NEWS

Oct 22, 2020, 12:00 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office has received a second federal grant from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance totaling $2 million. The grant will allow the Attorney General’s Office to continue its work on the SAFE Kit Initiative, which works to test the backlog of untested sexual assault kits.

Oct 20, 2020, 12:17 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced earlier today a new, first of its kind initiative to combat instances of human trafficking by targeting illicit massage businesses across the state.

Oct 20, 2020, 10:09 AM by AG Schmitt

Today, Attorney General Eric Schmitt — along with the Department of Justice and ten other state Attorneys General — filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to prevent Google from unlawfully maintaining monopolies through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices in the search and search advertising markets. Other participating states include Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, South Carolina, and Texas.

Oct 16, 2020, 13:51 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that on October 15, 2020, Tashe Beach pled guilty in the Circuit Court of St. Louis City to two class D felonies of Abuse of a Person Receiving Health Care, one Class C felony of Financial Exploitation of Elderly Persons, one Class D felony of Financial Exploitation of Elderly Persons, two Class D felonies of Stealing, and one Class D felony of Stealing a Debit Device.

Oct 12, 2020, 11:12 AM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Schmitt today announced an update to a global settlement framework agreement between state attorneys general, local subdivisions, and the opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt (MNK), its subsidiaries, and certain other affiliates. Under the new settlement, MNK will pay $1.6 billion into a trust as described below. MNK is currently the largest generic opioid manufacturer in the United States.

Oct 8, 2020, 16:02 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today presented his office’s “Back the Blue” award to St. Louis County Police Department officers Jerry Ball, Ben Simmons, Sanda Cosic, and Kim Haus. Officers Ball, Simmons, and Cosic are being honored for instances of extraordinary bravery, valor, courage or sacrifice in the face of immediate danger or threats, and Officer Haus is being honored for exceptional dedication to her community, including going out of her way to help residents in need.

Oct 6, 2020, 15:50 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that on September 8, 2020, Sherwin D. Marshall pled guilty to the class D felony of Violations Involving Health Care Payments in the Circuit Court of Pettis County.

Oct 2, 2020, 14:23 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that on September 9, 2020, Cherrine Shepperd pled guilty to the class D felony of Violations Involving Health Care Payments in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County.

Oct 1, 2020, 10:27 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today joined a coalition of 22 state attorneys general in sending a letter to the United States Senate, urging the body to immediately hold a hearing and vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court.

Sep 30, 2020, 14:01 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, along with a coalition of state attorneys general, today announced a $39.5 million multistate settlement with Anthem stemming from the massive 2014 data breach that involved the personal information of 78.8 million Americans.

Sep 25, 2020, 10:52 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office has filed a lawsuit against Country Club Homes and Crestwood Homes Association for failure to remove racially restrictive covenants from governing documents.

Sep 24, 2020, 14:45 PM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Eric Schmitt, along with a coalition of state attorneys general, today announced a settlement by 48 states and the District of Columbia with C.R. Bard, Inc. and its parent company Becton, Dickinson and Company requiring payment of $60 million for the deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices.

Sep 23, 2020, 18:23 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who participated in a White House roundtable on technology censorship earlier today with President Trump and Attorney General Barr, released the following statement regarding today’s roundtable:

Sep 15, 2020, 11:35 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office, along with a coalition of 47 other state Attorneys General, has secured an agreement to obtain debt relief for former ITT Tech students in Missouri as part of a settlement with 48 attorneys general and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Sep 14, 2020, 16:23 PM by AG Schmitt

A Chariton County man, Edward Schrock, was sentenced to 72 years in prison last Thursday for multiple counts of sodomy, child molestation, and sexual misconduct. This case was prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office and the Chariton County Prosecuting Attorney.

Sep 11, 2020, 12:30 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District Jeff Jensen hosted a press conference earlier today to report the successes of the Safer Streets Initiative, an unprecedented federal-state partnership aimed at prosecuting violent crime.

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

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office has received results from sexual assault kits shipped to the lab and DNA tested, resulting in several CODIS, or Combined DNA Index System, hits.

Sep 2, 2020, 12:42 PM by AG Schmitt

Following the passage of HB 46, which relaxes residency requirements for St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officers, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released the following statement:

Sep 1, 2020, 14:49 PM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office has filed a lawsuit against contractor Corey Wilcox, formerly of Olathe, Kansas.

Aug 28, 2020, 08:41 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has charged Antonios Xenos, of Valley Park, Missouri with consumer fraud in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County. Xenos is charged with 16 counts of deceptive business practice, a class E felony.