Colorado’s elections for state attorney general usually are ho-hum affairs of civil debates and yard signs. Not this year. Federal health care policy and a Colorado serial killer are top issues in the race between Republican incumbent John Suthers and Democrat Stan Garnett, the Boulder County district attorney. Garnett jumped into the race after Suthers [...] [...]
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers will serve on the executive committee of a multistate effort looking at the integrity of foreclosure processes used by mortgage lenders and servicers in Colorado and across the country. The effort will probe allegations that lenders, loan servicers or their agents are submitting thousands of affidavits and other documents without [...] [...]
A federal arbitrator ruled that Kansas could reasonably reject Colorado’s compact compliance pipeline plan for the Republican River, even though a third state involved in the Republican River compact approved it. Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas all receive water from the river, and Colorado’s plan has been in arbitration for most of this year. Attorney General [...] [...]
The city won’t be made any richer from the sale of Memorial Health System to a for-profit hospital, but could reap the proceeds if it sells Memorial to a nonprofit system. That’s the word from Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, who presented his determination Tuesday afternoon at a meeting of the Commission on Governance and [...] [...]
State attorney general John Suthers has barred the David Faith Corp. from collecting debts in the state of Colorado. The restrictive order said the Denver-based company engaged in fraudulent and threatening debt collection practices and attempted to collect debts before getting a state license. The company’s owner, Chad Lee, lied on the application concerning his [...] [...]
American Mortgage Consultants is facing a consumer protection lawsuit from the Colorado Attorney General’s office. The company’s owner, Oliver Paul Mandonado and its principal employee, Santiago Fabian Peieda, are accused of defrauding consumers seeking loan modifications and foreclosure relief. According to the complaint, American Mortgage Consultants used deceptive advertisements to attract 170 consumers to the [...] [...]
Attorney General John Suthers will join nearly a dozen other states in challenging the health care reform act passed over the weekend.. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires people to purchase health insurance or face a penalty. The lawsuit will also challenge the constitutionality of the penalties included in the legislation. “The U.S. [...] [...]
The Colorado Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit against Veracity Credit Consultants, a Denver-based credit-repair company. According to the complaint filed in Denver County District Court, the company is suspected of charging upfront fees for its services, which is illegal under sate and federal law. John Suther’s office claims that the company required consumers to [...] [...]
The U.S. Justice Department might think that medical marijuana laws in Colorado are clear and easily enforced, but the state’s attorney general does not. Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said the department’s new policy that would not actively prosecute medical marijuana businesses is based on a “faulty assumption.” “Colorado has seen a rapid proliferation of [...] [...]
A new Web site for the Colorado attorney general is being beta tested. Attorney General John Suthers said the new version will provide more information, including improving how the office of consumer protection section collects complaints. It also will provide easier access to the agency’s Consumer Resource Guide. The old site will still be accessible for [...] [...]
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