DENVER – Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers today announced that the State of Colorado will receive more than $4.5 million as part of a settlement with pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) in the largest health care fraud settlement in history.
News & Press Releases
ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION ON THE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE -- 06/28/2012
DENVER — Today, by a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the individual health insurance mandate contained in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL RECEIVES THE PRESTIGIOUS KELLEY-WYMAN AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL -- 06/24/2012
ANCHORAGE —Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has received the Kelley-Wyman Memorial Award, the most prestigious annual honor given by the National Association of Attorneys General (“NAAG”). NAAG President Rob McKenna, the Attorney General of the State of Washington, announced the award at NAAG’s annual summer meeting, which was held June 19–21 in Anchorage, Alaska.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES FORMAL OPINION FINDING THAT STATE SCHOOLS CANNOT UNILATERALLY GRANT TUITION BENEFITS TO UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS -- 06/19/2012
DENVER — In response to a question posed by the Colorado Community College System, Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers today released a formal opinion on whether Colorado’s state-supported institutions of higher education have authority to create discounted tuition categories for undocumented students without legislative approval.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES INDICTMENT OF TWO INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN INTERNET DATING SCAM -- 06/19/2012
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that his office has obtained an indictment of Tracy Vasseur (DOB: 7/10/1971) and her mother, Karen Vasseur (DOB: 10/19/1938), of Brighton for their roles in a “Nigerian internet romance scam.” The indictment alleges that, as part of the scam, the Vasseurs stole over one million dollars from 374 victims throughout the United States and from 40 other countries.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES INDICTMENT IN CHARITY-FRAUD SCHEME -- 06/19/2012
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that his office has obtained an indictment of Candice Jenkins (44 years old) of Centennial for her role in a charity-fraud scheme that occurred between May, 2010 and August, 2011.
COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES COUNTERFEIT CYCLING GEAR SEIZED -- 06/18/2012
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced that four individuals were recently indicted for computer crime, filing false tax returns and trademark counterfeiting for selling counterfeit cycling jerseys and bicycle components on the internet. Counterfeit items seized from the main target’s apartment have an estimated industry manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) value of $285,306.00.
ATTORNEY GENERAL, AARP ELDERWATCH ANNOUNCE WEEKEND FIGHT FRAUD-SHRED INSTEAD EVENTS ACROSS THE FRONT RANGE -- 06/05/2012
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers and Amy Nofziger, director of Colorado’s AARP ElderWatch program, encouraged Coloradans to take advantage of a series of document-shredding events that will take place Saturday, June 9, across the Front Range.
“Shredding documents that contain your personal information, such as checking account numbers and your Social Security number, is one of the simplest steps Coloradans can take to protect themselves against identity theft,” Suthers said. “Shredding will help prevent identity thieves from easily targeting you and your family.”
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES FINAL ORDER AGAINST TEXAS COMPANY AND ITS PRESIDENT FOR UNREGISTERED DEBT MANAGEMENT SERVICES -- 05/30/2012
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that his office has obtained a final agency order for civil penalties against Credit Solutions of America, LLC, a Dallas, Texas company, and Doug Van Arsdale, the company’s president, for unregistered and unlawful debt management practices in Colorado. Under the final order, Van Arsdale and his company are each liable for more than $5,000,000 in civil penalties, for a total of over $10,000,000.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES $45 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH THE MAKERS OF SKETCHERS FOOTWEAR TO ADDRESS MARKETING PRACTICES FOR ATHLETIC SHOES -- 05/17/2012
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today that his office has joined 45 other state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission in entering a $45 million settlement with Sketchers USA, Inc., the maker of Skechers footwear, to resolve allegations of deceptive trade practices.
