December 1998 12-31-98 Proposed Tobacco Legislation 12-30-98 Attorney General Investigates Weight-loss Claims 12-16-98 Miller Tackles "Identity Theft" 12-14-98 Attorney General Asks Court to Order American Family Publishers to Provide Information on its Sweepstakes 12-10-98 Miller: Hasbro will provide more than 4,700 new toys to "Toys for Tots" in Iowa under settlement of an antitrust case November 1998 11-25-98 Las Vegas Contest Promoters Banned From Iowa, Ordered To Pay $90,000 For Targeting Elderly Iowans 11-23-98 Tobacco Settlement Final. Iowa's Share: $1.7 Billion 11-16-98 Miller and State Attorneys General Announce Tobacco Settlement Proposal 11-12-98 Miller Issues Warning about Charity Scams October 1998 10-26-98 "Attorney General Warns Offices about Labor Poster Solicitation" 10-23-98 Attorney General Tom Miller Announces $1 million Settlement with Long Distance "Slammer" 10-12-98 Miller Announces "Office Scam Alert Project" September 1998 9-22-98 Deadline Friday for Consumers and Businesses to File Comments on Airline Pricing and Competition. 9-08-98 States Fight for Competition in Airline Pricing 9-03-98 Las Vegas Telemarketer Going to Prison for Bilking Woman in Aplington Area in Northeast Iowa August 1998 Dubuque Auto Dealer Ordered To Forfeit Dealer's License Credit Companies to Pay or Credit 148 Iowa Consumers Mail for Questionable "Veterans" Organization Impounded July 1998 Miller: Used Car Buyers Gain Car Titles and Refunds Miller: "Sweepstakes Clearinghouse" Ordered to Pay Iowa $90,000 and Comply With State Consumer Protection Law June 1998 Tree-Trim Tips: Consumer Tips for Iowans with Storm-Damaged Trees Attorney General Asks Court to Enforce Subpoena Seeking Information from Publishers Clearing House Connecticut Mail-Order Health and Beauty Company Penalized for Misleading Ads and Marketing in Iowa May 1998 Miller: AOL Landmark Settlement to Protect Consumers April 1998 Miller: Beware of "Campus Card" Solicitation Miller Leads Attorneys General in Joining Lawsuit Against Northwest Airlines March 1998 Miller Calls for Caution on "Micro-Nutrient" Fertilizers Miller Leads Challenge to Auto Salvage Bill Pending in U.S. Senate Borden Dairy Paying $100,000 to Muscatine and Davenport-Area School Districts in Bid-Rigging Case Miller Warns Iowans About "Nigeria Letter Scam February 1998 Telephone Fraud Alert: "Cramming" 2-26-98 Attorney General Tom Miller, Letter to the Editor, New York Times January 1998 "Sweep" of Funeral Homes by FTC and State Finds Important Consumer Protection Violations December 1997 Miller is Guest Speaker at "Lemon Awards" for Bad Ads at National Press Club Event in Washington "Advertising has awesome power, and sometimes that power is not used all for the good," Iowa Attorney General says Iowa Businesses are Receiving "Yellow Page" Solicitations that Look Like Invoices November 1997 Miller Alleges Toys 'R' Us Stifled Price Competition Miller: Be Alert for Coming "Power Scams" October 1997 Miller Challenges Texas Company on "Negative Option" for 800-Number Directory "Service" Jon Zuspann Banned from Auto Sales for 30 Years Tree-Trim Tips: Consumer Tips for Iowans with Snow-storm Tree Damage September 1997 Sears to Credit or Pay Iowa Consumers $950,000 in Case Concerning Illegal Debt Collection Practices Miller: Publishers Clearing House Mailing Should be Read With Caution August 1997 Miller: Office Depot Inc. Agrees to Change "Zero-Percent Interest" Advertising Miller: Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Against Campground Company Resolved Presentation concerning the National Undercover Tape Library July 1997 Three Mt. Pleasant Gasoline Retailers Pay $20,000 Each in Case of Alleged Price-Fixing Activity June 1997 Miller: Sears Used Illegal Collection Practices May 1997 Toner Pirate Sentenced in Iowa Enterprise Rent-A-Car Pays $51,000 and Settles Consumer Protection Complaint April 1997 Miller: Champion Auto Stores, Inc., Settles False Advertising Complaint Miller and FTC Announce "Operation False Alarm" February 1997 Internet Service Provider Will Give Refunds, Change Practices, and Pay Iowa $50,000 January 1997 AOL Agrees to Refunds and Other Measures to Solve On-Line Access Problems Fort Dodge Defendants Face Charges of Conspiracy and Soliciting a False Auto Damage Disclosure Statement December 1996 Mazda Will Change Lease Ads and Pay Iowa $42,500 New York "Pet Adoption" Organization Will Change Fundraising Solicitations and Pay $50,000 to Iowa Animal Shelters AOL Agrees to Protect Customers as it Changes Pricing Plans "Triad" Conference Tuesday on Fighting Crime Against Older Iowans
