News Releases and Statements

May 2013

5-21-13 Consumer Alert: Oklahoma Tornado Relief Scams
5-08-13 Judge Bars Michigan Fundraiser from Calling Iowans Until it Complies with Iowa Subpoena

April 2013

4-24-13 Attorney General Warns Iowa Flood & Storm Victims to Beware of Scams
4-19-13 Attorney General’s Office Celebrates 2013 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (April 21-27)
4-19-13 State Reaches Hog Production Agreement with Texas Farm LLC
4-16-13 Judge Bars Iowa Telemarketer from Iowa Fundraising
4-09-13 Miller Joins Bipartisan Coalition of State Attorneys General Urging Congress to Act on Immigration Reform
4-02-13 Consumer Alert: Iowans Report Health Benefits Scam

March 2013

3-27-13 Miller Calls on U.S. Senate to Approve CFPB Director Cordray Nomination, Welcomes Cordray to Iowa for Thursday Public CFPB Hearing
3-25-13 Sound-Alike Government Property Records Company Must Stop Iowa Marketing & Billing
3-15-13 Miller Announces Support for U.S. Senate Bill that Targets For-Profit College Recruiting Budgets
3-11-13 Miller, State Attorneys General Call on FDA to Strengthen Efforts on Tamper-Resistant Painkillers
3-07-13 Miller Names Keokuk Care Center Owners in Medicaid Fraud Case
3-01-13 Grants Available to Enhance Swine Industry: New round of grants for seventh year of a 10-year, $1 million program

February 2013

2-21-13 Latest Mortgage Settlement Report: Banks Provide Nearly $32 Million in Settlement Relief to Iowa Homeowners
2-14-13 Miller Settles with Toyota in Unintended Acceleration Case
2-05-13 Miller Files Lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s: Lawsuit part of bipartisan multistate & federal civil enforcement actions, alleges S&P’s ratings services “compromised”

January 2013

1-31-13 Iowa Part of $120 Million Settlement with Lender Processing Services Inc. (LPS)
1-24-13 Miller Supports Cordray for CFPB Post
1-15-13 Judge Bars Louisiana Man and Defunct Company from Marketing or Selling Vehicles in Iowa
1-09-13 eMusic Agrees to Refunds, More Disclosures about Monthly Music Downloading Memberships
1-04-13 Payment Claim Deadline Nears for Qualified Iowa Borrowers Who Lost Homes to Foreclosure
1-02-13 Miller Pleased Congress Extends Debt Forgiveness Relief Law in “Fiscal Cliff” Deal

December 2012

12-05-12 Attorney General Miller, Iowa Utilities and Utility Associations Remind Customers about Avoiding Utility-Related Scams
12-04-12 Miller Cautions Nationwide Insurance and Allied Insurance Customers, and Those Who May Have Sought Quotes from Companies, about Data Breach
12-03-12 Judge Sentences Cedar Rapids Investment Advisor to Prison, Orders $363,000 in Restitution to Dozens of Victims

November 2012

11-20-12 Miller, Attorneys General Ask Congress to Extend Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners
11-15-12 Miller and 37 Attorneys General Reach $90 Million Diabetes Drug Settlement with GlaxoSmithKline
11-08-12 Cedar Rapids Used Car Dealer Agrees to Refunds, Changes after State Alleged Loan Disclosure, Fee & Contract Violations
11-02-12 Judges Order Two Arizona Telemarketers to Stop Targeting Iowans

October 2012

10-17-12 U.S. Attorney General Awards Assistant Iowa Attorney General Second Highest Employee Performance Award: Patrick Madigan a key negotiator in $25 billion national mortgage settlement
10-12-12 Judge Penalizes Latimer Salvage Yard Owner $40,000 for Environmental Violations
10-10-12 Attorney General Invites Public to Community Meetings to Highlight Statewide Victim Services Reorganization Plan
10-09-12 Miller, Attorneys General Urge Congress to Reject Bill Reducing Oversight of Payday Lenders

