A St. Louis County court has awarded a $1.8 million judgment to the state of Missouri and Missouri HealthNet in a civil fraud lawsuit charging a licensed clinical social worker committed fraud. According to Case.net, the state already settled claims against Stephanie Spilton's husband, Gerard Moskowitz, and her corporation, On-Site Counseling Inc., for $55,000, so the net judgment against Spilton is $1.75 million.

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Congress should take stricter actions against companies that prey on consumers with heavy debt, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster told a U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday. Koster, speaking before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation in Washington, ...

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Attorneys general for eight states, including Missouri’s Chris Koster, told FedEx Corp. they formed a group to study the company’s classification of its ground-delivery unit drivers as independent contractors rather than full-time employees. The attorneys general wrote a letter to ...

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Attorney General Chris Koster (pictured in a file photo) wants to remove Dent County Prosecutor Jessica Sparks from office. Pointing to a number of maladies accrued in recent months, Koster's office filed a motion on Friday known as "quo warranto" against the Republican prosecutor. Quo warranto, in essence, is put forward against an officeholder who isn't properly executing his or her duties. Under provisions of the motion, a judge can oust somebody from a position. The petition accuses Sparks of refusing "to perform official acts and duties which by law it is her duty to do or perform."

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As part of his crackdown on fraudulent charity fundraisers, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has filed lawsuits against nonprofit organizations that he says solicited funds and minimally used donations for charitable causes. A lawsuit filed in St. Louis County Circuit ...

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Attorney General Chris Koster said he intends to meet with Craigslist representatives tomorrow in New York City to express his concerns about what he says are advertisements for prostitution. Koster is representing a group of the nation's attorneys general, which includes attorneys general from Illinois and Connecticut. Koster (shown here in a file photo) said his office has been investigating the site and wants to reach an agreement with Craigslist to stop displaying ads for "illegal erotic activities."

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As the state prepares to complete next year's budget, Attorney General Chris Koster's thoughts have also turned to money - both for his lawyers and for the state as a whole. Koster on Thursday said he intends to increase pay for entry-level lawyers in the attorney general's office to $42,500, a 23 percent increase from the current $32,900. Koster said current pay levels are less than those of public defenders and many prosecutor's offices. "Bringing this office into something akin to basic economic parity is my No. 1 priority," Koster said Thursday.

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Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has sued two mortgage brokers, alleging the companies fraudulently misrepresented themselves in refinance letters to consumers by appearing to be supported by the consumers' banks and tied to the federal government. The lawsuits filed against Gold Star Home Mortgage and Oxford Lending Group are part of Koster's "zero tolerance" campaign against mortgage scams. Standing with Koster are John Phillips, left, and Doug Ommen, both with the consumer protection division of the Attorney General’s office.

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Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has sued a company he said defrauded people seeking mortgage relief. The suit, filed Tuesday in Jackson County Circuit Court, alleges that Orange, Calif.-based U.S. Foreclosure Relief Corp., also known as Lighthouse Services, violated the ...

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The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has hired a former actor turned legislative assistant to teach government officials how to comply with the Sunshine Law. Tom Durkin, the office’s public education director, will travel the state giving presentations and seminars to ...

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Coca-Cola Co., the world’s largest soft-drink maker, and joint-venture partner Nestle SA agreed to pay $650,000 in a settlement with 27 states, including Missouri, over claims that Enviga green tea burns calories resulting in weight loss. Missouri Attorney General Chris ...

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