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Caruthersville, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster said he has filed felony Medicaid fraud charges against Crystal D. Abernathy of Caruthersville. Pemiscot County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Wynes joined Koster in filing the charges. The investigation, led by Koster’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, revealed that Abernathy, an in-home care provider, received Medicaid payment for services she [...]
Continue reading …Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster said today his office has reached a settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, in which Missouri will receive $8.9 million. Separately, his office anounced it reached a $1.7 million settlement with another pharmaceutical company, as well. The AstraZeneca agreement included the federal government and a number of states. The [...]
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By DICK ALDRICH and REBECCA TOWNSEND Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Scammers will be ready to steal whatever they can get from the thousands of Missouri Medicare recipients set to receive $250 rebate checks starting this week, federal officials warned. U.S. Health and Human Services Director Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder [...]
Continue reading …JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster said today he has obtained Tahoe-Ozark Land Investment’s consent to judgment for alleged violations of Missouri’s Clean Water Law. Koster said Tahoe-Ozark Land Investment, LLC, owned and operated an extended aeration wastewater treatment system that serves Captains Galley, a restaurant located in Camdenton. The system discharges into [...]
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By REBECCA TOWNSEND Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A recent review of compliance with the state’s sunshine law during the past two years found problems with about a quarter of 250 governmental entities evaluated, according to a recent report from Missouri’s auditor. Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee reviewed every audit report her office [...]
Continue reading …Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster said today he has obtained a consent judgment against Eastland Hills Estates, LLC, and its managing member, Russell Anderson, for alleged violations of Missouri’s Clean Water Laws. Koster said Eastland Hills Estates, LLC, is developing the Eastland Hills Estates subdivision in Columbia.  He said inspections by the [...]
Continue reading …Press Release from Attorney General Koster’s Office May 10, 2010 Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster said today a California-based company will pay the state of Missouri $36,000 for violating Missouri’s telemarketing and telephone solicitation laws. Koster reached an assurance of voluntary compliance (AVC) with Filanity Corporation, owned by Luan “Frank” Kim of [...]
Continue reading …Release from Attorney General’s Office Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster said today that participants in a charity scam will have to pay restitution and civil penalties totaling $544,933 for deceptive solicitations in Missouri. Koster’s office had filed suit against the individuals for running an operation to scam Missourians by pretending to help [...]
Continue reading …Attorney General News Release May 3, 2010 –Lawsuit charges 6 counts of environmental violations– Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a lawsuit in Audrain County against a Malibu, California, couple for violations of Missouri’s Clean Water Law. Koster said David and Sondra Ott, owners of Westgate Mobile Home Park in Mexico, [...]
Continue reading …May 4, 2010 By REBECCA TOWNSEND Missouri News Horizon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A state senator has asked Attorney General Chris Koster to evaluate a recent decision by the governor to dismiss a portion of an educational funding bill without vetoing the item. In April, Gov. Jay Nixon signed a supplemental budget bill that would [...]
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