DENVER – Attorney General John Suthers today localized the latest report by Joseph A. Smith, Jr., Monitor of the National Mortgage Settlement outlining the consumer relief activities the five banks that are parties to the settlement have conducted since March 1, 2012.
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COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL REACHES $29 MILLION SETTLEMENT OVER UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN TOYOTA AND LEXUS MODELS -- 02/14/2013
DENVER—Colorado Attorney General John Suthers today announced a $29 million multistate settlement with Toyota Motor Corporation and its related North America entities over allegations that Toyota concealed safety issues related to unintended acceleration in certain Toyota and Lexus models.
JEFFORY SHIELDS AND NICHOLAS SARTINI INDICTED FOR DEFRAUDING INVESTORS IN SECURITIES SCHEME -- 02/11/2013
DENVER—Colorado Attorney General John Suthers today announced that a statewide grand jury has indicted Jeffory Shields (D.O.B. 10/01/1964) and Nicholas Sartini (D.O.B. 1/16/1968) on 16 counts of securities fraud. The indictment alleges that for approximately 11 months, beginning in January 2012, the two men solicited 21 investors from 13 states to invest in fraudulent exploration and drilling of oil and gas wells.
COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL SECURES GUILTY CONVICTION IN COCAINE AND METHEAMPHETAMINE-TRAFFICKING RING -- 02/06/2013
DENVER—Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that Alan Johnson of Loveland (D.O.B. 03/15/1967) was found guilty of running a drug-trafficking criminal enterprise that distributed cocaine and methamphetamine throughout Northern Colorado and as far away as Montana. He was convicted in Larimer District Court of two felony violations of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act and 18 felony violations of the Colorado Controlled Substances Act.
COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES LAWSUIT AGAINST STANDARD & POOR’S FOR RATINGS OF MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES -- 02/05/2013
DENVER—Colorado Attorney General John Suthers filed a lawsuit today against Standard and Poor’s (S&P) in connection with the ratings that it issued on structured finance securities, including residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) that were issued at the height of the market from 2004-2007. This lawsuit is part of a joint federal-state effort to hold those responsible for their part in the foreclosure and financial crisis.
ATTORNEY GENERAL SETTLES WITH PRESTIGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS OVER CONSUMER ABUSES -- 02/04/2013
DENVER—The Colorado Attorney General’s Office today announced that it entered into a stipulation and final agency order in a case involving a Westminster, Colorado debt-settlement company, Prestige Financial Solutions, Inc. and its owner Amy Thompson. In January 2012, the Attorney General’s Office accused Prestige of providing debt-management services to Colorado consumers without meeting the regulatory requirements under the state’s consumer protection laws.
ATTORNEY GENERAL INDICTS 15 INDIVIDUALS IN OXYCODONE RING -- 01/17/2013
DENVER — The Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced the charging of fifteen individuals accused of fraudulently acquiring, diverting and distributing large amounts of oxycodone, a Schedule II Controlled Substance in the Denver-metro area as well as in Oklahoma.
THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LAW IS MOVING -- 01/10/2013
DENVER — On January 22, 2013, the Colorado Department of Law and Attorney Generals’ Office, will move from its current location at 1525 Sherman Street, Denver CO 80203, to the:
Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center
1300 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
New Main Number: (720) 508-6000
In preparation for this event, the Department of Law will stop receiving documents and be officially closed at 12:00 p.m. MST on Friday, January 18, 2013. The office will reopen on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, from the new location.
SUTHERS BECOMING SECOND LONGEST-SERVING ATTORNEY GENERAL IN COLORADO HISTORY -- 01/04/2013
DENVER — On January 5, 2013, John Suthers will begin his ninth year as Colorado’s Attorney General and in the process become the second longest-serving Attorney General in state history. Only Duke Dunbar, who served 22 years from 1951-1973, had a longer tenure as Colorado Attorney General. Suthers was appointed the state’s 37th Attorney General by Governor Bill Owens upon the election of Ken Salazar to the U.S. Senate. Suthers was sworn in on January 4, 2005, and was subsequently confirmed by the State Senate. He won election to the office in 2006 and 2010.
JASON HEMINGWAY GUILTY IN “SWITCH AND BAIT” CAR THEFT SCHEME -- 12/27/2012
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that, Jason Hemingway (37 years) was found guilty of running an elaborate auto-theft ring, stealing money and deceiving Colorado Department of Revenue personnel. He was convicted in Arapahoe District Court of ten felony counts involving theft, aggravated motor vehicle theft, ID theft and attempting to influence a public servant.
