing “Vermont” Name
February 2, 2010
Attorney General Settles Consumer Claims With Debt Settlement Company
January 25, 2010
Attorney General Taking Action To Reduce Lead Hazards In Chittenden And Washington Counties
January 21, 2010
Rutland County Man Pleads Guilty to Three Felony Environmental Crimes
January 19, 2010
Abate Enters No Contest Plea To Lewd Conduct
January 8, 2010
Attorney General Announces New Website For Vermont Consumers
December 23, 2009
Attorney General Warns Of “Grandparent” Consumer Scam
December 14, 2009
Vermont Attorney General And U.S. Justice Department Seek Comments Regarding Competition In Dairy Industry
December 7, 2009
Attorney General Releases Paid Fundraiser Report
December 4, 2009
Attorney General Resolves Claim Against Tenant Who Filed False Lead Law Compliance Documents
December 3, 2009
Man Sentenced For Theft From The Vermont Medicaid Program
November 30, 2009
Attorney General Settles Consumer Claims With Two More Debt Settlement Companies
November 25, 2009
Hardwick Police Officer Justified In Use Of Deadly Force
November 24, 2009
State And Federal Governments Announce Joint Efforts To Combat Health Care Fraud
November 17, 2009
Timeshare Repurchaser Settles With Attorney General
November 16, 2009
Attorney General Announces Settlement With Vonage
November 13, 2009
Attorney General Taking Action To Reduce Lead Hazards In Windham And Bennington Counties
November 9, 2009
At&T Wireless Settles With Attorney General For Benefit Of Unicel Customers
November 9, 2009
Attorney General Resolves Claim Against Lyndonville Landlord For Filing False Lead Paint Compliance Document
November 6, 2009
Four Pharmaceutical Companies Agree To Pay Vermont Medicaid $110,643 Thousand For Alleged Submission Of False Claims To Medicaid
November 6, 2009
Telemarketer Settles with Attorney General
November 5, 2009
Attorney General Settles With Hartford Landlord For Violations Of Lead Law
October 26, 2009
Notice of Public Hearing on Advisability of Requiring Disclosure of Free Samples
October 23, 2009
Attorney General Resolves Claim Against Rutland Landlord For Filing False Lead Paint Compliance Documents
October 22, 2009
Williamstown Woman Sentenced For Selling Heroin
October 20, 2009
40th Anniversary Act 250 Conference To Be Held At Statehouse On October 21, 2009
October 16, 2009
Former Caregiving Service Provider Charged With Medicaid Fraud
October 13, 2009
Two More Debt Settlement Companies Settle Consumer Claims
October 7, 2009
Attorney General Warns Of Debit Card Cell Phone Scam
October 6, 2009
Former Caregiver Jailed For Financial Exploitation Of A Vulnerable Adult, Fraud And Theft-Related Crimes
October 2, 2009
Chester Resident Sentenced To Four To Nine Years On Home Improvement Fraud, Embezzlement And False Pretenses
October 2, 2009
Psychologist Convicted Of Sexual Abuse Of A Mentally Ill Vulnerable Adult And Medicaid Fraud
September 2, 2009
Attorney General Sorrell Announces Pfizer Inc. To Pay Vermont $1.3 Million In Historic Settlements
September 2, 2009
Attorney General Taking Action to Reduce Lead Hazards in Franklin County
August 7, 2009
Vergennes Police Chief Cited Into District Court
July 31, 2009
Attorney General Warns Of IRS Email Scam
July 23, 2009
Debt Settlement Company Settles Consumer Claims
July 23, 2009
Shelburne Officer Justified In Use Of Deadly Force
July 22, 2009
Attorney General Settles Lead Law Claim Against Bennington-Area Landlord
July 21, 2009
Attorney General Settles Claims That Online Merchant Violated Ban On Internet Sales Of Tobacco Products
July 21, 2009
Attorney General Settles Claim Against St. Johnsbury Realtor For Filing False Lead Paint Affidavit
July 16, 2009
Attorney General Settles Claims Against Dish Network For $5.9 Million
July 15, 2009
Former Caregiving Service Provider Charged With Medicaid Fraud
July 15, 2009
Attorney General William Sorrell Announces Multi-State Settlement Regarding Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
July 14, 2009
Debt Settlement Company Settles Consumer Claims
