Florida Attorney General - Volume 7, Issue 46

Publication of the Office of the Attorney General • Volume 7, Issue 46 • November 20, 2009

SunRail Commuter Train Project

The SunRail commuter train project has the ability to have a tremendous positive impact to the economy in Central Florida. The project would create hundreds of jobs and move people quickly, easily and efficiently through one of the most populous regions in the state.

On Tuesday, the Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Stephanie Kopolousos briefed the Cabinet on the current status of SunRail. Following her briefing, I am even more convinced this project is good for Florida and I strongly support legislation to implement a SunRail agreement.

Projects like this one should not fall victim to political games in the Legislature. The economic impact for Florida is too great to pass up. I look forward to monitoring this issue closely in the coming months.

Attorney General McCollum sent a letter to the Florida executives of Bank of America, JP Morgan/Chase, Wells Fargo and Wachovia, calling upon the bank executives to provide homeowners with a fair and efficient loan modification process. The Attorney General also requested the executives meet with him to discuss the banks’ responsibility to help solve the housing crisis.

A Madison County man has been arrested on charges he defrauded the Florida Medicaid program out of more than $34,000. Gianni Phillipians Jackson, 67, was arrested today by law enforcement officers with the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit with assistance from the Madison Police Department.

Attorney General McCollum announced that Florida and 31 states have reached a $3 million settlement with Vonage, one of the nation’s largest providers of a service known as “Voice over Internet Protocol,” an internet-based phone service. The settlement requires Vonage to make significant changes to its marketing practices, honor consumer cancellation requests, and provide refunds to eligible consumers.

Madison County Man Arrested for Defrauding Medicaid out of More Than $34,000

McCollum's Sunshine Tech Team Gets Briefing from Microsoft

Attorney General Sends Letters to Florida Bank Executives

Florida, 31 States Announce Settlement with Vonage over Cancellation Issues

Attorney General McCollum’s Sunshine Technology Team continued gathering information about new technology and its applicability to state agencies with a briefing from Microsoft’s National Technology Officer. Attending the meeting were open government advocates and state agency chief information officers.