by Associated Press Published: December 20,2011
The Colorado attorney general’s office has filed a lawsuit seeking to dissolve a Denver nonprofit organization that produced firefighter calendars to raise money for The Children’s Hospital Burn Center. The lawsuit alleges Fired Up For Kids Inc. registered with the state as a nonprofit group but never received that status from the Internal Revenue Service. It [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: October 7,2011
Tags: Attorney General John Suthers, fraud, magazine subscriptions
A series of Denver, Lakewood, Littleton and Wheatridge magazine-sales telemarketing companies are being sued by the state’s attorney general. John Suthers claims the companies deceived and defrauded consumers in Colorado. “There is strong evidence that these companies and individuals preyed on the elderly and consumers with cognitive disabilities – society’s most vulnerable,” he said. “Businesses whose business [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 29,2011
Tags: Attorney General John Suthers, illegal loans, LawCash, Oasis Legal, unlicensed
Oasis Legal finance and LawCash made loans when the two companies advanced 2,400 Coloradans sums of money ranging from $500 to $5,000 in anticipation of legal settlements or judgments from lawsuit, according to a Denver District Judge. That ruling makes both companies subject to Colorado’s consumer protection laws, said Attorney General John Suthers. The state is [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 23,2011
Tags: Attorney General John Suthers, complaint, consumer fraud
Denver-based RMI Associates has been barred from helping consumers file complaints with the state for a fee. The court order obtained by Attorney General John Suthers also requires the company to refund any fees it received from consumers. The order follows a lawsuit filed in August against RMI, alleging that the company claimed it could help victims [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: August 31,2011
Tags: Attorney General John Suthers, complaint, Consumer and Business Debt Counseling, debt management solutions
The Colorado attorney general has filed a complaint against a Florida-based company suspected of engaging in unregistered debt management services for Colorado consumers. Consumer and Business Debt Counseling services is suspected of providing back end debt management services for the Johnson Law Group, another Orlando, Fla.-based company that, earlier this year, the state has filed a [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: August 4,2011
Tags: Attorney General John Suthers, consumer scam, Dalbey Education Institute, Federal Trade Commission, RMI Associates
Attorney General John Suthers is warning consumers to be award of companies offering to assist them in recovering restitution from the state’s consumer protection lawsuits in exchange for an up front fee. Suthers is responding to complaints from consumers concerning RMI Associates. The Denver-based RMI Associates offered to help people get money associated with the AG [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: June 23,2011
Tags: Attorney General John Suthers, GlaxoSmithKline, SB Pharmco Puerto Rico
Colorado is part of a $40.75 million settlement with pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline and SB Pharmco Puerto Rico Inc., to resolve allegations of deceptive trade practices, according to Attorney General John Suthers. Colorado will receive $839,479 under the settlement. A total of 36 states were part of the lawsuit, Suthers said. According to the complaint, the two drug [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: May 5,2011
Tags: Attorney General John Suthers, Colorado, settlement, UBS
Colorado is part of a $90.8 million multi-state settlement with UBS over allegations that the bank engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the municipal bonds deritive industry. The settlement is one component of a coordinated law enforcement and regulatory action involving the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Internal Revenue Service. UBS will [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 25,2011
Tags: Attorney General John Suthers, Centennial, Leo Shifrin
A Centennial mortgage broker and his companies must pay $1 million in civil penalties, consumer restitution and disgorgement for engaging in deceptive advertising and fraudulent loan-origination practices. Leo Shifrin was ordered to pay the settlement in Denver district court after Attorney General John Suthers took them to court over the alleged issues. The company is also [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: March 9,2011
Two men who raised more than $1 million for housing projects – including the Broadmoor Bluffs in Colorado Springs – have been sentenced and fined for defrauding investors. A Douglas County District Court judge sentenced Adam Kelepolo to a 10-year community corrections sentence and ordered him to pay $820,000 in restitution to his victims. The judge also sentenced [...] [...]
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