Press Releases: 1998

December 28, 1998

PAIR SENTENCED IN MEDICAID FRAUD SCHEME

Richard H. Deane, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia; Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General for the State of Georgia; Ira T. Carle, Postal Inspector in Charge, U. S.

December 17, 1998

FEDERAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT SNARE HUNDREDS OF TELEMARKETERS IN NATIONWIDE UNDERCOVER OPERATION

Washington, DC - A two and a half year operation, in which undercover agents taped telephone solicitations by telemarketers, has resulted in criminal charges against nearly 1,000 individuals, including the arrest of 40 telemarketers today, the Justice Department, FBI and National Association o

December 10, 1998

ATTORNEY GENERAL BAKER ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH HASBRO IN ANTITRUST PROBE

Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker announced today that on Friday, November 20, 1998, a settlement agreement was reached with Hasbro and signed by the Attorney General.

November 20, 1998

STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL THURBERT BAKER REGARDING GEORGIA'S TOBACCO LITIGATION

Good morning and thank you all for being here.

November 13, 1998

ATTORNEY GENERAL THURBERT E. BAKER ANNOUNCES $4.5 MILLION CIVIL MEDICAID SETTLEMENT WITH EMORY MEDICAL CARE FOUNDATION

ATLANTA - Attorney General Thurbert E.

November 03, 1998

MAY DEPARTMENT STORES TO PAY $22 MILLLION FOR IMPROPER DEBT COLLECTIONS FROM CONSUMERS IN BANKRUPTCY

Attorney General Thurbert E.

October 20, 1998

SENATOR RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY III INDICTED BY FULTON GRAND JURY

Atlanta - Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker announced today that a Fulton County grand jury has returned a true bill of indictment charging Senator Ralph David Abernathy III with 35 felony counts relating to his office.

October 15, 1998

ATTORNEY GENERAL BAKER JOINS FTC AND SEVEN ATTORNEYS GENERAL SEEKING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION TO REQUIRE MARKETER OF "DO-IT-YOURSELF" TERMITE BAIT SYSTEM TO CHANGE ITS ADS

ATLANTA - Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker, in cooperation with the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs, has joined with the Federal Trade Commission and seven state attorneys general today seeking a preliminary injunction in U.S.

October 15, 1998

THREE INDICTED IN DEKALB COUNTY FOR MEDICAID FRAUD

Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker and DeKalb County District Attorney J. Tom Morgan announced today that a DeKalb County Grand Jury has returned indictments against three individuals in a case involving alleged schemes of Medicaid fraud.

October 09, 1998

ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES GUILTY PLEA IN MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA FRAUD CASE

ATLANTA - Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker and District Attorney Danny Craig of the Augusta Judicial Circuit announced today that on October 8, 1998, Richard L.