September 2012

9-24-12 Qualified Borrowers Who Lost Homes to Foreclosure to Receive Mailing, May Be Eligible for Payment
9-17-12 Oregon-based Buying Club Membership Operation Agrees to Refunds for Iowa Consumers
9-11-12 Judge Penalizes Clay County Hog Producer for Illegal Manure Discharge and Fish Kill
9-10-12 Workplace Labor Poster Company Agrees to Changes After State Alleges Deceptive Marketing, Pays $30,000 to State Fund
9-07-12 Ottumwa Used Car Dealer Agrees to Changes after State Alleged Unlawful Repossessions

August 2012

8-30-12 Miller, Two States Reach Agreement with E*Trade and TradeKing in Investigation of Retail Securities Brokerage Industry
8-30-12 Miller, Attorneys General Reach $69 Million Agreement with Three Major Publishers over E-book Price-fixing Allegations
8-30-12 Miller and 36 Attorneys General Reach Landmark $181 Million Settlement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals
8-29-12 Monitor’s “First Take” Report Shows Mortgage Settlement Impacting Iowa, National Foreclosures
8-15-12 Miller Sues Florida Fundraiser, Alleges Callers Seeking Donations Deceived Iowans -- Courtesy Health Watch raised money for several non-profit organizations
8-10-12 Excavators Tied to Major Natural Gas Pipeline Explosions Agree to Maximum Penalties:
Both failed to contact Iowa One Call, causing separate ruptures and explosions in April

July 2012

7-31-12 Judge Issues Injunction against Arizona Telemarketer, Miller Sues Company
7-24-12 Miller Urges Senators to Support Market Fairness Act
7-23-12 Des Moines Used Car Dealer to Cease Illegal Charges, Refund Customers
7-20-12 Mason City Used Vehicle Dealer Agrees to Comply with Truth in Lending Act, Discontinue Unlawful Disclosure Practices
7-18-12 Miller, 11 States Settle with US Fidelis, Secure $13 Million in Consumer Restitution Despite Bankruptcy Filing
7-18-12 Attorney General, Iowa DOT Reach $145,000 Settlement with Iowa Concrete Company Convicted of Manipulating Market
7-18-12 Judge Issues Injunction against what Attorney General Calls “Predatory Scheme” Targeting Iowa Businesses
7-18-12 Online Buying Club Merchant to Refund Iowa Consumers

June 2012

6-28-12 Statement on Supreme Court Ruling
6-27-12 Iowa Settles Investigation of For-Profit Schools Web Promoter
6-12-12 Des Moines Used Car Dealer to Cease Illegal Charges, Refund Customers
6-7-12 Judge Bars Urbandale Man from Foreclosure Consulting
6-1-12 Judge Orders West Des Moines Contractor to Repay Customers $160,000, Bars Future Home Contracting

May 2012

5-31-12 Judge Sentences Producer to 10 Years in Prison for Iowa Film Tax Credit Fraud
5-30-12 Miller, Attorneys General Urge Congress to Change For-Profit School Funding Rule
5-11-12 Miller & State Attorneys General Ask Movie Studios to Stop Depicting Smoking in Youth-Rated Movies
5-7-12 Miller, State Attorneys General Reach $100 Million Settlement over Off-Label Marketing of Prescription Drug Depakote
5-4-12 Judge Penalizes Bettendorf Company & Owner for Asbestos, Dumping & Burning Violations
5-1-12 State Launches New Protective Order Alert System for Victims of Violence

April 2012

4-17-12 Advocates across Iowa are “Extending the Vision: Reaching Every Victim”
4-17-12 Miller Statement on Pippen, et al v. State of Iowa, et al ruling
4-16-12 Miller Warns of Post-Tornado Scams, Announces Price Gouging Rules in Effect for Union & Fremont Counties
4-16-12 Miller Warns Iowans about Tree-Trimming Scams
4-13-12 Miller Calls for Fannie/Freddie Principal Reduction
4-12-12 Judge Orders Omaha Contractor to Comply with Consumer Fraud & Door-to-Door Sales Laws, Reimburse Iowa Customer
4-11-12 Miller Alleges U.S. Publishers Violate Antitrust Laws, E-Book Price-Fixing
4-09-12 U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Iowa Judicial Selection Process
4-06-12 Court Orders Finalize $25 Billion National Mortgage Servicing Settlement
4-06-12 Joe Seng Nominating Petition Decision and Order
4-02-12 Judge Penalizes Two Story County Companies for Violating “Iowa One Call” Law

