Press Room - February 2010

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ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN PROVIDES TOYOTA RECALL DETAILS

MADIGAN CALLS ON STATE AGENCIES TO INCREASE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO PROTECT NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
Attorney General Urges Alliance to Crack Down on Noncompliant Facilities

MADIGAN: MORTGAGE COMPLAINTS INCREASE 65 PERCENT
Attorney General’s Top 10 List Dominated By Mortgages, Consumer
Debt in 2009

MADIGAN: FORMER JEFFERSON COUNTY EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT AND OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT

MADIGAN SUES EVANSTON ONLINE MARKETER FOR CREDIT CARD CRAMMING
Attorney General Alleges Firm Fraudulently Charged Consumers Seeking “Free Trial” Offers

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN SUES TWO CHICAGO MODELING AGENCIES
Defendants Allegedly Charge Unlawful Payments, Fail to Secure Modeling Jobs for Clients

MADIGAN WARNS CONSUMERS: STEER CLEAR OF REFUND ANTICIPATION LOANS DURING TAX SEASON

MADIGAN FILES LAWSUITS AGAINST THREE STORM CHASERS
Attorney General Cautions Consumers to Be Alert for Scams in Wake of Storms

MADIGAN SUES FOUR DEBT SETTLEMENT FIRMS TO STOP ABUSIVE, DECEPTIVE PRACTICES

ATTORNEY GENERAL MADIGAN PARTICIPATED THIS MORNING IN A TELE PRESS CONFERENCE WITH ATTORNEYS GENERAL FROM IOWA, CONNECTICUT AND OHIO TO REITERATE HER CALL FOR AN INDEPENDENT FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO PROTECT THE FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS OVER THOSE OF THE BANKING INDUSTRY

MADIGAN PROPOSES BILL TO REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SUBMIT EVIDENCE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES
Legislation Would Make Illinois First in Nation to Mandate Submitting Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases

MADIGAN SUES TWO REVERSE MORTGAGE BROKERS FOR USING DECEPTIVE MARKETING TO TARGET SENIORS

MADIGAN SUES WASHINGTON COUNTY CONTRACTOR FOR FAILURE TO FULFILL HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS

MADIGAN SUES SPRINGFIELD FIRM FOR DECEPTIVELY SELLING ADVERTISING TO SMALL BUSINESSES IN RESTAURANT MARKETING SCHEME

MADIGAN SUES WILLIAMSON COUNTY CONTRACTOR FOR FAILURE TO FULFILL HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS