“Meza preyed on people who considered him a trusted friend and advisor,” Madigan said. “Instead of assisting them to save their home by refinancing their mortgage, he stole their money and the home was lost.”
Read MoreIllinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and 12 other attorneys general announced a $19.5 million settlement over unfair and deceptive marketing of the drug Abilify for unapproved uses in older patients.
Read MoreJimmy John’s, which has about 300 sandwich shops in Illinois, forced the non-compete agreement on its sandwich makers and delivery drivers, according to a statement from Madigan. The restriction did not allow employees to work for any sandwich shop in the country located within a few miles of a Jimmy John’s.
Read MoreLast spring, my office and the Illinois Environmental Council drafted a bill to address the fact that many Illinois children have rates of lead exposure significantly higher than the national average.
Read More"This school took advantage of students who paid thousands of dollars to pursue a career in animal grooming, but only received a worthless certificate," Madigan said in a Wednesday morning release.
Read More“This defendant took money from the Webber Township School District that should have funded children's educations,” Madigan said in an Attorney General's Office news release.
Read MoreTed Bulthaup, 59, pleaded guilty in July to sales tax evasion and financial institution fraud, according to the Illinois Attorney General’s office.
Read MoreIllinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan accused VW and its Audi and Porsche units of tampering with emission controls in 2-liter and 3-liter VW and Audi diesel engine cars, violating state environmental laws in the process.
Read More“This couple fraudulently secured TARP funds at a time when the country’s economy and its major financial institutions were on the brink of disaster,” Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said.
Read MoreOn Monday Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the agreement, which came after her office filed a complaint and consent order Oct. 21 in Madison County Circuit Court about violations at the Wood River Refinery in Roxana.
Read More“Cubs fans have been waiting a lifetime to see their team play in the World Series, but don’t let the quest to ‘Fly the W’ let you fall victim to an expensive scam,” Madigan said in a statement.
Read MoreAttorney General Lisa Madigan told residents of the Woodlawn community that there’s a lot of confusion about alternative energy companies and how some of them will sometimes switch consumers’ electricity or natural gas company without consumers realizing it, WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya reports.
She says, “You always have to be skeptical when somebody’s out there…knocking on your door and claiming that they are going to reduce your rates.”
Read More“Getting this grant is absolutely critical to our ability to implement the law effectively because everybody’s budgets are strained,” Attorney General Lisa Madigan said. “This will provide us with the resources to make sure that the best practices are getting out there and law enforcement is being trained in them.”
Read More“Students enrolled at for-profit schools that close qualify to have their federal loans forgiven,” Madigan said. “We’ve received complaints from concerned students and parents, and I encourage others who may be impacted by Regency’s closing to call my student loan helpline.”
Read MoreAttorney General Lisa Madigan said current statutes of limitations, which require a survivor to report sexual crimes within 20 years of realizing they were abused starting at age 18, are restrictive because it can take many years to recover from the trauma of childhood sexual abuse.
Read More“This defendant once again sought to evade tax laws at the expense of the state and Illinois taxpayers,” Madigan said in the statement. “We will continue to hold these offenders accountable.”
Read MoreA lawsuit was filed last week by Attorney General Lisa Madigan against a home repair business she alleges defrauded Will and DuPage county homeowners out of nearly $150,000 for projects that were either poorly executed or never completed.
Read More“These defendants intentionally defrauded the state out of hundreds of thousands of dollars,” Madigan said in a statement. “Our ongoing investigations and enforcement efforts have uncovered egregious cases of fraud against the taxpayers of Illinois.”
Read MoreThe suit alleges that the pharmaceutical company conspired with MonoSol Rx to change Suboxone from a tablet to a dissolvable film in order to prevent or delay generic alternatives and therefore maintain monopoly profits, according to a statement from Madigan’s office. Suboxone is used to treat heroin and other opioid addictions by easing cravings.
Read MoreIllinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the settlement with former owner Apex Oil Co. Wednesday. Apex is based in Clayton, Mo., and ran the plant for more than 20 years.
Madigan said in a press release that the state will continue to press for cleanup funds from the current facility owner, Premcor Refining Group Inc., based in Connecticut, which she said had opposed the settlement with Apex.
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