NEWS

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.

Jul 6, 2020, 11:00 AM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against Brian Scroggs and the following timeshare exit companies under his control: Vacation Consulting Services LLC, VCS Communications, LLC, The Transfer Group, LLC, and Real Travel L.L.C.

Jun 26, 2020, 13:16 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that the latest batch of untested sexual assault kits was gathered from neighboring departments at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department yesterday and shipped to the lab to be tested. In total, 35 kits were gathered from five departments and shipped to the lab.

Jun 16, 2020, 15:19 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office, through the SAFE Kit Initiative, reached an important milestone in the effort to clear the backlog of untested sexual assault kits in Missouri - since late December of 2019, over 1,000 untested sexual assault kits from across the state have been gathered and sent to a private lab to be tested.

Jun 12, 2020, 15:29 PM by AG Schmitt

Two SAFE Kit Initiative shipping events were held at the St. Francois County Sheriff’s Office and New Madrid County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. Each shipping event gathered untested sexual assault kits from neighboring agencies to then send to the private lab to be tested.

Jun 10, 2020, 12:53 PM by AG Schmitt

Complaint Names 26 Corporate Defendants, 10 Individual Defendants in Conspiracy to Fix Prices and Allocate Markets for at least 83 Generic Topical Dermatological Drugs

Jun 9, 2020, 12:52 PM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Schmitt today joined six other states in filing suit against a pair of Texas businesses accused of blasting billions of illegal robocalls over the past two years.