by Amy Gillentine Published: April 13,2012
Tags: Apple, Attorney General, Colorado, John Suthers, publishers
The Colorado attorney general, John Suthers, has joined a multi-state lawsuit against publishers and Apple on suspicion that they engaged in price fixing and other anti-competitive practices in the market for electronic books. [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: March 16,2012
Tags: Attorney General, banks, Colorado, Foreclosure, Money
Colorado will use the $51.17 million it received under the recent multi-state settlement with the country’s five largest banks to pay for homeowner relief and foreclosure-prevention efforts throughout the state. “These funds will help keep Coloradans in their homes and prevent future foreclosures,” Attorney General John Suthers said in a statement. “In cooperation with the [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: March 5,2012
Tags: Attorney General, Colorado, complaints, Consumer, fraud, John Suthers
Financial planning and management consultants received the most consumer complaints last year, according to the Colorado attorney general’s office. That was followed by complaints about cable and satellite television utility providers, mail fraud, health and medical services and tanning salons. Consumers filed 7,297 complaints with the attorney general in 2011, a 12.9 percent increase over [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: February 23,2012
Tags: arguments, Attorney General, John Suthers, Solicitor General, Supreme court
Colorado Solicitor General Dan Domenico will argue his first case before the United States Supreme Court Monday. The case, Wood v. Wilvard, concerns whether or not a federal appellate court can raise the timeliness of a convicted felon’s habeas corpus petition, even if the issue was not decided at the district court level. The state [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 10,2012
Tags: Attorney General, fraudulent debt practices, John Suthers
Attorney General John Suthers filed an administrative action against Westminster-based Prestige Financial Solutions. It alleges the firm and its principal, Amy Thompson of Westminster, engaged in fraudulent debt management practices. Prosecutors say the company did not comply with a series of disclosure requirements included in the Colorado Uniform Debt Management Services Act, including informing consumers [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: December 29,2011
Tags: anticompetive, Attorney General, Colorado, fraud, settlement
Colorado is part of a $34.5 million multi-state settlement with GE Funding Capital Market Services, according to the state’s attorney general’s office. The settlement involved allegations that the company engaged in anticompetitive conduct in the municipal bond derivatives industry, said Attorney General John Suthers. The settlement is a component of a $70 million coordinated state [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: October 18,2011
Tags: asbestos, Attorney General, pollution
Thomas Tienda of Pueblo has been convicted of eight felonies related to the release of asbestos that occurred when he hired unlicensed individuals to demolish an asbestos-contaminated Pueblo home in May 2007. The Attorney General’s office is reporting that Tienda hired homeless people, instead of properly licensed contractors. The demolition work, which also lacked the [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: July 28,2011
Attorney General John Suthers reached a settlement with Real Talk Network, David A Burke and Melodie Burke to keep the company from selling, marketing or advertising any debt relief services. The company will also pay the state $226,414, including $200,000 in consumer restitution, as part of the settlement. The settlement results from a lawsuit from [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: July 6,2011
The Colorado Foreclosure Hotline received a two-year, $600,000 grant to continue its work, all thanks to the Colorado Attorney General. John Suthers finalized the grant, which will aloow the hotline to continue to help homeowners avoid foreclosures for two more years. “This grant will ensure that the Colorado Foreclosure Hotline will continue to provide vital [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: June 6,2011
Tags: Attorney General, John Suthers, Office Depot
Office Depot will refund 115 Colorado government agencies and nonprofit in connection with the sale of office supplies between January 2006 and March 2009, according to reports from Attorney General John Suthers. Under the agreement, Office Depot will refund up to $189,000. The AG alleges that the customers were placed on a higher-cost price plan [...] [...]
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