Tx Attorney General Press Release

Spanish-Speaking Consumers Should Be Aware of Scammers

March 21, 2016 - AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a warning to Spanish-speaking consumers, alerting them to scam artists posing as debt collectors calling on behalf of government entities. In recent cases, a caller claims to represent the Texas Supreme Court and demands payment of outstanding debts supposedly incurred by consumers sometime in the past. 

Supreme Court Denies Apple’s Request to Review E-books Price-Fixing Case

Apple to pay millions for its role in scheme to inflate E-book prices

March 8, 2016 AUSTIN — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced the U.S. Supreme Court denied Apple Inc.’s request for the Court to review a lower court decision, clearing the way for the distribution of $400 million to U.S. consumers who paid artificially-inflated prices for e-books. The lower court held Apple liable for conspiring with five major publishers to raise the prices of electronic books.

AG Paxton Announces New Agency Human Trafficking Unit

January 25, 2016 AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently held a press conference to announce a new unit within the Texas Attorney General’s Office dedicated to combating human trafficking. This new unit will be headed by Deputy Criminal Chief Kirsta Leeburg Melton, an experienced prosecutor with an extensive background in combating human trafficking in Texas.

AG Paxton Announces New Agency Human Trafficking Unit -

January 15, 2016 - AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today held a press conference to announce a new unit within the Texas Attorney General’s Office dedicated to combating human trafficking. This new unit will be headed by Deputy Criminal Chief Kirsta Leeburg Melton, an experienced prosecutor with an extensive background in combating human trafficking in Texas.

Attorney General Paxton Warns Texans of Scams in Wake of Tornadoes

December 29, 2015 AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today cautions Texans to be aware of disaster scams in the wake of a disaster declaration in four North Texas counties. Severe weather and tornadoes caused devastation on some Texas communities on December 26, 2015, prompting Gov. Greg Abbott to issue a disaster declaration for the counties of Dallas, Collin Rockwall and Ellis.

TX AG’s Office Announces Former RadioShack Will Be Compensating Consumers for Gift Cards

December 3, 2015 AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General’s Office today announced that holders of gift cards purchased from the former retailer RadioShack can now file claims seeking to recover the unused balance on their cards. The claims process is part of a settlement agreement previously approved in the U.S. Bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Delaware and was led by the State of Texas and supported by 23 other states and the District of Columbia.

Texas Attorney General’s Office Obtains Judgment

November 24, 2015 - AUSTIN – The Texas Attorney General’s Office today filed an agreed final judgment and permanent injunction that resolves the state’s legal action against 1SolTech Inc. and its three principals, Sandy Fardi, Hossein “Zak” Fardi and Ali Enrique Razavi. Under the agreed judgment, filed in Travis County District court, the defendants are ordered to cease making misrepresentations on the geographical origin and certifications of their solar panels.

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