Aitch,

 must be different in the South.

Here in AZ, the AG welcomes calls from the citizenry on matters of fraud,
etc.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Horace K. Sawyer" <hksawyer@CATT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: The Greedy Bastards (was ripples of disaster)

> >  Make a complaint with your Attorneys
> >General.
>
> That will not help a bit.  (Don't mean to sound blunt).  The Attorney
> General enforces the laws at the request of a state agency or state
> officer, or defends the officers, or agency, etc. when requested by their
> client.    Who is the client?  Not the consumer.  Its the state agency,
the
> governor, agency heads, officers, etc.  The AG does not have authority to
> just jump in there and start filing suits and charging people with crimes.
> Not going to happen as a general rule.
> Don't waste time filing complaints directly with that office of any
> state.  It's not proper chain of command, and it makes the lawyer for the
> state in effect his/her own client.  That's a little too cozy for job
> security wouldn't one say??   If there is a law, then there is an
> enforcement mechanism. Sometimes it lies in the hands of the consumers
> directly.  They can sue.
>
> hk
>