Each year, almost 100,000 Missourians contact the Attorney General's Office with questions and complaints about consumer issues. Missouri consumers now have a new tool to help them in making decisions about buying goods or contracting for services.
"Know MO" enables consumers to look up complaints the Attorney General\'s Office has received about individuals and businesses.
Educated consumers are one of the best weapons against fraud so you are encouraged you to use this page as a tool to help yourself be a better informed consumer.
Missourians from across the state have stopped by the Attorney General's table at the Missouri State Fair to pick up information that can help them be more savvy consumers. The State Fair is one of several fairs and festivals during the summer where the Attorney General's Office has had booths to help educate Missourians. Investigator Stephen Meyer chats with one Missourian who stopped by the State Fair booth on Aug. 14.
Attorney General Jay Nixon presented medallions to 38 Missouri veterans who served during the Vietnam War or the Korean War in a ceremony in Bucklin on Aug. 1. The ceremony was sponsored by Bucklin Green Hills Post 57 of the American Legion.
In 2006, the Missouri General Assembly passed legislation creating the Vietnam War Medallion Program. Every veteran who honorably served on active duty in the United States military service at any time from Feb. 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975 is eligible to receive the medallion and a certificate of appreciation. A similar award, the Korean War Medallion, was created in 2003 for veterans who honorably served on active duty in the United States military service at any time from June 27, 1950 to January 31, 1955.
Nixon goes after mortgage fraud targeting those facing foreclosure or other financial woes
Nixon offers helpful consumer information to high school and college students in Missouri