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AG announces handgun reciprocity deal with Nevada
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced that West Virginia now has full concealed carry handgun reciprocity with State of Nevada, ensuring that citizens’ concealed handgun licenses issued by either state will be recognized by the other. “As Attorney General, it has been a priority to protect the Second Amendment rights of West Virginians and those who visit here,” Morrisey said in a statement. -
Morrisey, other AGs ask EPA for stay of Clean Power Plan
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and 15 other state AGs have asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for an immediate stay of its Clean Power Plan pending the outcome of an impending legal challenge to the rule. “This request is a necessary first step and prerequisite to confronting this illegal power grab by the Obama administration and EPA,” Morrisey said. “These regulations, if allowed to proceed, will do serious harm to West Virginia and the U.S. economy, a -
Morrisey: Deal reached with Cabell Huntington Hospital in St. Mary’s acquisition
Attorney general says agreement, filed in Cabell County Circuit Court Friday, establishes conditions to ensure Cabell's purchase of St. Mary's Medical Center complies with state and federal laws. -
AG: Windows technical support scam resurfacing
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has issued an alert to consumers about a new wave of phone calls from scammers claiming to work for Microsoft. He said the AG's Consumer Protection Division has received multiple reports of consumers receiving phone calls from someone claiming to be from Microsoft Windows wanting to gain access to the consumer’s computer in order to “make repairs.” The caller tells the consumer that their computer has an urgent problem or virus that -
AG's office warns of debit card phone scam
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warning residents to be on alert for fraudulent phone calls that claim a person’s debit card has been deactivated. The AG's Consumer Protection Division has received several similar reports from residents regarding a debit card phone scam currently occurring across the state. According to the reports, the consumer receives a call from an unknown number and an automated voice tells them their debit card has been deactivated. -
AG: Use caution after online photo center breach
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging consumers to monitor their personal accounts and credit reports after several major retail stores announced a potential data breach with their online photo printing services. “Protecting consumers’ identities and information is of utmost importance to our office,” Morrisey said in a press release. -
AG: 'Grandparent scam' happening again
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging West Virginia seniors to be on alert as the so-called “Grandparent Scam,” where someone pretending to be a person’s grandchild calls and begs for emergency cash, has begun reoccurring around the state. “This scam originally popped up in 2013 and is making its way back into the region this summer,” Morrisey said. -
Morrisey asks phone carriers to offer call-blocking technology
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and 44 other state Attorneys General are calling on five major telephone companies to offer technology to block scam phone calls. In a joint letter to the chief executives of AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile and CenturyLink, the Attorneys General said a new Federal Communications Commission rule clarification allows telecommunication service providers to offer customers the ability to block scam calls, and verifies that federal law doe -
Indiana, N.C. agency join coalition fighting EPA water rule
CHARLESTON – A bipartisan coalition of states fighting the U.S. -
Morrisey joins coalition against preempting state data breach, security laws
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced he joined a bipartisan, multi-state effort to urge federal lawmakers against preempting state laws designed to protect consumers affected by data breaches and identity theft. Morrisey announced he joined the national coalition to urge congress against preempting the state laws on data breach and security laws on July 7. Morrisey joined 46 other attorneys general in a letter to U.S. -
Morrisey joins coalition against preempting state data breach, security laws
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced he joined a bipartisan, multi-state effort to urge federal lawmakers against preempting state laws designed to protect consumers affected by data breaches and identity theft. Morrisey announced he joined the national coalition to urge congress against preempting the state laws on data breach and security laws on July 7. Morrisey joined 46 other attorneys general in a letter to U.S. -
W.Va., 8 other states sue over EPA water ‘lunacy’
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading the charge in a lawsuit, filed in a Georgia federal court Tuesday, that challenges a proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule that would extend its authority to all bodies of water. West Virginia is among the bipartisan, nine-state coalition that argues the “Waters of the United States” rule would unlawfully expand the federal agency’s regulatory reach over small streams, land and farms. Morrisey, a Republican, feels -
USSC says EPA was ‘unreasonable’ to not consider cost
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AG's office reaches $2.4M settlement with CashPoint
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday announced his office has reached a $2.4 million settlement with Virginia-based Dominion Management Services, which does business as CashPoint, to resolve allegations it engaged in a wide variety of unlawful debt collection practices. As part of the settlement, the company has agreed to forgive more than $2.36 million in consumer loan debt, as well as release its liens on vehicle titles for 435 West Virginians, most of whom -
AG's office files complaint against alarm company
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Friday announced his office has filed a complaint alleging a Wisconsin-based business and its manager violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. The complaint, which was filed in Cabell Circuit Court, alleges Trio Alarm LLC and its manager, Tyler Ignatowski, engaged in unfair and deceptive sales practices. “Our office works tirelessly to protect consumers from businesses who violate the West Virginia Consumer C -
Morrisey praises USSC ruling on church rights
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement Thursday applauding the unanimous U.S. -
AG's office files complaint against alarm company
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Friday announced his office has filed a complaint alleging a Wisconsin-based business and its manager violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. -
Morrisey praises USSC ruling on church rights
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement Thursday applauding the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision saying the First Amendment protects a church’s right to post a sign advertising its services. -
Morrisey warns federal employees after data breach
By CHRIS DICKERSON CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is encouraging West Virginia residents to watch their accounts and information to see if they were possibly affected by the recent Federal Government Office of Personnel Management breach. The computer networks at the Office of Personnel Management, or OPM, were recently hacked and could have possibly compromised the information of about 4 million current and former federal employees. -
Morrisey's petition against EPA rule denied
WASHINGTON – West Virginia’s move to have a federal court review the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan has been denied. The ruling, filed Tuesday in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, was a 3-0 decision.