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Attorney General Brown issues cease and desist over letter threatening to expose Maryland voters

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has issued a cease and desist letter (PDF) to the Center for Voter Information/Voter Participation Center (CVI/VPC), located in Washington, D.C., ordering the organization to immediately stop sending letters to Maryland voters that threaten to publicly expose those registered voters who do not vote in this year’s election, to refrain from sending threatening […]

Former state employee from Essex pleads guilty to insurance fraud, felony theft

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A former state employee from Essex has pleaded guilty to insurance fraud and theft charges. Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Thursday announced that Shanell Angelia West, 46, has pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in separate cases involving insurance fraud and felony theft. The charges stemmed from her actions during and after her employment with […]

Maryland Attorney General secures $27 million in fraud settlement

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Tuesday announced a $27 million settlement with Precision Toxicology, resolving allegations of fraudulent billing and kickbacks. The settlement stems from a multi-state investigation into the San Diego-based laboratory, one of the nation’s largest urine drug testing companies. The allegations, brought by Maryland, other states, and the federal government, claimed that Precision billed […]

Marriott settles data breach lawsuit for $52 million

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Marriott International, Inc. has agreed to a $52 million settlement with 50 U.S. attorneys general, including Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, following a multi-year data breach affecting 131.5 million guests. The settlement resolves allegations that Marriott violated state consumer protection and data security laws by failing to prevent the breach, which occurred between July 2014 and September 2018. […]

Attorney General Brown announces lawsuit seeking damages from M/V DALI owners following crash that destroyed Key Bridge

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, on behalf of the State of Maryland and all its agencies, including the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), the Maryland Port Administration (MPA), and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), filed a lawsuit against the owners – Grace Ocean Private Limited –and managers – Synergy Marine Pte Ltd. – of the M/V Dali for […]

Justice Department files lawsuit against owners of container ship that destroyed Key Bridge

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has also announced a lawsuit against the owners of the Dali. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The Justice Department has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the owners of the container ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year, seeking reimbursement for the costs of clearing the wreckage and restoring shipping traffic […]

AGs call for social media law to protect youth mental health

Posted on September 12, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—As growing evidence suggests that social media platforms can exacerbate mental health issues among young people, a coalition of 43 attorneys general, including Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, is calling on Congress to pass a law to protect them. In a letter to Congress (PDF), the attorneys general cite research linking young people’s use of social media platforms […]

Attorney General, MDE file complaint against Joppa developer, homebuilder, contractor over water pollution violations

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

JOPPA, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment, on behalf of the Attorney General, has filed a complaint against a developer, homebuilder, and contractor for multiple water pollution violations at the Ridgely’s Reserve development in Harford County. The complaint (PDF), filed Friday in Harford County Circuit Court, alleges that the Ridgely’s Reserve development and its associated sewer line project caused “numerous […]

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