NEWS

Feb 24, 2021, 12:11 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that, to date, his Safer Streets Initiative, which was launched in early 2019, has resulted in 516 charges against 289 defendants across the state. Additionally, 356 firearms have been taken off the streets as a result of the initiative.

Feb 22, 2021, 13:51 PM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Eric Schmitt today announced that his office has obtained a default judgment against Martin Management Group LLC and its owner and operator Steven Martin. Martin Management, previously operating out of Springfield, Missouri, purported to provide timeshare-relief services to people across the country.

Feb 19, 2021, 12:04 PM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – ​Today Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced an agreement with Colorado travel company Voyageurs International, Ltd., which will refund Missouri high school students their deposits for a high school music trip to Europe that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Feb 18, 2021, 14:02 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today led a coalition of 18 states in urging President Biden, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Johnson, to reverse the Biden Administration’s last-minute cancellation of Operation Talon. Operation Talon is a nationwide ICE operation that focuses on removing illegally present convicted sex offenders from the United States.

Feb 11, 2021, 15:35 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that on February 9, 2021, Angela McMunn pled guilty in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County to two class C felony counts of Receiving Stolen Property, one class D felony count of Receiving Stolen Property, and one class D felony count of Unlawful Merchandising Practices.

Feb 10, 2021, 14:28 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today the launch of a campaign to honor Missouri’s Bicentennial. Using the slogan “Missouri Leading the Way,” the campaign will work to honor Missouri’s past, present, and future through social media and the launch of a new award and program.

Feb 9, 2021, 16:46 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and a coalition of 13 other attorneys general today urged President Biden to reconsider his unilateral revocation of the 2019 Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and advised him that the states that signed on to the letter are reviewing available legal options to protect their citizens and interests.

Feb 6, 2021, 07:07 AM by AG Schmitt

St. Joseph Police, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and the Missouri State Highway Patrol announced that a successful human trafficking operation was completed late last night at two St. Joseph truck stops – Bucky’s and Love’s Travel Stop.

Feb 4, 2021, 14:07 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today presented his Office’s Back the Blue award to Kansas City, Missouri Police Department Officer Blaine Kennedy for extraordinary courage and valor in the line of duty for his apprehension of a suspect late last year.

Feb 4, 2021, 10:36 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his Office and a coalition of attorneys general from 47 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories have reached a $573 million settlement with one of the world’s largest consulting firms, McKinsey & Company.

Feb 2, 2021, 15:43 PM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his Office, along with 22 other state Attorneys General, filed an amicus brief in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Corlett in the United States Supreme Court.

Feb 1, 2021, 11:44 AM by AG Schmitt

oday, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released his “AGO in Review,” a recap of the work that the Attorney General’s Office completed throughout 2020.

Jan 11, 2021, 13:31 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt was sworn in earlier today for another term as Missouri’s 43rd Attorney General.

Dec 29, 2020, 16:12 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that dog breeder Marlisa McAlmond of Cedar Ridge Australians in Oregon County was found in criminal contempt of a court order. The order was entered earlier this month. Attorney General Schmitt previously filed an application for an order to show cause and a 24 count criminal complaint against McAlmond. This order is separate from the criminal case against McAlmond.

Dec 16, 2020, 15:48 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a multistate coalition of 10 states in filing a lawsuit against Google for multiple alleged violations of federal and state antitrust laws, including anticompetitive conduct, exclusionary practices, and deceptive misrepresentations in connection with its role in the multibillion-dollar online display advertising industry.

Dec 15, 2020, 10:47 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today an update to his office’s efforts to evict illicit massage businesses through the Hope Initiative.

Dec 11, 2020, 11:02 AM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that James Twaddle pled guilty to, and was convicted of, four counts of deceptive business practices and four counts of financial exploitation of the elderly stemming from a 2012 St. Louis County-area roofing scam.

Dec 9, 2020, 15:50 PM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Attorney General Eric Schmitt today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging that the company illegally stifles competition to protect its monopoly power.

Dec 9, 2020, 15:03 PM by AG Schmitt

A coalition of 17 state attorneys general, led by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, today filed an amicus brief in State of Texas v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of Georgia, State of Michigan and State of Wisconsin to urge the Court to grant Texas leave to file their original action.

Dec 8, 2020, 14:42 PM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Attorney General Eric Schmitt obtained a default judgment against a St. Louis County company, Hammond Floors and Construction, LLC and its owner, Andre Hammond. The State alleged that Hammond violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act by taking upfront payments for real estate, construction services, and residential appliances and failing to provide the promised real estate, services, and appliances.