July 27, 2012, 12:05 AM
The state’s prescription drug monitoring program, which was dealt a major blow amid state budget cuts, is still operating but may run out of money by the end of this year, according to the attorney general’s office. The program, called CURES, is used by law enforcement to track the...
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July 6, 2012, 12:05 AM
In recent months, Southern California-based Prime Healthcare Services has bought financially troubled hospitals in Nevada, Texas and Pennsylvania. But the rapidly expanding hospital chain hit a speed bump on its home turf in San Bernardino County, where a bankruptcy judge bypassed Prime's...
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June 27, 2012, 1:21 PM
California’s housing crisis isn't over, with 11 percent of borrowers in the state at risk of foreclosure, according to a new report released this week by the nonprofit Center for Responsible Lending, a Washington-based think tank. The report found nearly 700,000 California homeowners...
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May 14, 2012, 12:05 AM
Last year, California Attorney General Kamala Harris joined attorneys general across the country in declaring war against Backpage.com, a free classified website run by Village Voice Media. The officials threatened legal action if the site didn’t stop running ads for adult services, some of...
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March 12, 2012, 12:05 AM
The state attorney general's office, working with other law enforcement and the State Bar, ratcheted up its mortgage fraud crackdown with the arrest of the owners and managing attorney of a Northern California law firm accused of scamming residents seeking loan help. Co-owners Gregory...
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January 25, 2012, 12:05 AM
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, the California State Board of Education, the state Department of Education and the attorney general's office all want a judge to drop a lawsuit that seeks to hold the state accountable for school districts that illegally charge students...
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January 13, 2012, 12:05 AM
A San Bernardino County hospital managed by Prime Healthcare Services is considering a purchase offer from a nonprofit Catholic health system, possibly signaling an end to a long and rocky bankruptcy. Orange County-based St. Joseph Health System has offered $35 million to buy Victor Valley...
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November 1, 2011, 12:05 AM
When Attorney General Kamala Harris’ office denied the sale of Victor Valley Community Hospital to Prime Healthcare Services’ nonprofit arm in September, it seemed like a closed case. However, the hospital’s board continued talks with Prime, declined to negotiate with another...
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October 28, 2011, 12:05 AM
Los Angeles-area attorney Mitchell J. Stein refers to himself as "The Doberman" and his website advertises, "You Hold The Leash." In August, California Attorney General Kamala Harris raided Stein's offices and accused him and other lawyers of fraudulently misleading...
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August 15, 2011, 12:05 AM
The U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys general in four states, including California, filed a complaint last week against for-profit college giant Education Management Corp., which operates 14 campuses in the state under the Argosy University and Art Institute brands. The 122-...
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August 10, 2011, 12:05 AM
The chairman of the state Senate Health Committee is asking Attorney General Kamala Harris to take a skeptical look at approving the purchase of Victory Valley Community Hospital by Prime Healthcare Services. Sen. Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina, told Harris in a letter that California Watch's...
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August 1, 2011, 12:05 AM
California Attorney General Kamala Harris wants the state’s police departments to talk to each other. That is, she wants them to exchange crime data and information about parolees as part of a broad effort to create a statewide electronic network. Such a system would pump local police...
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June 16, 2011, 12:05 AM
The state attorney general’s office filed legal documents this week arguing that hospitals are required to file monthly reports on infections related to 29 types of surgeries, defending a legal challenge from the California Hospital Association. The legal filing was the latest in a...
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April 27, 2011, 12:05 AM
Executives at a California funeral trust accused of financial malfeasance argue that state auditors are mischaracterizing common practices as nefarious and basing allegations on inaccurate numbers. Last week, state Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a lawsuit [PDF] against the California...
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April 20, 2011, 12:05 AM
Executives at a trust that thousands of Californians rely on to cover funeral expenses paid out millions in illegal kickbacks and fees, state Attorney General Kamala Harris alleged in a lawsuit filed Monday. The California Master Trust exists to manage “preneed” funeral...
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