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Nick Brown

AG Warns Consumers to Avoid Getting Slammed

January 6, 1997 -  A fast growing consumer rip-off involves a procedure called slamming, in which long-distance phone service is changed without getting the permission of the consumer or business. This occurs when a telephone service provider, usually a small, high-priced company, informs the local phone company that a consumer has selected it to replace their current long-distance carrier. Assuming the consumer agreed to change, the local carrier switches the long-distance company.

AGs and Oil Company Agree on Policies to Reduce Tobacco Sales to Minors

OLYMPIA -- A Thurston County judge has approved an agreement between the Attorney General's Office and Exxon Mobil Corporation that will help reduce the sale of tobacco products to minors at its gas stations and convenience stores, Attorney General Christine Gregoire announced.

Exxon Mobil, which operates more than 16,000 gas stations and convenience stores nationwide, signed the multi-state agreement implementing in-store procedures, employee training and other protections intended to curb the sale of tobacco to minors.

New Study Suggests Settlement-Funded Tobacco Programs Are Working

Olympia - July 20, 2001 - A new federal study offers encouraging signs that anti-tobacco programs funded by the states' 1998 settlement with major tobacco companies are helping reduce the use of tobacco among young people, Attorney General Christine Gregoire said today.

The study, released by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, shows that smoking rates for students in grades eight to 12 have significantly declined since Washington joined 45 other states and the District of Columbia in settling lawsuits with the tobacco companies.

AG McKenna names new meth prosecutors to fight epidemic

OLYMPIA – Attorney General Rob McKenna just gave counties statewide two more weapons in the fight against meth. Today he announced the hiring of two new prosecutors to help resource-starved counties prosecute meth crimes.

Scott Marlow, a deputy prosecuting attorney with the King County Prosecutor’s Office, and Rosalyn DiIorio, a felony attorney with the Northwest Defenders Association, will join the Attorney General’s Criminal Justice Division in Seattle.

Washington State Law Enforcement Medal of Honor

OLYMPIA – Attorney General Rob McKenna strongly encourages citizens to attend this year’s Washington State Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Ceremony.

“This ceremony is a very special opportunity to honor those officers who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty and those who have distinguished themselves by extraordinary conduct,” said McKenna. “It’s also a chance to recognize and thank all officers who continue, at great risk and peril, to protect those they serve, as well as their families, who sacrifice so much for the safety of our communities.”

Consumer Alert – Seller of Magnetic Mattress Pads Fails to Deliver

SEATTLE -- The Washington State Attorney General’s Office has received complaints against a firm selling magnetic mattress pads in Washington, Greentree Health Systems, of Lebanon, Ohio. The complaints appear to be very similar to those that led to the filing of a lawsuit in February of 2003, against N.W. Global Network, Inc., and its president, Eric Glenn.

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