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173 MILLION ANTITRUST SETTLEMENT WITH DRAM MANUFACTURERS
(06/30/2010)
Las Vegas, NV – Nevadans will benefit from a $173 million settlement involving a price fixing conspiracy performed by six competing international manufacturers of Dynamic Random Access Memory computer chips (DRAM).

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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION COUNCIL SEEKS NEW MEMBERS
(06/24/2010)
Las Vegas, NV—The Nevada Council for the Prevention of Domestic Violence is seeking new members. The application is brief and submissions will be accepted now through July 31, 2010.

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAM DEFENDANT
(06/15/2010)
Las Vegas, NV – –Jeffery Tye Brown, 50, of Henderson, was sentenced to prison following a plea of guilty to felony mortgage fraud in violation of NRS 205.372, a Category C felony, in connection with the operation of DB Financial Services, a foreclosure rescue business located in Henderson

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SENIORS WARNED OF MEDICARE REBATE CHECK SCAMS
(06/11/2010)
Las Vegas: - Nevada residents are warned to be aware of fraud schemes tied to the announcement of the first wave of $250 rebate checks for those who fall into the Medicare “donut hole.”

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HEALTHCARE WORKER SENTENCED FOR MEDICAID FRAUD
(06/03/2010)
Las Vegas – Healthcare worker Margaret Childs, age 58, was sentenced today for Medicaid Fraud. Childs pled guilty to a gross misdemeanor offense: Failure to Maintain Adequate Records.

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AMICUS BRIEF SIGNED TO SUPPORT SANCTITY OF FUNERALS
(06/03/2010)
Carson City, NV: Today Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto joined an Amici Curiae brief issued by the Attorney General of Kansas and joined by 47 states and the District of Columbia to protect the privacy and emotional health of grieving families of returning war dead

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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAM GUILTY PLEA ANNOUNCED
(04/12/2010)
Las Vegas, NV - - Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced today that Jeffery Tye Brown, 50, of Henderson, has pled guilty to felony mortgage fraud in violation of NRS 205.372, in connection with the operation of DB Financial Services, a foreclosure rescue business located in Henderson.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL MASTO ANNOUNCES INDICTMENTS IN SECURITIES FRAUD SCAM INVOLVING BOGUS CHARITIES
(03/22/2010)
Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto today announced multiple felony charges filed for securities fraud involving investments on behalf of bogus charities in support of the Native American community, battered women and abused children.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL MASTO WARNS NEVADANS: DON'T FALL FOR THE GRANT SCAM
(03/15/2010)
Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto's Bureau of Consumer Protection, in conjunction with the launch of the 12th Annual National Consumer Protection Week, March 7-13, 2010, is issuing a series of daily consumer advisories. The theme of the Consumer Protection Week is Dollars & Sense: Rated "A" for All Ages.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL WARNS: DON'T FALL FOR CASHIER'S CHECK SCAMS
(03/15/2010)
Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto's Bureau of Consumer Protection, in conjunction with the launch of the 12th Annual National Consumer Protection Week, March 7-13, 2010, is issuing a series of daily consumer advisories. The theme of the Consumer Protection Week is Dollars & Sense: Rated "A" for All Ages.

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