INDIANA — Attorney General Curtis Hill is warning Hoosiers to beware of deceptive pop-up alerts on their computers claiming that their devices are infected with viruses and could be vulnerable to hackers. Individuals are being targeted through pop-up messages designed to resemble security alerts from legitimate computer manufacturers or other technology companies. The pop-up alerts …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The day is near to cast your vote for president, senator, state leadership, local officials and school board officials. The general election for 2016 is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Polls will open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — A recent data breach at Yahoo may have put Hoosiers at risk for fraud. Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is reminding anyone who may have been impacted in the recent Yahoo data breach to take immediate steps to guard against identity theft. The Office of the Indiana Attorney General warns consumers that certain …read more.

INDIANA — Don’t send personal information over email. Scam artists are increasingly posing as work colleagues, supervisors or members of companies’ IT staffs over email in attempt to get sensitive information about employees or the business to commit fraud. Before clicking on email links or sending personal information over email, confirm for yourself that the email …read more.

Dear Editor: Election time is upon us and I’m running for State Delegate in district 2. While most of these candidates have name recognition, let me introduce myself. My name is Teresa Martin and I live in Silver Lake. We moved our dairy operation here from Goshen in 1997 and then in 2003 my husband …read more.

INDIANA — As election season in Indiana heats up, Attorney General Greg Zoeller wants to remind you that it is illegal for political campaigns to blast you with prerecorded messages or “robocalls” over the phone. Indiana’s Auto Dialer law restricts the use of technology that automatically dials residential phone numbers and plays prerecorded messages. The …read more.

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.

INDIANAPOLIS — 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 Perfect Transportation in Indianapolis, the Indiana Motor …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Curtis T. Hill Jr. has officially announced he is seeking the Republican nomination for Attorney General of the State of Indiana at the GOP State Convention in June, 2016. Hill announced that support for his candidacy has been overwhelming. He has been endorsed by more than 40 Indiana county prosecutors and numerous police and law …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Eighty percent of Indiana employers have been impacted by prescription drug misuse and abuse, including opioid painkillers, in their workplaces, according to a survey released today by the National Safety Council and the Indiana Attorney General’s Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force. The survey, the first of its kind in the nation, found nearly …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Attorney General Zoeller announced a grant program, funded by a recent pharmaceutical settlement reached between the Indiana Attorney General’s Office and Amgen for deceptive drug promotion. The new grant will fund a surge in naloxone distribution, with the goal of ensuring all first responders are equipped with the life-saving treatment.

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.

INDIANAPOLIS — Seasonal storms are hitting Indiana hard. Many communities have experienced flooding, severe thunderstorms and even tornadoes in recent days, likely causing damage to homes and property. When storms roll through, scammers are not far behind. If your home or property has been damaged, beware of bogus home improvement contractors who may be looking …read more.

Governor 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 challenging the final ‘Waters of the United …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 exemplifies and helps forward the objectives of …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 of past-due taxes. Scammers might threaten arrest …read more.

Rather than fight a lawsuit, former dentist Joseph Beck of Kokomo has agreed to settle with the state by paying a $12,000 fine for violating patient privacy and federal HIPAA regulations after 60 boxes of records including patient names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, social security numbers, credit card information and more were found in …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 sensitive data, reducing harm to consumers in …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. With major data breaches nationwide from companies …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 cramming.” Zoeller joined attorneys general from 49 …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 the lower court and reinstate Indiana’s longstanding …read more.

The National Association of School Resource Officers praised Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller this week for his support of funding and training for school-based police officers. “Thanks in large part to the attorney general’s efforts, the state of Indiana last week approved 141 grant applications totaling more than $4 million for schools to create or …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 and three spots respectively. The newly released …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 case (see related). Ritz claims the board …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, among others. The repayment by Johnson & …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, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller was in …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 toolkit of resources for Hoosiers, is part …read more.

The Warsaw Rotary Club is pleased to invite community members to the Friday, July 26 meeting, to be held at noon at the Shrine Building located at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds. John Chapman from the Indiana Attorney General’s Office will be speaking about fraud, scams, identity theft and prevention. Lunch is provided for $10. Those …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 the retail level, compares the pump prices …read more.

Planned Parenthood of Indiana and the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana today announced that the United States Supreme Court has left standing a decision that preserves the right of women and men in the Medicaid program to access preventive health care services at Planned Parenthood health centers. The case will now proceed in U.S. …read more.

According to the Indiana Attorney General’s office, the top complaints received from Indiana residents in 2012 were in regards to used car sales and services as well as Internet scams. Attorney General Greg Zoeller recently released the annual Top 10 consumer complaint categories and consumer tips on how Hoosiers can protect themselves from being ripped …read more.

Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson announced today that some Indiana businesses have received a deceptive letter that may appear to come from the Business Services Division of her office. The letter should be ignored. It is an attempt to defraud Indiana business owners. The letter solicits a $125 annual fee and claims it will …read more.

A federal appeals court ruled in the legal challenge to an Indiana statute that would end Medicaid funding to abortion providers. On Oct. 23, the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago agreed with the lower court that had blocked enforcement of the Indiana law, House Enrolled Act 1210. The federal appeals court today …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State lawmakers are reconvening to scrutinize how Indiana’s troubled Department of Child Services screens calls for help through its centralized hotline. Members of the DCS study committee are scheduled to review the hotline, examine child care provider payment issues and hear public testimony. The panel plans to meet this afternoon at the …read more.