Maryland Attorney General
The Maryland Attorney General's Office has general charge, supervision and direction of the legal business of the State, acting as legal advisors and representatives of the major departments, various boards, commissions, officials and institutions of State Government.
Douglas F. Gansler was elected on November 7, 2006, as Maryland’s 44th Attorney General. In that election, Mr. Gansler received the most votes of any candidate in the State of Maryland.
Contact:
Office of the Attorney General
200 St. Paul Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone: (410) 576-6300
Toll-free: 1 (888) 743-0023
TDD: (410) 576-6372
Raquel Guillory
Phone: (410) 576 6357
http://www.oag.state.md.us/
October 21, 2011 Posted by Maryland Attorney General
BALTIMORE, MD – October 20, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler is warning landowners that signing a mineral rights lease could conflict with some requirements of their federally-approved home or farm mortgage. To ensure thei…
Read the full article: Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler Warns Landowners: Before Signing a Mineral Rights Lease, Check Your Mortgage ...
January 31, 2011 Posted by Maryland Attorney General
WASHINGTON, DC – January 31, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) (D-MD) today joined U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, Congressman Elijah Cummings (MD-7) andBaltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake visited Poppleton Phase II Apartments to highlight how the development is promoting energy efficient innovation and creating jobs in Baltimore, MD, supporting President Barack Obama’s goal of helping America “Win the Future.”
Read the full article: SENATOR CARDIN JOINS HUD SECRETARY DONOVAN TO HIGHLIGHT ENERGY EFFICIENT INNOVATION AT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN BALTIMORE ...
October 5, 2010 Posted by Maryland Attorney General
BALTIMORE, MD – October 5, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — In light of recent developments concerning faulty affidavits filed in foreclosure cases, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, Governor Martin O’Malley, and Congressman Elijah Cummings today called on the major mortgage companies to halt foreclosure proceedings in Maryland while the companies thoroughly review the manner in which affidavits are prepared, reviewed and signed, and the sufficiency of the process employed to verify elements of default leading to a foreclosure.
Read the full article: Attorney General Gansler, Governor O’Malley, Congressman Cummings Call on Mortgage Companies to Halt Foreclosures in Maryland ...
September 29, 2009 Posted by Maryland Attorney General
BALTIMORE, MD – September 29, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that his Consumer Protection Division has won a judgment in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against brothers Michael K. Lewis and Earnest Lewis, Cheryl Brooke, In the House Technology, Inc., and Winston Thomas based on violations of Maryland’s law against foreclosure rescue scams. The Honorable Barry G. Williams issued an order that bars the Lewis brothers, Brooke, and Thomas from offering and selling services of any kind to a homeowner who is in default on a mortgage or is in foreclosure, and requires them to pay over a million dollars in restitution and penalties. The order also requires them to provide regular reports to the Division concerning their employment.
Read the full article: Attorney General Gansler Announces Judgment of More Than One Million Dollars in Restitution and Penalties in Foreclosure Rescue Scam ...
September 29, 2009 Posted by Maryland Attorney General
BALTIMORE, MD – September 29, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that his Environmental Crimes Unit has reached a final settlement with Dr. S. K. Singh, owner of Concord Mobile Home Park, L.P. in Frederick County, to resolve allegations of illegal disposal of sewage. The final settlement includes [...]
Read the full article: Frederick County Mobile Home Park Owner to Pay Penalty and Operators Convicted for Illegal Sewage Disposal ...
