SCOTTSBURG — As co-chair of Indiana’s Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said he commends the recent federal proposal to expand funding for addiction treatment programs targeting prescription drug and heroin abuse.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — There are now more crashes related to texting and driving than drinking and driving. In fact, 80 percent of all crashes involve some form of driver distraction. In an effort to address this pressing issue, at 10:30 a.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 14, at the offices of … Read More
WARSAW — Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office has filed a lawsuit against a maintenance product company and a former school maintenance director demanding repayment of nearly $1 million for their illegal bribery and kickbacks scheme that defrauded the Warsaw Community Schools, an audit found.
Read MoreGovernor Mike Pence today offered the following statement regarding Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s decision to enter Indiana into a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s final “Waters of the United States” rule. “I am pleased that Indiana will join more than two dozen other states that are … Read More
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) honored Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller with its 2015 Kelley-Wyman Award, also known as “Attorney General of the Year” Award during its annual conference. The Kelley-Wyman Award is the association’s highest honor given each year to the state attorney general who … Read More
Scammers aiming to defraud consumers during tax season are out in full force. IRS Phone Scam In one of the most common phone scams the Attorney General’s Office has seen in recent months, criminals call consumers claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service and demand immediate payment … Read More
In response to growing concerns about online privacy and data protection, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller yesterday announced a legislative proposal to provide greater safeguards of Hoosiers’ personal and financial information online. Zoeller’s proposal has three main components aimed at providing stricter requirements for the safe storage of … Read More
Indiana attorney general Greg Zoeller and Indiana senator Jim Merritt announced new legislation at the statehouse this morning that is intended to help protect Hoosiers from online hackers and data breaches. The proposed law will require companies to improve data protection and dispose of customers’ information more frequently. … Read More
Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced Indiana’s involvement in a $105 million national settlement reached today with AT&T Mobility LLC, resolving allegations that the company placed charges for third-party services on customers’ cell phone bills that had not been authorized by the customer – a practice known as “mobile … Read More
Today the State of Indiana filed in the United States Supreme Court its appeal of a 7th Circuit ruling last week that invalidated Indiana’s marriage statute. In filing its appeal – called a petition for writ of certiorari – the State asks the nation’s highest court to reverse … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Hoosiers filed more than 15,400 complaints with the Indiana Attorney General’s Office last year and auto-related gripes topped the list once again. Attorney General Greg Zoeller said complaints against retail stores and home contractors were among the fastest-growing categories and landed in the number two … Read More
Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz could find out by the end of the week if her lawsuit against several members of the State Board of Education can move forward (see related). Attorney General Greg Zoeller has filed a motion in Marion County calling for dismissal of Ritz’s … Read More
In its largest-ever settlement of a Medicaid fraud case, the state of Indiana will receive nearly $17 million from Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to resolve lawsuits alleging the pharmaceutical manufacturer engaged in illegal off-label marketing and payment of kickbacks to promote its drugs Risperdal and Invega, … Read More
It’s called “smurfing” and it has been identified as one of the largest contributing factors to a growing methamphetamine problem in Indiana. “Smurfing” is the illegal purchase of pseudoephedrine products and it is something more people are doing for meth cooks in exchange for drugs or money. Today, … Read More
Information about prescription drug abuse – including how to recognize signs and symptoms and where to find help – is now a click away. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller and the Indiana Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force teamed up to launch BitterPill.IN.gov. This website, armed with a … Read More
Higher prices at the pump likely stem from an unusually high number of disruptions in Midwest refinery operations, according to the Indiana Attorney General’s office. To help protect consumers from being illegally gouged at the pump, the Attorney General’s office closely monitors the price of gasoline sold at … Read More
