Posts Tagged ‘Chris Koster’

Were you foreclosed on in the last three years by Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Ally Financial, JP Morgan Chase or Bank of America?  Attorney General Chris Koster’s looking for you.  He’s buying newspaper space hunting for homeowners who could get “principle reduction” and other breaks, thanks to a legal settlement.  “If Missourians don’t claim their benefits, consumers in other states will claim this money for themselves,” Koster warns.

A temporary restraining order against C. Michael Exteriors, Inc., for repeatedly calling consumers on the Missouri no-call list, who had objected to such calls, has been filed by Mo. Attorney Gen. Chris Koster.  Earlier this month, Koster filed a suit against the telemarketing company and its owner.  The lawsuit alleges violations of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act and the Telemarketing No-Call List Act. Koster said the calls were made attempting to sell windows and siding.

The New York Times notes that controversial Catholic priest Fr. Roy Bourgeois, an advocate for ordaining female clerics, will wind up a national speaking tour here in September.  Bourgeois will address the Faithful of Southern Illinois on Sept. 25 at the Hilton Regency Conference Center in O’Fallon from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Also speaking will be Sister Jeannine Grammic, who’s been threatened by the Vatican for her ministry to LGBT communities. . .Mo. A.G.Chris Koster’s office will offer a Sunshine Law workshop Sept. 12 in Jeff City. . .County Police Chief Tim Fitch has upped four gendarmes: Charles Boschert to captain; Jeffrey Burke - lieutenant and Craig Molden and Keith Wildhaber to sergeant. . .Mo. Bap. Med Center prez Joan Magruder has been dubbed one of the top 25 women in healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine. . .Lawsuits are flying!  The Lawrence Group, Inc., vs. City Housing Development LLC’s Chris and Mary Goodson for breach of contract set for the court of Circuit Judge Steve Ohmer; Realtor Mary “One: Johnson has been sued by Pulaski Bank for allegedly opening a checking account and refusal to pay the money owed; Trivers & Assciates architectural firm has sued Craig Heller’s Loftworks L.L.C. for breach of contract for services provided for the Louderman Lofts and the Ludwig Lofts; .Amy and Amrit Gill’s Grove Place II has been hit by a suit for property damage on structures located on Gibson Avenue by Osman Omar.

The City by the Bay’s Stone & Youngberg has been bought by St. Louis-based Stifel Financial. . .Very few candidates have filed for Mo. Supreme Court Mike Wolf’s seat. . Sarah Dick, a state assistant attorney general, will serve as coordinator between the American Disabilities Act and Chris Koster’s office. . .Columbia, Mo.’s popular Chevy’s Fresh Mex abruptly shuttered yesterday, three days after its franchise owner,T&J Restaurants filed for Chapter 11 this week.  T&J operates seven Chevy’s restaurants in our town. . .Former Ambassador to Belgium and Republican heavy Sam Fox said, “We’ve already raised $1.2 million through June for Mitt Romney.”  (Romney is the GOP front-runner for nomination as president in the 2012 election).  With Fox was his wife, Marilyn, who was celebrating her birthday, along with interior designers Lenore and Edwin Pepper, who were toasted on their 58th wedding anniversary.  BTW.  Some observers noticed that Sam might have undergone a few nips and tucks along the way.  Earlier in the evening, it was a quick stop at the Life Skills’ golf tourney auction and dinner at Meadowbrook C.C.  That’s where Clayco exec Judy Alexander-Weber said her boss, Bob Clark, and his children are in Africa where they hope to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. She was huddled with Jeanne Sellenschuetter and Wendy Sullivan, president of Life Skills, who said the auction/dinner fetched more than $300,000 from the sold-out event at which 450 guests attended.

The Missouri Supreme Court upheld an order barring an apartment leasing website from accepting money for tenant referrals without a real estate license. . . Gov. Jay Nixon outlined his key priorities today to be included in a comprehensive job-creation package that will be introduced during a special legislative session in September. Six priorities he outlined for the inclusion in the comprehensive, bi-partisan package are: the Missouri Science and Innovation Reinvestment Act to spark economic growth in essential, next-generation scientific and technology industries; Complete Missouri to cut red tape for businesses and make the state’s economic tools more effective and user friendly; Foreign Trade Incentives to make substantial investments in infrastructure around Lambert Field to make Missouri a hub for international exports and the sale of American-made goods; incentives for the development of high-tech, next generation data centers to create IT jobs; Tax Credit Reform to sharpen the state’s existing economic tools and provide funds to pay for additional incentives and resources to pay for critical disaster-recovery priorities. . .Meanwhile, Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a lawsuit against Alivio Foundation, Inc., based in Puerto Rico and Steve Blood of Georgia, for allegedly fraudulently soliciting donations through the internet to help victims of the May 22 Joplin tornado. Following the tornado, Koster said that Alivio began soliciting donations through a PayPal link on its website and through the online donation conduit, Crowdise, to aid victims, St. Peters Apostle Catholic Church and Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri. Neither the church nor Catholic Charities had ever heard of Alivio.

Members of the St. Louis Police Dept. saw a huge Marine helicopter doing double duty as a weed whacker earlier this week upon landing on Chestnut Street, just east of Fourteenth Street.  The pilot clipped some trees, and now, the Marines  will be able  to show how a helicopter’s rotor, the big blade on top, can be replaced in the field.  Too see it, you’d have to make plans to see the work at night, which is when the change-out will take place. Members of the corps and equipment are here for a week-long publicity campaign. . .A recent visit by a Gannett official at KSDK was a dismal happening based upon the station’s morning news block ratings fall below those of KTVI, according to an on-air Channel 5 personality.  Add to that, the station has lost a number of familiar faces, who have felt their wages were less than acceptable. Among them: Cordell Whitlock, Frank Wiley and John Fuller. . .Channel 5 expects to air a segment on the life of mortgage maven Ray Vinson at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, helmed by our town’s syndicated broadcaster George Noory and Nancy Pasternak. . .Look for local high-end stores and boutiques to begin vending Jennifer Lopez-labeled line of fragrances, “Light and Lively”. . .At 7:40 a.m., tomorrow (Wed.) the Better Business Bureau prez and CEO Michelle Cory will face the cameras of “The Today Show”to talk about the Adkinson indictments and consumers experiences with US Fidelis. . .Mo. Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a lawsuit against John’s Butcher Shopee in Overland and Festus for fraudulently selling ground beef and sausages that contain ground organs including cow hearts.

Chris Koster has settled with Beverly Hills Pharmacy’s Christopher Geronsin, Inc., which resolves allegations of the St. Louis pharmacy’s Medicaid billing practices between 2006-2010.  The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit alleges that the pharmacy helped as many as 200 Medicaid recipients meet their spend-down requirements and then improperly submitted claims to Medicaid for reimbursements, which contained incorrect dates of services. . .Koster has also sued Orem, Utah-based company Pinnacle Security, LLC for defrauding Missouri consumers by fraudulently selling home security products and services in St. Louis county and other areas of the state. Koster cautioned consumers, that representatives would approach those who had existing home security systems and falsely represented that they were there to upgrade the systems. Pinnacle made numerous, bogus promises such as telling
consumers their monthly bills would not increase, along with other allegations.

Folderoos in west St. Louis county include Growler’s Pub; Dick Blick Art Supply in Clayton will move Jan. 1 to the Loop and the former Heavenly Ham on Olive Boulevard has locked its doors. . .Interesting sightem at Il Bel Lago:  Mo. Attorney Gen. Chris Koster with Pulaski Banks’ general counsel Kevin King taking a breather before Koster was to address a law enforcement group at Monsanto.