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<item><title><![CDATA[St. Louis County jury commits St. Louis man as sexually violent predator]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/St_Louis_County_jury_commits_St_Louis_man_as_sexually_violent_predator/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/St_Louis_County_jury_commits_St_Louis_man_as_sexually_violent_predator/</link><description><![CDATA[A jury in St. Louis County on Wednesday (Nov. 19) found D’Angelo Robertson to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) and committed him to the state treatment center in Farmington. Circuit Judge Gary Gaertner signed the judgment and commitment order.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:25:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General’s Office urges parents to check ratings before purchasing computer or video games for kids this holiday season]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Attorney_General_s_Office_urges_parents_to_check_ratings_before_purchasing_computer_or_video_games_for_kids_this_holiday_season/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Attorney_General_s_Office_urges_parents_to_check_ratings_before_purchasing_computer_or_video_games_for_kids_this_holiday_season/</link><description><![CDATA[As the holiday season approaches, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office is urging parents and other consumers to check the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) rating before purchasing computer or video games as gifts.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:03:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joplin dentist faces 13 felony counts of Medicaid fraud filed jointly by Dankelson, Nixon]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Joplin_dentist_faces_13_felony_counts_of_Medicaid_fraud_filed_jointly_by_Dankelson_Nixon/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Joplin_dentist_faces_13_felony_counts_of_Medicaid_fraud_filed_jointly_by_Dankelson_Nixon/</link><description><![CDATA[A Joplin dentist was arrested today and charged with 13 felony counts of Medicaid fraud. Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney Dean Dankelson and Attorney General Jay Nixon jointly filed the charges against Dr. Samuel A. Miller. Miller (DOB – 11/22/64), a general practice dentist, is charged with submitting false reimbursement claims to Medicaid for services not performed on several pediatric patients.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:24:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General’s Office warns of scams involving tickets for Presidential inauguration]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Attorney_General_s_Office_warns_of_scams_involving_tickets_for_Presidential_inauguration/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Attorney_General_s_Office_warns_of_scams_involving_tickets_for_Presidential_inauguration/</link><description><![CDATA[The Attorney General’s Office says consumers hoping to attend Inauguration Day ceremonies in Washington, D.C., need to be on the lookout for scam artists. One consumer in the St. Louis area has already reported being contacted by someone offering tickets to the Jan. 20 festivities for $1,700 each. Consumers have also found tickets for sale online.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:03:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General to seniors: watch for scams, bad deals with Medicare drug plans]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Attorney_General_to_seniors_watch_for_scams_bad_deals_with_Medicare_drug_plans/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Attorney_General_to_seniors_watch_for_scams_bad_deals_with_Medicare_drug_plans/</link><description><![CDATA[The Attorney General’s Office has some advice for Missouri seniors on Medicare, who soon will have the chance to make changes to their Medicare prescription drug coverage. Enrollees subscribing to Medicare Part D will have the chance switch drug plans during the annual open enrollment period from Nov. 15 through the end of the year.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:04:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Nixon marks National Adoption Month, offers publication for prospective parents]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Attorney_General_Nixon_marks_National_Adoption_Month_offers_publication_for_prospective_parents/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Attorney_General_Nixon_marks_National_Adoption_Month_offers_publication_for_prospective_parents/</link><description><![CDATA[November is National Adoption Month, and Attorney General Jay Nixon has a publication available for parents considering adopting a child. The brochure, Welcome Home, describes the legal issues involved with adoption, whether it’s domestic, foster care, stepparent or international.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:03:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon stops second attempt to prevent enforcement of Halloween restrictions on sex offenders]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Nixon_stops_second_attempt_to_prevent_enforcement_of_Halloween_restrictions_on_sex_offenders/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Nixon_stops_second_attempt_to_prevent_enforcement_of_Halloween_restrictions_on_sex_offenders/</link><description><![CDATA[The Cole County Circuit Court today denied a motion for a temporary restraining order that would have kept the State of Missouri from enforcing a law that restricts Halloween activities by registered sex offenders. The state law was successfully defended again by the office of Attorney General Jay Nixon, who also won a legal victory defending the law in the federal appeals court on Thursday.