June 29, 2009
Check Processor Settles With Attorney General
June 26, 2009
State Police Officer Justified In Use Of Deadly Force
June 23, 2009
Attorney General Settles With The TJX Companies Over Massive Data Breach
June 9, 2009
State Receives $215,000 Penalty From C & S Wholesale Grocers For Hazardous Waste, Underground Storage Tank Violations
June 5, 2009
New Chrysler Group LLC Will Honor “Lemon Law” Obligations
May 27, 2009
Debt Settlement Company Settles Consumer Claims
May 14, 2009
Michelin, Attorney General Settle Efficiency Claims
May 14, 2009
Rutland Pellet Dealer Agrees To Settle Consumer Claims
May 5, 2009
Attorney General Asks Nuclear Regulatory CommissionTo Evaluate Risk Of Spent-Fuel Pool At Vermont Yankee
April 15, 2009
Drug Marketing Disclosures Show Nearly $3 Million In Payments To Vermont Prescribers
March 24, 2009
Attorney General And Burlington Landlord Work To Upgrade Rentals
March 11, 2009
Attorney General Calls For Accurate Emissions Advertising
March 10, 2009
Attorney General Sues Bennington Landlord For Consumer Fraud And Lead Paint Violations
March 9, 2009
Debt Adjuster Sanctioned For Violating Licensing And Consumer Laws
February 24, 2009
State To Receive $2 Million In Disputed Tobacco Payments
February 23, 2009
Attorney General Settles With Newbury Farmers For Violations Of Lead Law
February 8, 2009
Merck & Co., Inc. Pays $649 Million For Failure To Pay Rebates Vermont Medicaid Receives $3.8 Million
February 2, 2009
Jury Convicts Chester Man On Home Improvement Fraud And False Pretenses
January 26, 2009
Attorney General Settles Lead Law Claim Against Burlington Landlord
January 23, 2009
$12,600 Penalty Issued Against Developer For Building In Wetland
January 23, 2009
State Recieves $150,000 Settlement From ExxonMobil For Costs Of Petroleum Cleanups
January 12, 2009
Attorneys General, Dell Reach $3.35 Million Settlement
January 6, 2009
Bankrupt KB Toys To Stop Honoring Gift Cards
January 2, 2009
Attorney General Announces Burlington And Rutland Initiative To Enforce Lead Law
December 31, 2008
More Canadian Telemarketers Face Ban, Penalties
December 19, 2008
Jewelry Distributor Fined For Selling Products Containing Lead
December 18, 2008
Paid Fundraiser Pays Penalties Over Late Financial Reports
December 16, 2008
Salisbury Resident Sentenced To Seven To Fifteen Years In Prison For Heroin Trafficking
December 16, 2008
Attorney General William H. Sorrell Announces Vermont Will Receive $150,000 From A Settlement With Marketers Of Dietary Supplements
December 15, 2008
Former Town Clerk Charged With Embezzlement
December 15, 2008
Attorney General Announces Lead In Toys Settlement With Mattel And Fisher-Price
December 4, 2008
Canadian Telemarketer Faces Ban, Penalty
November 21, 2008
Attorney General Announces Lead Paint Enforcement Project In City Of Burlington
November 17, 2008
Vermont And Six States Urge Congress To Include Greenhouse Gas Legislation With Any Financial Aid Package To U.S. Auto Industry
October 31, 2008
State Of Vermont Receives Nearly $1 Million Pollution Settlement
October 30, 2008
Attorney General Sorrell Requires New Jersey Company To Safeguard Student Information
October 29, 2008
Local Food Wholesaler Settles “Vermont” Labeling Claims With Attorney General
October 28, 2008
Attorney General Settles Six Claims With Landlords For Failing To Live Up To Terms Of Prior Agreements With Department Of Health
October 22, 2008
Vermont To Receive $2 Million And Advertising Restrictions In Attorney General Settlement With Pfizer Inc
October 10, 2008
Vermont Enters Into Agreement In Principle Concerning Composting At The Intervale
October 8, 2008
Attorney General William H. Sorrell Announces Agreement With Shell Oil To Curb Tobacco Sales To Minors
October 7, 2008
Attorney General Sorrell Announces $1.5 Million Settlement With Eli Lilly
September 25, 2008
Attorney General Settles With Montpelier Landlord For Violations Of Lead Law
September 10, 2008
Allen Brothers Oil Settles With Attorney General William H. Sorrell
August 27, 2008
