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Spammers Are Target of AG Lawsuit

SEATTLE - July 11, 2002 - Attorney General Christine Gregoire today filed a lawsuit against two Minnesota men whose e-mail pitches for debt consolidation services could mislead some people to think their credit ratings are at risk.
 
The lawsuit, filed in King County Superior Court, accuses Samuel and Adam Meltzer and their companies, Chippynet.com and Mobydns.com, of sending possibly thousands of deceptive e-mails to Washington residents in violation of the state's groundbreaking anti-spam law.

AG FINES NEW JERSEY POLICE FUNDRAISER $109,000

Seattle - August 13, 1998 - In its second action in eight months against the same firm, the Washington Attorney General's office has fined a New Jersey fundraiser $109,290 for violating a Court order that the firm agreed to obey just last December.

Consumer Links:
To file a complaint regarding a charitable solicitation call the AG's Office at 1-800-551-4636 (1-800-833-6384 for the hearing impaired)

AG CRACKS DOWN ON 'BADGE' FUNDRAISING

Seattle - Janaury 7,1998 - In a continued crackdown on deceptive charitable solicitations, the Attorney General's Office today announced a $55,000 settlement with a New Jersey based telephone fund-raiser for two major Washington police organizations.

In addition to the $55,000 settlement payment, Civic Development Group, LLC, which raises funds for the Washington State Patrol Troopers Association and the Washington Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, agreed to stop its solicitors from claiming to be police officers and making other misrepresentations.

Washington Joins Lawsuit Against CD Distributors

Seattle - August 8, 2000 -Washington and 29 other states and territories today accused some of the nation’s largest recorded-music distributors and retailers of illegally fixing compact disc prices charged by retailers, Attorney General Christine Gregoire said.

A lawsuit filed by state attorneys general in U.S. District Court in New York accuses distributors and music labels of engaging in a scheme to stop some non-traditional music retailers—such as Best Buy, Circuit City and Target—from offering compact discs at deep discounts.

Gregoire Welcomes Actions Against Deceptive E-mail

Olympia -- Attorney General Christine Gregoire today called for an aggressive, sustained and comprehensive assault against spam by government, industry and consumers.

Gregoire spoke at a press conference where Microsoft announced 15 lawsuits against alleged spammers. Thirteen of the lawsuits are U.S. cases and allege violations of Washington's anti-spam laws. Two were filed in the United Kingdom.

AG sues GOP for violating the state's campaign finance law

OLYMPIA - July 27, 1998 - In legal papers filed today, the state Attorney General's Office charges that the state Republican Party intentionally violated Washington's campaign finance law to purchase the so-called “Tell Gary Locke” television ad shortly before the 1996 general election. The GOP paid for the $150,000 ads from its “soft-money” account which, under Initiative 134, can only be used for expenses not directly associated with individual candidates.

Attorney General Officials Meet with CardSystems CEO


Company to Provide Details Next Week Surrounding Security Breach

OLYMPIA – Attorney General Rob McKenna issued the following statement regarding developments today in the security breach at CardSystems Solutions, Inc.:

“Officials from the Washington Attorney General’s Office met today at our offices in Olympia with representatives from CardSystems Solutions, including President and CEO John Perry. CardSystems representatives were cooperative and forthcoming in discussing the events surrounding the recent security breach at the company.

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