NEWS

May 6, 2021, 16:49 PM by AG Schmitt

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office, over the weekend, obtained three murder convictions in a case in the City of St. Louis. Eric Lawson was found guilty of three counts of Murder in the first degree on Saturday, May 1, and after a three-day penalty phase, the jury recommended sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole for each count.

May 6, 2021, 10:11 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that on April 30, 2021, Missouri and other states reached an agreement with Indivior plc and Indivior Inc. (collectively “Indivior”) to settle allegations that Indivior falsely and aggressively marketed and promoted the drug Suboxone, resulting in improper expenditures of state Medicaid funds. Suboxone is a drug approved for use by patients recovering from opioid addiction to avoid or reduce withdrawal symptoms while they undergo treatment. Suboxone and its active ingredient, buprenorphine, are powerful opioids.

May 5, 2021, 14:56 PM by AG Schmitt

On Friday April 30, 2021, a jury convicted William Henry, AKA William Henry Applewhite III, of three counts of Assault on a Corrections Officer in the First Degree and three counts of Armed Criminal Action in the First Degree. The defendant was housed in the Scott County Jail awaiting trial on murder charges when the assaults occurred.

May 4, 2021, 12:56 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that on April 27, 2021, Healthy Home & Family, Inc., an in-home health care provider, and its owners, Belinda Bivens and Mary Stockson have entered into a civil settlement agreement, totaling $302,127 in restitution and penalties, with his office for submitting 114 false claims to Missouri Medicaid (MO HealthNet).

May 3, 2021, 11:37 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released the following statement in response to St. Louis County Executive Sam Page's announcement easing COVID-19 restrictions:

Apr 30, 2021, 14:59 PM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that Brandon Rusin of Rocky Mount, Missouri, has been charged with consumer fraud in both Morgan and Camden Counties. In Morgan County, Rusin faces one count of financial exploitation of the elderly, a class C felony, and one count of deceptive business practice, a class E felony. In Camden County, Rusin was charged with one count of financial exploitation of the elderly, a class B felony, and two counts of deceptive business practice, a class E felony.

Apr 28, 2021, 13:54 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office obtained a $229,630 default judgment in a child support case, handled by the Office’s Financial Services section.

Apr 27, 2021, 09:44 AM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt led a coalition of 22 states in filing a comment letter opposing the use of “Social Cost of Carbon” analysis by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in certification decisions related to interstate natural gas pipeline construction.

Apr 26, 2021, 12:59 PM by AGO Press

Shane Becker, owner of the Old Town Pharmacy LLC and Montserrat Ortega-Saucedo, a pharmacy technician at Old Town Pharmacy, were both indicted on 34 total counts in Cole County on Wednesday, April 21. A Cole County grand jury returned 26 counts of Violations Involving Health Care Payments (Class D Felony), 6 counts of Forgery (Class D Felony), one count of Identity Theft (Class C Felony), and one count of Stealing by Deceit (Class C Felony).

Apr 26, 2021, 11:05 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that Cory M. Richards, 32, was arrested on Friday for allegedly defrauding Jackson County consumers and exploiting the elderly in connection with his business, Metro Home Rehab.

Apr 22, 2021, 10:36 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in writing to President Joe Biden and congressional leaders to voice opposition to the recent steps towards packing the U.S. Supreme Court.

Apr 21, 2021, 13:53 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today presented his Office’s “Back the Blue” award to three officers in the St. Charles County Police Department for their heroic acts in saving multiple people from two separate structure fires.

Apr 19, 2021, 15:13 PM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that Donald L. White, 41, of Festus, has been charged with additional felony counts in Jefferson County relating to allegations of contractor fraud and theft.

Apr 14, 2021, 15:20 PM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released the following statement of support for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ en banc ruling upholding an Ohio law protecting unborn babies with a pre-natal Down syndrome diagnosis:

Apr 13, 2021, 09:49 AM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against President Joe Biden, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, and several other members of President Biden’s administration to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols enacted by President Trump and work toward combating migrant trafficking, securing the border, and ending the border crisis.

Apr 12, 2021, 16:42 PM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has obtained and executed a consent judgment against Missouri Fence Company Springfield, LLC and its owner Justin P. Schmidt.

Apr 6, 2021, 12:52 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, as part of his Office’s Hope Initiative, today in a press conference announced four civil lawsuits have been filed against illicit massage businesses operating in Missouri. The four illicit massage businesses that were sued are A Little Massage in Laclede County, Blue Lotus Asian Massage in Cole County, Shangri-La Massage in Jackson County, and Ella’s Asian Massage in Clay County. Additionally, Attorney General Schmitt provided an update on the Hope Initiative, which aims to crack down on illicit massage businesses across the state, and the Lee’s Summit Police Department provided an update on an investigation related to the Hope Initiative.

Mar 31, 2021, 14:27 PM by AG Schmitt

As part of his push to celebrate the State’s Bicentennial, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt launched the Attorney General’s Honors Award, or AG Honors, to recognize citizens from across the state for exceptional service and dedication to their community. Starting earlier this year, the Attorney General’s Office began identifying citizens for the award, and sent an AG Honors Award out to 10 individuals last week.

Mar 29, 2021, 15:11 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his Office has prevailed in federal appeals court in the case Turtle Island Foods, SPC v. State of Missouri, otherwise known as the fake meat labeling case. Earlier this morning, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s ruling in the Attorney General’s favor.

Mar 29, 2021, 11:15 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of the Treasury and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen over the interpretation of a mandate in the American Rescue Plan Act that would force states to choose between accepting COVID-19 relief funds or exercising their sovereignty over state tax policy.