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Attorney General Brown takes steps to protect workers from occupational heat exposure

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 11 Attorneys General to protect farmworkers and construction workers from the dangers of exposure to extreme heat in the workplace. The coalition petitioned (PDF) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to implement a nationwide emergency extreme heat standard to take effect this summer to protect these workers […]

Attorney General Brown announces $7.2 million in revenue to Maryland Opioid Restitution Fund from settlement with Publicis

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has announced that he and other state Attorneys General, working together with tribal governments, have reached a $350 million fifty-state settlement agreement with Publicis Health, LLC (“Publicis”), a division of the Paris-based global marketing conglomerate Publicis Groupe, S.A. Maryland will receive $7.2 million from the settlement (PDF) for Maryland to use in its […]

Former Maryland claims adjuster sentenced for felony theft scheme

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown this week announced that Laurelle Monet Manley-Williams, 34, of Glen Burnie, has been sentenced on one count of theft scheme, at least $25,000 but less than $100,000. The Honorable Charles Carey Deeley, Jr., a visiting judge in the Howard County Circuit Court, sentenced Manley-Williams to three years of incarceration, with all but 60 […]

Maryland joins in $10 million settlement with Robinhood for failing investors

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown’s Securities Division has announced that it has joined a multistate settlement with Robinhood Financial LLC, which will pay up to $10.2 million in penalties for operational and technical failures that harmed Main Street investors. The settlement stems from an investigation regarding Robinhood’s failures concerning the retail market. The investigation was spearheaded by state […]

Maryland Attorney General’s Office offers tips on avoiding door-to-door sales scams

Posted on January 28, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Attorney General’s Office is offering tips to help residents avoid common door-to-door sales scams. Door-to-door scams have been around for years. Scammers may disguise themselves as legitimate salespeople, but they have one goal – to trick consumers. They want to pressure people into providing personal information or purchasing goods or services that they do not want or […]

Baltimore man nabbed in series of arrests targeting drug-trafficking organizations nationwide

Posted on January 27, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore man is one of nearly 200 people who have been charged as part of a series of arrests targeting large-scale drug-trafficking organizations operating throughout the United States. “Over just three days and across 10 states, the Justice Department has charged nearly 200 individuals for their alleged roles in major drug trafficking operations,” said Attorney General Merrick B. […]

Attorney General Brown urges federal authorities to regulate robocalls, texts generated using artificial intelligence technology

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 26 states in sending a letter (PDF) to the Federal Communications Commission emphasizing the potential for harm when telemarketers use artificial intelligence and asking the FCC to strongly restrict such usage. In November 2023, the FCC posted a Notice of Inquiry, requesting input on the use of A.I. […]

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U.S. Court of Appeals grants rehearing on Maryland handgun law

Posted on January 12, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit this week granted Maryland’s petition for rehearing en banc in the case of Maryland Shall Issue v. Wes Moore. The ruling means that the full appellate court will reconsider the November ruling by a three-judge panel of the court that Maryland’s law requiring most citizens to obtain a license […]

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