John W. Suthers

Welcome to the homepage of the Office of the Attorney General and the Colorado Department of Law. It is a distinct honor and privilege to serve as Colorado’s 37th Attorney General and the state’s top law enforcement official. Every day, we work hard to preserve Colorado’s natural beauty, safeguard our precious water, protect consumers from fraud and prosecute criminals who prey upon our citizens. As a native Coloradan and attorney with more than three decades of experience in the public and private sectors, I am dedicated to helping keep Colorado a great place to live.

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Attorney General announces actions taken against 10 companies preying on Colorado borrowers -- 11/24/2009

DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that his office has taken action against 10 loan-modification firms doing business in Colorado as part of his office’s efforts to crack down on loan-modification companies preying on Coloradans in foreclosure. These 10 companies, nine of which are located outside Colorado, either failed to deliver results to Colorado consumers or engaged in deceptive advertising. The actions taken against the companies will require them to either comply with Colorado law or not do business in the state.

Attorney General announces Colorado, federal government will recover more than $42 million for environmental remediation -- 11/24/2009

DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that the state and federal government will receive more than $42 million as part of a Chapter 11 reorganization plan a judge from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has approved for Asarco, Inc. and certain related companies. The order, approved by Judge Andrew S.

Attorney General announces receipt of Colorado's share of Aventis settlement -- 11/20/2009

DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers today announced that Colorado has received $421,000 as part of a $95.5 million settlement with Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of sanofi-aventis U.S., LLC. The agreement resolves allegations that Aventis and its corporate predecessors knowingly misreported best prices for the steroid-based anti-inflammatory nasal sprays Azmacort, Nasacort and Nasacort AQ between 1995 and 2000. The Office of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit facilitated Colorado’s share of the settlement.

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