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:30:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon obtains $75,000 settlement with Texas charity clothing business over telephone harassment of Missourians]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/AVC_with_Charity_Clothing_owner_Richard_Ferrer_Westrop/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/AVC_with_Charity_Clothing_owner_Richard_Ferrer_Westrop/</link><description><![CDATA[A Texas business that routinely telephoned Missourians who had asked not to be called in its solicitations will make a payment of $75,000 to the state and develop a series of policies and procedures to ensure further compliance with state consumer protection laws, under a settlement obtained today by Attorney General Jay Nixon. Nixon reached the assurance of voluntary compliance with Merchandise Pick-Up Service, Inc. of Houston, which does business as Charity Clothing; and its owner, Richard Ferrer-Westrop.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon obtains record $31 million settlement for Missouri taxpayers from pharmaceutical giant Schering-Plough]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Nixon_obtains_31_million_for_Missouri_taxpayers_from_Schering_Plough/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Nixon_obtains_31_million_for_Missouri_taxpayers_from_Schering_Plough/</link><description><![CDATA[A pharmaceutical company sued by Attorney General Jay Nixon in 2005 over price fraud allegations will pay a record $31 million to the state of Missouri. Nixon today (Oct. 31) reached a settlement with Schering-Plough to resolve allegations that a scheme by its Warrick Pharmaceuticals Corp. division inflated the corporation’s prices in a way that cost Missouri taxpayers millions of dollars. The settlement is the largest amount the State of Missouri has ever obtained in a legal case against a pharmaceutical company.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vernon County jury commits Nevada man as sexually violent predator]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Terry_Blackmon_committed_as_sexually_violent_predator_SVP/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Terry_Blackmon_committed_as_sexually_violent_predator_SVP/</link><description><![CDATA[A jury in Vernon County on Wednesday (Oct. 29) found Terry Blackmon of Nevada to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) and committed him to the state treatment center in Farmington. Circuit Judge William J. Roberts signed the judgment and commitment order.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:38:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement by Attorney General Nixon on appeals court ruling on law restricting Halloween activities by sex offenders]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Ruling_on_sex_offenders_and_Halloween/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Ruling_on_sex_offenders_and_Halloween/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Jay Nixon issued the following statement on today’s order by the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. The order grants Nixon’s request to stay a lower court ruling that enjoined enforcement of portions of a Missouri law that restricts certain activities by sex offenders on Halloween:]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Nixon to Missouri seniors: Watch out for the grandparents scam]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Consumer_alert_for_grandparents_scam_October/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Consumer_alert_for_grandparents_scam_October/</link><description><![CDATA[Attorney General Jay Nixon says a trick known as the “grandparents scam” has struck at least twice in Missouri in the last few weeks. A central Missouri man used a wire transfer to send $6,000 to a person he thought was his grandson. In reality, the person who called him was a con artist claiming to be his grandchild, saying he needed money to get out of jail.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon obtains $100,000 settlement with Chesterfield laser aesthetic business, including restitution for consumers]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Settlement_with_Sona_Med_Spa/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/Settlement_with_Sona_Med_Spa/</link><description><![CDATA[A Chesterfield business that accepted payment from consumers for laser aesthetic services but failed to provide those services will pay $100,000 in consumer restitution and costs under an agreement obtained by Attorney General Jay Nixon. Nixon’s assurance of voluntary compliance with Laser Aesthetic Institute LLC, which did business as Sona Med Spa, was approved today by St. Louis City Circuit Judge David Dowd. Laser Aesthetic Institute, which is no longer in business, was located at 16216 Baxter Road, Suite 300, in Chesterfield.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take steps to stop identity theft, Nixon tells Missourians during National Protect Your Identity Week]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/National_Protect_Your_Identity_Week/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/National_Protect_Your_Identity_Week/</link><description><![CDATA[Identity theft can cost victims thousands of dollars and take years to correct. Consumers can reduce the risk of identity theft, however, and take fast action to contain any harm if an identity thief strikes, Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon says.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nixon says 212 more profiles of Missouri registered sex offenders have been pulled from MySpace]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/212_more_sex_offenders_removed_from_MySpace/</guid><link>http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2008/212_more_sex_offenders_removed_from_MySpace/</link><description><![CDATA[The social network MySpace has removed an additional 212 online profiles that appear to match those of registered sex offenders from Missouri, Attorney General Jay Nixon said today. Nixon’s work with MySpace has now resulted in his office turning over to the Missouri State Highway Patrol 1,449 profiles that potentially matched those of registered sex offenders since June 2007.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>	

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