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Lawsuit filed over school and ambulance district construction contracts

by Steve Walsh on November 2, 2009

in Crime & Courts

An organization representing non-union construction industry companies and their employees is involved in a legal challenge against the Office of Administration, the Attorney General, and others over two projects the organization claims are in violation of a 2007 Missouri law prohibiting the awarding of union-only construction contracts for publicly-funded projects without public scrutiny. The Heart of America Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors has filed the lawsuit ABC Lawsuit in Cole County Circuit Court alleging the actions of the Bayless School District in St. Louis and the St. Charles County Ambulance District were illegal. [click to continue…]

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Letter ends long-running Blunt Administration dispute

by admin 09/23/09 8:27 AM

A letter written by Attorney General Chris Koster ends a long-running dispute between the administration of former Governor Matt Blunt and one of his top attorneys. Koster has signed a letter clearing former Blunt Administration attorney Scott Eckersley of any wrongdoing. Eckersley’s defamation of character suit against Blunt and some of his former staff [...]

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AG Koster announces additional $22 million recovery from Pfizer today

by admin 09/2/09 1:03 PM

"All-time high in Missouri’s Medicaid fraud recovery"
Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that Missouri will receive $22 million as part of the largest nationwide Medicaid fraud settlement in history. This recovery adds to Missouri’s record-breaking year for Medicaid fraud recovery, Koster says. The Attorney General’s Medicaid fraud unit has collected more than $75 [...]

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St. Louis contractor pleads guilty to fraud

by admin 08/31/09 3:10 PM

A St. Louis contractor has pleaded guilty to four counts of unlawful merchandising for defrauding consumers.
The Attorney General’s office accused Patrick Rayburn of failing to complete home improvement work in which he took payment. Projects included new rooms, larger bathrooms and new garages. After a St. Louis grand jury indicted him, Rayburn was [...]

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AG files suit against KC firm, claiming mortgage fraud

by admin 08/13/09 7:01 PM

Missouri has filed suit against a Kansas City firm, claiming that it is preying on people who are desperate to save their homes.
Attorney General Chris Koster has filed suit against Premier Credit Services of Kansas City and principals Michael and Angela Eads. Koster accuses the couple of promising homeowners facing foreclosure [...]

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