March 2012

3-30-12 Miller Settles with Muscatine Used Vehicle Dealer
3-27-12 AG Response to Price Lab School Closure AG Opinion Request
3-26-12 Miller Settles with Iowa Door-to-Door Meat Seller
3-13-12 Online Education Attorney General Opinion
3-12-12 Miller, State AGs & Federal Government File Civil Complaint Against Five Mortgage Servicers

February 2012

2-23-12 Iowans Now Receiving Refunds of Unlawful Membership Charges by Ohio Marketing Company
2-22-12 Miller Joins Attorneys General in Challenging Google on New Privacy Policy
2-09-12 Miller Announces $25 Billion Joint State-Federal Mortgage Servicing Settlement on Foreclosure Wrongs
2-06-12 Iowa Part of Multistate Settlement with Debt Collector NCO Financial Systems

January 2012

1-12-12 Alabama Telemarketer Barred from Calling Iowans: Company misled Iowans about blind and disabled fundraising claims
1-10-12 $100,000 in Grants Available to Enhance Swine Industry
1-10-12 Polk County Judge Penalizes West Des Moines Company for One Call Violation
1-04-12 Miller Applauds Cordray CFPB Appointment

December 2011

12-27-11 Telebrands, Inc. Agrees to Refunds for Iowa Consumers
12-23-11 Iowa Part of $34.25 Million Multistate Settlement with GE Funding over Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme
12-15-11 Cell Phone Robo-Call Bill Dies Following Outcry by Miller, Other State Attorneys General, and Consumers
12-07-11 Connecticut Company to Cease Sales to Iowans, Provide Refunds to Iowa Customers
12-01-11 Miller Sues Muscatine Company for Air & Water Pollution Control Violation

November 2011

11-23-11 Judge Penalizes Kossuth County Companies and Owners for Failing to Submit Manure Management Plans
11-16-11 Judge Penalizes Forest City Cattle Producer for Manure Discharge
11-08-11 Judge Penalizes Blairsburg Company for Eddyville Composting Facility Wastewater Discharge

October 2011

10-26-11 Polk County Judge Sets Court Date for Film Producer Charged in Iowa Film Tax Credit Case
10-26-11 Miller Asks Judge to Order Labor Law Poster Seller to Cooperate with Consumer Fraud Investigation
10-18-11 Judge Sentences Wheeler to Two Years’ Probation
10-07-11 Iowans Targeted By Credit Card Telephone Robo-Scam Urged to Report Incident to Federal “IC3”
10-03-11 Former Adair City Clerk & Former City Employee, Mother & Son, Plead Guilty in Felony Theft Case

September 2011

9-21-11 Virginia “Disabilities” Solicitor Agrees to Iowa Call Ban
9-15-11 State Reaches Hog Production Agreement with AgFeed Industries, Inc.
9-14-11 Federal-State Partnership Leads to First Mortgage Fraud Indictments
9-06-11 Miller Statement on Wheeler Verdict

August 2011

8-31-11 Miller Asks Backpage.com to Prove It Fights Human Trafficking
8-30-11 Judge Bars Arizona “Disabilities” Fundraiser from Targeting Iowans
8-16-11 Miller Sues Texas Buying Club
8-16-11 Judge Bans Professional Fundraiser from Iowa Fundraising
8-9-11 Minnesota Professional Fundraisers to Stay Out of Iowa
8-8-11 Janelle Melohn to Head Crime Victim Assistance Division
8-5-11 Elgin Enters Guilty Plea in Film Office Criminal Case
8-4-11 Judge Penalizes Hawarden Producer for Manure Discharge & Land Application