State Police Officers Justified In Use Of Deadly Force
August 1, 2008
Attorney General Sues Home Contractor For Consumer Fraud
July 3, 2008
Tax-Relief Company JK Harris Settles With Attorney General
July 2, 2008
Attorney General Announces $1.2 Million Settlement With Moneygram
July 1, 2008
New Vermont Lead In Consumer Products Law Goes Into Effect
June 30, 2008
New Vermont Law Bans Sales Of Cigarettes And Most Tobacco Products By Internet, Phone, Or Mail Order
June 20, 2008
Rutland Man Arrested In Death Of His Infant Child
June 11, 2008
Beneficial Credit Services Settles With Attorney General Over Vacuum Cleaner Sales
June 10, 2008
No Grounds For Criminal Charges In Dover Fatal Accident
June 10, 2008
Attorney General William H. Sorrel Announces Verizon Wireless And Unicel Mobile Phone Merger Settlement
June 2, 2008
Attorney General Settles A Consumer Fraud Act Claim Against A Property Management Firm Over Lead Paint Maintenance Violations
May 27, 2008
Attorney General William H. Sorrell Settles Consumer Protection Claims Against Express Scripts, Inc.
May 20, 2008
Attorney General William H. Sorrell Files Judgement Against Merck Pharmaceutical
May 15, 2008
Check Processor Settles With Attorney General
May 13, 2008
Government Grants Telemarketer Settles With Attorney General
May 5, 2008
Court Orders Payments By New Hampshire Paver
April 2, 2008
Vermont Joins Lawsuit To Require EPA To Comply With U.S. Supreme Court Decision
March 27, 2008
South Burlington Man Charged With Multiple Income Tax Offenses
March 26, 2008
No Criminal Charge To Be Filed In Alleged Sexual Assault Involving Off Duty Trooper
February 8, 2008
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down EPA’s Mercury Rules
January 23, 2008
Attorney General Urges EPA To Act On Climate Change Ruling From Supreme Court
January 2, 2008
Vermont To Join Lawsuit Appealing EPA’s Denial Of California’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards For New Motor Vehicles
December 28, 2007
Attorney General Settles Claim Against A Property Management Firm Over Lead Paint Maintenance Violations
December 20, 2007
EPA Denies California’s Request To Adopt Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards For New Motor Vehicles
December 12, 2007
California Court Upholds Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards For New Motor Vehicles
December 4, 2007
Telemarketers, Check Processor Settle Consumer Claims
November 28, 2007
Vermont And Other States Sue EPA For Denying The Public Access To Information On Toxic Chemicals In Their Neighborhoods
November 16, 2007
Federal Appeals Court Invalidates Fuel Economy Regulations For Sport Utility Vehicles And Light Trucks
November 8, 2007
Vermont Joins Lawsuit To Force EPA To Rule On California’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards For New Motor Vehicles
October 12, 2007
Attorney General William H. Sorrell Launches Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 10, 2007
Attorney General Settles Two Claims Of Violations Of Vermont Lead Law
September 26, 2007
Licensed Practical Nurse Charged With Diverting Narcotics And Falsifying Records
September 12, 2007
Two Men Sentenced To Prison For Cocaine Charges
September 12, 2007
Court Upholds Vermont’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards For New Motor Vehicles
August 30, 2007
Owner Of Residential Care Home Charged With Abuse And Criminal Neglect In The Death Of A Vulnerable Adult
August 15, 2007
Gas Station Leak Results in $35,000 Fine
August 10, 2007
Attorney General To Examine Policies And Procedures Regarding Non-Lethal Use Of Force
August 6, 2007
Milton Salvage Yard Enters Into Stipulated Preliminary Injunction With Attorney General
August 2, 2007
Former Vermont Resident Charged With Sexual Assault And Lewd And Lascivious Conduct
August 1, 2007
Licensed Registered Nurse Convicted Of Possessing Narcotics
May 31, 2007
Attorney General Sorrell Reaches Agreement With Choicepoint
November 14, 2005
Western Union Enters Into Settlement With Attorneys General