Tag: attorney general phil weiser
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Woman accused in furry friend insurance fraud case has Colorado Springs ties
A woman who previously lived in Colorado Springs faces fraud and forgery charges for allegedly falsifying insurance claims made for the veterinary care of her pets. Leah Angelita Valentine, 45, faces 10 counts of insurance fraud and five counts of forgery for allegedly filing five fraudulent insurance claims worth about $5,000 to the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company for the veterinary…
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Colorado attorney general announces $350 million settlement with opioid marketing company
Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a $350 million settlement on Thursday with Publicis, a big healthcare marketing company, over its role in the opioid epidemic. The national settlement will result in almost $6 million to the state of Colorado to help address the opioid crisis, according to a news release from Weiser’s office Thursday. Publicis…
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Metro students rally in Denver as Supreme Court hears case for Dreamers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s top prosecutor accused the Trump administration of a “bait and switch” scam when the president pulled protections against deportation for immigrants brought to the country as children. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser leveled the allegation during a press conference at Metropolitan State University of Denver on Tuesday…
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Metro students rally in Denver as Supreme Court hears case for Dreamers
Colorado’s top prosecutor accused the Trump administration of a “bait and switch” scam when the president pulled protections against deportation for immigrants brought to the country as children. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser leveled the allegation during a press conference at Metropolitan State University of Denver on Tuesday morning. Weiser was one of the Colorado government, education and…
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Weiser prioritizes school tip-line funding, additional administrators in budget request
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser submitted to the Joint Budget Committee on Friday a proposed budget that would put more money into the state’s anonymous school tip line and hire three additional administrators as workloads rise. The Safe2Tell program needs almost $130,000, Weiser wrote lawmakers, to fill a gap between the cost of its responsibilities…
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Weiser investigating “deceptive trade practice” of TV providers
Attorney General Phil Weiser has notified Comcast and DirecTV that they may have committed a “deceptive trade practice” by charging customers a sports fee while blocking out coverage of Nuggets and Avalanche games. Weiser told The Denver Post that the Colorado Consumer Protection Act gives him the authority to levy penalties. “We will be reasonable…
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Coalition announces first-ever strategic plan for dealing with substance abuse recovery
A coalition of state and nonprofit health organizations this week released a five-year strategic plan that should address a critical gap in the state’s efforts on substance abuse: helping those who’ve gone through treatment with the next step, recovery. More than 400,000 Coloradans are recovering from substance abuse disorders. While the state has been ramping…