NEWS

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.

Aug 27, 2020, 21:28 PM by AG Schmitt

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office announced today that the Office has reached a settlement with the City of Marshfield after the Office sued the city for allegedly enforcing a traffic ticket quota. The consent judgment, which provides strong injunctive relief, was signed and entered by the judge yesterday afternoon.

Aug 25, 2020, 11:56 AM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Eric Schmitt and a coalition of state attorneys general today announced a more than $85 million multistate settlement with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Honda of America Mfg., Inc. (collectively “Honda”), over allegations Honda concealed safety issues related to defects in the frontal airbag systems installed in certain Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the United States.

Aug 24, 2020, 13:21 PM by AG Schmitt

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office, through the Office’s Special Prosecution Unit, secured a murder conviction for a 2017 homicide in Wayne County.

Aug 21, 2020, 13:18 PM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that Zachary Cox and Anna Wiesler, who ran the now-defunct Stella Roofing, have been charged in St. Louis County relating to allegations of contractor fraud.

Aug 19, 2020, 13:16 PM by AG Schmitt

he Missouri Attorney General’s Office is changing how human trafficking is reported in Missouri to help decrease response time and aid cross-jurisdictional cooperation, removing barriers to reporting human trafficking.

Aug 13, 2020, 15:55 PM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that William F. Smith, proprietor of “RestoMod Garage,” a car modification garage which operated in the Eldon, Missouri area, has been charged with consumer fraud and stealing.

Aug 10, 2020, 17:14 PM by AG Schmitt

Aug 3, 2020, 16:35 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office has filed a seven count criminal case against Christopher Ridenour in St. Charles County for deceptive business practices, and a two count criminal case in Henry County for financial exploitation of the elderly and deceptive business practices, both involving his business activities with Ridenour Custom Construction.

Aug 3, 2020, 11:41 AM by AG Schmitt

As part of the SAFE Kits Initiative, untested sexual assault kits were gathered at the Blue Springs Police Department and shipped to the lab to be tested on Friday.

Jul 22, 2020, 11:10 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that 85 untested sexual assault kits were gathered from 22 neighboring agencies and shipped from the Clayton Police Department in St. Louis County. The Attorney General’s Office has worked with law enforcement agencies across the state to gather untested sexual assault kits from neighboring departments to be shipped off to the lab.

Jul 20, 2020, 18:19 PM by AG Schmitt

Following earlier charges issued, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a brief in the case of Mark and Patricia McCloskey supporting the Castle Doctrine law and seeking the dismissal of those charges recently filed by the Circuit Attorney’s Office.

Jul 16, 2020, 12:13 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office successfully obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) without notice against Cedercrest Kennel and its owner Marilyn Shepherd for continuing violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act (ACFA), including operating without an ACFA license.

Jul 7, 2020, 11:39 AM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, in cooperation with Benton County Prosecuting Attorney Karen Woodley, announced that Timothy DeVine, proprietor of “Your Home Center,” a modular home dealership which operated in the Lincoln, Missouri area, has been charged with consumer fraud.