Lansing, MI - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office continues to set the bar nationally with robocall enforcement as it finalized a settlement agreement requiring a major Texas-based Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service provider to implement strict, first-of-their-kind measures aimed at collaboratively stopping illegal robocalls.
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Lansing, MI - The Michigan Department of Attorney General is seeking to dissolve 10 fraudulent entities for failing to comply with state nonprofit and charity laws.
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Detroit, MI - The Michigan Department of State and the Attorney General’s office are partnering to determine the source of a robocall received by a Detroit resident using racially-charged stereotypes to deter voting by mail.
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Lansing, MI - Nearly 40 senior living facility residents, or their families, have filed complaints with the Michigan Department of Attorney General after residents were each charged $900 COVID-19 fees potentially in violation of Michigan’s consumer protection laws, leading Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office to send cease and desist letters to the 11 senior facilities located throughout Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, along with their parent and management companies.
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Lansing, MI - While the Michigan Department of Attorney General has not seen an uptick in complaints of tech-savvy scammers, recent media coverage of an Apple iPhone scam highlights the need to remind Michiganders again to be cautious of tech-support scams.
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Lansing, MI - Attorney General Dana Nessel recently joined a coalition of attorneys general representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories urging Congress to adopt key changes to the Victims of Crime Act that provide critical financial support to victims of violent crimes and their families.
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Lansing, MI - The Michigan Division of Victim Services with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has launched an enhanced version of Michigan Victim Information and Notification Everyday (MI-VINE) that expands access to critical services for crime victims in Michigan.
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Pontiac, MI - Michigan continues the fight to combat human trafficking as Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced the arrest of a Pontiac man on charges of conducting a criminal enterprise and for his alleged role in the prostitution and sex trafficking of numerous young women in Auburn Hills, Pontiac and other locations throughout Oakland County.
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