West Virginia Attorney General
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Recent News About West Virginia Attorney General
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Morrisey warns federal employees after data breach
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. -
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. -
AG warns business owners of FTC scam
By CHRIS DICKERSON CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says an email scam is targeting business owners with a “pending consumer complaint.” The fraudulent email claims to be from the Federal Trade Commission and asks the business owner to click on a link. -
AG's office warns of U.S. Treasury phone scam
By CHRIS DICKERSON CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says consumers should be cautious of calls claiming to be from a representative of the U.S. -
AG files complaint against Boone Co. contractor
By CHRIS DICKERSON CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has filed a complaint against a Boone County contractor, alleging violations of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. The complaint, which was filed in Kanawha Circuit Court, alleges Stiltner Contracting and owner Howard Stiltner Jr. accepted payments from consumers for home improvement projects that were not complete as promised. “Our office is committed to protecting West Virginia consum -
AG files complaint against Boone Co. contractor
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has filed a complaint against a Boone County contractor, alleging violations of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. -
AG's office warns of U.S. Treasury phone scam
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says consumers should be cautious of calls claiming to be from a representative of the U.S. Department of the Treasury who says the consumer owes money. -
AG warns business owners of FTC scam
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says an email scam is targeting business owners with a “pending consumer complaint.” -
AG accuses company of illegal debt collection
By CHRIS DICKERSON CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a lawsuit against Simple Recovery Solutions LLC for allegedly trying to collect debt that was unverified or never existed from West Virginians. Todd West and Alexander Simao, who were managing members of SRS, were also named as defendants in the suit. Beginning as early as Aug. 5, the state began receiving complaints from West Virginia consumers complaining they had been contacted by SRS regarding debt t -
AG accuses company of illegal debt collection
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a lawsuit against Simple Recovery Solutions LLC for allegedly trying to collect debt that was unverified or never existed from West Virginians. -
AG's office warns of callers verifying Social Security info
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warning consumers to be cautious if they receive a call from a person purporting to work for a satellite, cable or other utility company who wants to verify the consumer’s account information, including Social Security number. -
AGs charge 'sham' cancer charities with bilking $187M
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and agencies from the 49 other states, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Trade Commission to jointly file a federal lawsuit against four phony cancer charities and their operators, who allegedly scammed more than $187 million from consumers throughout the country. -
AG announces Radio Shack privacy settlement
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says RadioShack has agreed to destroy nearly half of the customer data it had collected and planned to sell as part of its bankruptcy sale to General Wireless. -
AG warns of vacation scams
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging consumers to be on the lookout for potential scams when making travel arrangements this summer. -
Capito introduces bill to roll back EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON – West Virginia’s U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has introduced legislation aimed at rolling back President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan. -
AGs announce settlement with Sprint, Verizon
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and AGs in 49 other states, the District of Columbia and federal regulators, have reached a $159 million national settlement with Sprint Corp. and Verizon Wireless to resolve allegations that the companies allowed unauthorized charges for third-party services to be placed on consumers’ mobile telephone bills, a practice known as mobile crammin -
Morrisey lauds USSC decision to not review Cashcall case
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is pleased the U.S. Supreme Court has opted not to hear CashCall Inc.’s request for review of a state Supreme Court ruling. -
Morrisey to testify about EPA rules
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will be on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. -
AG's office warns of fake lottery scam
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging residents to be on the lookout for letters claiming to be a notification of lottery winnings. -
Case against Monongalia landlord moves forward
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said his office – on behalf of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission – can move forward in an enforcement action against a Monongalia County landlord.