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<item><title><![CDATA[Missouri Attorney General and federal government make arrests of fraudulent locksmiths]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/MO_AG_and_feds_crack_down_on_fraudulent_locksmiths/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/MO_AG_and_feds_crack_down_on_fraudulent_locksmiths/</link><description><![CDATA[A Missouri Attorney General's office investigation of fraudulent activity among Kansas City and St. Louis-area locksmiths has led to federal criminal charges against three people and state criminal charges against a Kansas City-area man.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:45:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rayburn Sentenced in Consumer Fraud Case]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Man_Sentenced_for_Unlawful_Merchandising_Practices/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Man_Sentenced_for_Unlawful_Merchandising_Practices/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Chris Koster said today that St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Richard C. Bresnahan has sentenced a St. Louis man who pleaded guilty to four counts of unlawful merchandising practices to four years in state prison.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:59:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AG Koster Announces Conviction of Dent County Man for 1982 Murder]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/DNA_Evidence_key_in_murder_conviction/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/DNA_Evidence_key_in_murder_conviction/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Chris Koster said today that DNA technology made possible the conviction of Donald Nash for the 1982 murder of his 21-year-old girlfriend, Judy Spencer, in Dent County.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:50:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Koster says registered sex offenders must follow Halloween law]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Registered_Sex_offenders_must_follow_2008_law/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Registered_Sex_offenders_must_follow_2008_law/</link><description><![CDATA[Jefferson City, Mo. - Attorney General Chris Koster today reminded Missourians that a 2008 law requiring special actions on Halloween by registered sex offenders is in effect, despite recent legal challenges.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:32:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Koster announces judgment in prevailing wage case]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Advantage_Telecom_allegedly_violated_MO_Prevailing_Wage_Law/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Advantage_Telecom_allegedly_violated_MO_Prevailing_Wage_Law/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Chris Koster said today he has obtained a consent judgment against Advantage Telecom, Inc., for alleged violations of Missouri's Prevailing Wage Law.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:13:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Koster settles with Hayti company for hazardous waste and clean water violations]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Settlement_reached_with_company_over_clean_water_violations/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Settlement_reached_with_company_over_clean_water_violations/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Chris Koster and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources have reached a settlement with Natural Biodiesel Plant, LLC, for violating the state’s Hazardous Waste Management Law and the Clean Water Law.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:56:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Koster announces settlement of class action suit against Silver State]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Settlement_announced_in_Silver_State_case/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Settlement_announced_in_Silver_State_case/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Chris Koster today announced that Missouri and 11 other states have obtained a settlement with a private student loan provider, resolving an 18-month multistate investigation.  Student Loan Xpress will forgive a total of $112.7 million in debt for students who obtained non-government guaranteed educational loans to attend a now-bankrupt helicopter training school, Silver State Helicopters, LLC.  Missouri victims will be entitled to over $2.9 million in student loan forgiveness.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:20:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AG Koster announces $2.5 million Medicaid fraud settlement for Missouri]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Settlement_announced_with_Mylan_Pharmaceuticals_Inc/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Settlement_announced_with_Mylan_Pharmaceuticals_Inc/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that Missouri will receive $2.5 million as part of a nationwide settlement with four pharmaceutical companies accused of violating the False Claims Act by failing to pay appropriate rebates for drugs that were paid for by Medicaid.  This recovery adds to Missouri's record-breaking year for Medicaid fraud recovery.  The Attorney General's Medicaid fraud unit has collected more than $77 million since January 1, 2009, on behalf of Missouri's Medicaid system.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:11:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Koster sues Florida telemarketers]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Florida_telemarketer_sued_for_No_Call_violations/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Florida_telemarketer_sued_for_No_Call_violations/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Chris Koster today filed suit to stop two Florida telemarketing companies from making solicitation calls to Missourians who had previously placed their names on the state's no-call list.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:41:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Koster announces temporary stoppage of new second injury fund settlements]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/AG_Koster_announces_stoppage_of_injury_fund/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/AG_Koster_announces_stoppage_of_injury_fund/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that his office has temporarily stopped entering into new settlement agreements with claimants on Missouri's Second Injury Fund.  Additionally, Koster ordered the withdrawal of all outstanding settlement offers to claimants.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:17:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Koster says Cathy Gieseker ordered to stand trial]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Gieseker_to_face_felony_charges_in_court/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Gieseker_to_face_felony_charges_in_court/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Chris Koster said today that Cathy Gieseker has been bound over for trial on 12 felony counts for deceiving farmers and misleading state authorities to cover up approximately $30 million owed to farmers.  Warren County Judge Wesley Dalton ordered Gieseker to stand trial following a preliminary hearing where the Attorney General’s office presented evidence related to the charges.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:47:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boone County man indicted in case brought by Attorney General Koster]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Funeral_home_owner_indicted_for_fraud/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Funeral_home_owner_indicted_for_fraud/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that a Boone County Grand Jury has indicted Harold Warren, Sr., on three counts of unlawful merchandising practices.  Warren was the owner of the Warren Funeral Chapel in Columbia.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:36:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joplin Dentist pleads guilty to 13 counts of Medicaid fraud]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Dentist_guilty_of_medicaid_fraud/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Dentist_guilty_of_medicaid_fraud/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Chris Koster said today that Samuel A. Miller, a Joplin dentist, has pleaded guilty to 13 counts of submitting false reimbursement claims to Missouri’s Medicaid program for services not performed.  Koster represented the State of Missouri in today’s court proceeding alongside Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney Dean Dankelson.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:23:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ralls County Man Committed as Sexually Violent Predator]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Ralls_County_Man_added_to_SVP_Registry/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Ralls_County_Man_added_to_SVP_Registry/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Chris Koster said today a Ralls County jury has found Raymond W. Kinder, 54, to be a sexually violent predator.  Kinder has been committed to the Sexual Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment Center in Farmington.  The judgment and commitment order was signed by Associate Circuit Judge Michael P. Wilson.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:42:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Koster applauds decision upholding higher pay for Missouri's deputy sheriffs]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Koster_agrees_with_highe_pay_for_deputy_sheriffs/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Koster_agrees_with_highe_pay_for_deputy_sheriffs/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Chris Koster today applauded a decision upholding a Missouri law that increases pay for deputy sheriffs across the state.  Koster's office defended a court challenge to the law, which places an additional charge of $10 on each subpoena, summons or other order of the court delivered by sheriffs' offices, with the money going to a special fund to supplement the salaries of deputy sheriffs]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:34:25 GMT</pubDate></item>	

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