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McKenna kicks off 15-city Identity Theft Tour

OLYMPIA – Attorney General Rob McKenna will headline a 15-city statewide tour on identity theft this summer and fall to educate business owners and consumers on how to keep their personal data safe.  Guard it! Washington is a partnership of the Attorney General’s Office, Federal Trade Commission and AARP.

The 15-city Guard it! Washington identity theft tour will kick off July 12 in Yakima and end on Oct. 18 in Oak Harbor just prior to the Attorney General’s participation in the Washington Credit Union League’s statewide shred-a-thon on Oct. 24.

McKenna briefed on MySpace.com, leads tobacco settlement progress at national meeting of attorneys general

ATLANTA… This week at the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) summer meeting in Atlanta, Attorney General Rob McKenna received updates on the multi-state effort to rid social networking sites like MySpace.com of sexual predators, led negotiations over payments due to the states under the national tobacco master settlement and accepted a NAAG “Best Brief” award for the office’s reply brief in the Washington v. WEA case.

Attorney General’s Office Ventures into Blogosphere with “All Consuming”

SEATTLE – Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna’s office today ventured into the blogosphere. The Attorney General’s Office launched “All Consuming,” a blog dedicated to consumer protection issues that has a less formal tone than some people might associate with a government agency or law office.

“A blog gives us an opportunity to communicate in a new, in-the-moment way to an Internet-savvy audience,” McKenna said. “Check out ‘All Consuming’ for consumer-friendly advice that is anything but stuffy, dry or boring.”

Assistant Attorney General Promoted to Chief of Tacoma Division

TACOMA – Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced that Gretchen Leanderson has been promoted to division chief of the Tacoma Division effective June 18.

As she steps up to replace Linda Moran as chief, Gretchen brings 20 years of experience with the Attorney General’s Office.  As the lead, she hopes to continue the positive progression in Tacoma.

Former Washington Resident Agrees to Refund Seniors for Living Trusts

SEATTLE – Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced a settlement with Coranda Living Trust Services and its owner, Stephen Cuccia, Jr., in which the former Sumner resident agreed to provide refunds to Washington residents who purchased estate planning products. The agreement resolves allegations that Cuccia made misleading statements in order to sell living trusts and insurance annuities to at least 70 seniors.

Supreme Court Affirms Washington State Position On Voluntary Superfund Clean-Ups

OLYMPIA… Attorney General Rob McKenna today hailed the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to allow individuals and corporations who voluntarily clean up hazardous waste sites to recover costs from other liable parties as a victory for the state and the environment.

In a unanimous decision in U.S. v. Atlantic Research Corporation, the Court affirmed that the federal Superfund law authorizes individuals and companies who voluntarily incur costs to clean up hazardous waste contamination to recover costs from other persons who share liability.

Editorial: It takes a team effort to fight the meth epidemic

Special to the Columbia Basin Herald
By Attorney General Rob McKenna

Methamphetamine is the most dangerous drug our state has ever confronted. Meth poisons our children, devastates our neighborhoods and scars our environment.

This week, we mark National Meth Awareness Day, a national wake-up call that should ring extra loud in our state, which faces one of the most severe meth problems in the country.

AG McKenna Announces Multistate Settlement with ChoicePoint Stemming from Data Breach

SEATTLE – Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced a multistate settlement with ChoicePoint that resolves allegations the company failed to adequately maintain the privacy and security of consumers’ personally identifiable information. The settlement with attorneys general of 43 states and the District of Columbia stems from a 2005 data breach that compromised personal financial records of more than 163,000 consumers, including an estimated 3,000 Washington residents.

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