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FOR-PROFIT EDUCATION COMPANY TO FORGO COLLECTING LOANS FROM 1,858 MISSISSIPPIANS
For-profit education company Career Education Corp. (CEC) has agreed to reform its recruiting and enrollment practices and forgo collecting approximately $3,087,519 in debts owed by 1,858 Mississippi students as part of a settlement, Attorney General Jim Hood announced. CEC is based in Schaumburg, Ill., and currently offers primarily online courses through American InterContinental University (AIU) and Colorado Technical University (CTU). General
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Father Sentenced to Pay Back More than $47K in Child Support
Madison County Circuit Court Judge Steve Ratcliff ordered 45-year-old Larry Garrett to pay $47,488.64 in restitution after failing to pay child support for seven years. He must also make payments for future child support. Judge Ratcliff sentenced Garrett to five years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections with those five years suspended. He was also sentenced to five years of supervised probation under the non-adjudicated
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Robocalls: A Guide to Stopping those Unwanted Calls or Text Messages
FED UP WITH GETTING THOSE ANNOYING ROBOCALLS AND OTHER UNWANTED TELEMARKETING CALLS ON YOUR HOME PHONE AND CELL PHONE? TIRED OF HAVING YOUR CELL PHONE CRAMMED WITH UNSOLICITED TEXT MESSAGES? The good news is that you can cut down on the number of unsolicited calls and text messages you receive by learning where to go to “just say no.” Download and print free copies of the complete and quick reference guides for more helpful information that
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Hood, State Officials Address E-Cigarette “Epidemic” Among Teens
The e-cigarette trend is now being called an “epidemic” by the Food and Drug Administration, and Attorney General Jim Hood announced today he is taking specific actions to protect youth in particular against these addictive products. General Hood is joining the Mississippi Department of Health, Mississippi Tobacco Data at the Mississippi State University Social Science Research Center, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, and The Partnership for
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Our Communications Division produces reports, brochures, and other publications to inform and educate Mississippians. In order to ensure our citizens are aware of the many services available through the Office of the Mississippi General, our Communications Division produces reports, brochures, and other publications to inform and educate Mississippians. Our yearly annual report is required by state law so we can regularly report to the
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Jim Hood has served as Attorney General of Mississippi since 2004. Prior to being elected as Attorney General, he
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Annual Report Fiscal Year 2018
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Tips to Combating Bullying
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Robocalls: Guide to Stopping those Unwanted Calls or Text Messages
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A Guide to Internet Safety
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For-profit education company Career Education Corp. (CEC) has agreed to reform its recruiting and enrollment practices and forgo collecting approximately $3,087,519 in debts owed by 1,858 Mississippi students as part of a settlement, Attorney
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Picayune Man Arrested on Child Exploitation, Molestation Charges

December 28, 2018

A 20-year-old man is behind bars for allegedly creating, distributing, and downloading child pornography, among other charges, announced Attorney General Jim Hood.
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$575 Million Settlement Reached with Wells Fargo

December 28, 2018

Attorney General J.im Hood announced that Mississippi will receive more than $2.5 million of a $575 million multistate settlement reached with Wells Fargo to resolve claims that the bank violated state consumer protection laws
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