Jefferson City, Mo. (August 16, 2017) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley joined 49 other state and territorial attorneys general in a bi-partisan coalition urging Congress to affirm that all
law-enforcement agencies retain their traditional authority to fight sex trafficking. In a letter to Congress, the attorneys general ask representatives to amend the Communications Decency Act (CDA) to clarify that the statute does not preempt state and territorial criminal laws. The simple revision proposed in the letter would ensure that federal law does not inadvertently interfere with the prosecution of sex trafficking and other serious crimes by state and local law enforcement.
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Jefferson City, Mo. (August 7, 2017) – Attorney General Josh Hawley released the following statement following the death of Officer Gary Michael, 37, of Clinton, Missouri. Officer Michael was fatally shot while performing a routine traffic stop on Sunday, August 6.
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St. Louis, Mo. (August 1, 2017) – Attorney General Josh Hawley filed court documents in St. Louis today with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri which contain explosive new revelations about Backpage.com’s involvement in human trafficking.
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Jefferson City, Mo. (July 24, 2017) – Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced today that he has filed felony and misdemeanor charges against Cooper County Clerk Darryl Kempf. This is the third corruption prosecution against public officials by AG Hawley’s Public Corruption Team. Kempf is charged with failure to furnish a return, receiving stolen property, and stealing.
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