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May 8, 2008
Attorney General Darrell McGraw issued a warning today about letters sent to West Virginia businesses falsely claiming the Attorney General’s Office was investigating their business practices. These letters appear on forged letterhead bearing a state seal and the address of either McGraw’s Consumer Protection Division or Workers Compensation...
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Attorney General McGraw Urges Consumers to Think Twice Before Spending Your Tax Rebate Check on Gift Cards
May 6, 2008
The Internal Revenue Service has begun giving qualifying taxpayers rebate checks. And some retailers are competing to get your rebate check by offering to sell you gift cards. What is the incentive to buy a gift card? Stores are offering gift cards worth 10%-17% more than your rebate...
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Wetzel County Circuit Court Permanently Enjoins Iams Funeral Home From Selling Preneed Funeral Contracts
April 29, 2008
On April 25, 2008, Judge John T. Madden granted Attorney General Darrell McGraw's motion to permanently enjoin Iams Funeral Home and John L. Iams II from selling or servicing preneed funeral contracts. Judge Madden’s order makes the preliminary injunction granted in November 2007 permanent. Judge Madden also ordered...
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State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group Issues Second Report On Subprime Mortgage Servicing Companies
April 22, 2008
The number of borrowers working with their mortgage servicers to identify alternatives to forclosure has increased, according to state officials, but those gains have been matched by an increasing level of delinquent loans.
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Attorney General McGraw Warns Members of WVU Employee's Federal Credit Union of Email Phishing Scam
April 18, 2008
Attorney General Darrell McGraw is warning members of the West Virginia University Employee’s Federal Credit Union about an email phishing scam being sent to members of the credit union. Some members have reported receiving automated telephone calls as well.
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Attorney General McGraw Asks Court to Find Meat Seller in Contempt for Refusing to Refund Consumers and more.
April 3, 2008
Attorney General Darrell McGraw filed a petition asking the Circuit Court of Kanawha County to hold a Nitro man in contempt of court for refusing to pay consumers refunds and for refusing to relinquish the trucks he had used in the illegal sales of meat products door-to-door.
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Attorney General McGraw Shuts Down Another Canadian Advance Fee Loan Scam Website
March 3, 2008
Attorney General Darrell McGraw today announced another small victory in the battle against cross-border advance fee loan scams. The website, www.greatwideinvestings.com, has been shut down by McGraw’s Consumer Protection Division after complaints arrived from consumers across the country.
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Attorney General McGraw Settles With An Online Advertising Company, USDirectory.com
March 3, 2008
Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced today that Directory Billing, LLC (doing business as USDirectory.com), has settled with West Virginia and 25 other states. The states alleged that since early 2004, Directory Billing sent businesses and other organizations "live" activation checks in the mail. These checks were made payable...
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Attorney General McGraw Says Graham's IRA Should Be Used to Provide Servies To Seniors
February 25, 2008
Attorney General Darrell McGraw, on behalf of all Statewide elected officials, filed documents last week with the Supreme Court of Appeals arguing that Robert E. Graham’s Individual Retirement Account(IRA) should be used to provide services to senior citizens in Wyoming County. Graham was the CEO of the nonprofit...
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Kanawha County Court Finds Randy Boggess In Contempt For Failure To Deliver The Goods
February 22, 2008
On February 14, 2008, Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Louis H. Bloom found Randy Boggess, individually and doing business as Randy’s Stereo Outlet in contempt of a February 9, 2004 order, in which Boggess had been permanently enjoined from conducting any commercial transactions or business of any kind...
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Attorney General McGraw Announces Settlement With Mr. Meats, A Business That Has Been Unlawfully Selling Frozen Meat Door-To-Door
February 5, 2008
Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced today that his office has reached a settlement with a door-to-door seller of frozen meat. Mr. Meats and Bill Parsons, individually and doing business as Mr. Meats, agreed to pay $15,000 in civil penalties and restitution for consumers, as well as hand over...
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Attorney General McGraw and the Citizen Advisory Committee Attend Third Meeting
January 22, 2008
Charleston - Attorney General Darrell McGraw welcomed members of the Citizen Advisory Committee to their third meeting. The meeting was held at the Mountaineer Racetrack, Casino and Resort in Chester, West Virginia.
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Attorney General McGraw Names John Knisley to Join Citizens Advisory Committee
January 18, 2008
Charleston – Today, Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced as the newest member of the Citizens Advisory Committee, John Knisely of Fairmont, West Virginia. The committee is made up of approximately thirty-five active community members from around the state. The Citizens Advisory Committee was formed by Attorney General Darrell...
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Attorney General McGraw Announces Tax Relief
January 15, 2008
Attorney General Darrell McGraw announces preliminary approval of a settlement between his office and Visa U.S.A. Inc. (hereafter “Visa”) and MasterCard International Incorporated (hereafter “MasterCard”). The settlement calls for approximately $12.1 million to be set aside in a trust account for the purpose of providing tax relief in...
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