NEWS

Mar 2, 2020, 12:48 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Governor Mike Parson announced today the start Consumer Protection Week in Missouri, a week dedicated to raising awareness about scams and fraud facing consumers and bringing attention to efforts to prevent, investigate, and prosecute scams and fraud. National Consumer Protection Week, which is put on by the Federal Trade Commission, occurs nationwide from March 1 to March 7. Thanks to a gubernatorial proclamation from Governor Parson, March 1 to 7 is now designated as Missouri Consumer Protection Week.

Feb 25, 2020, 17:43 PM by AG Schmitt

The third batch of untested sexual assault kits identified by Missouri Attorney General Schmitt’s SAFE Kits Initiative inventory have been delivered to a private lab for testing. The kits were gathered at the St. Joseph Police Department as a “host agency” and sent directly to the private lab to preserve the chain of custody and streamline the process.

Feb 25, 2020, 17:40 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that Missouri has joined a bipartisan, multistate investigation of JUUL Labs.

Feb 12, 2020, 16:33 PM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against Martin Management, a timeshare exit company formerly located in Springfield, Missouri, and its owner Steve Martin

Feb 10, 2020, 14:37 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Joplin Police Department Chief Sloan Rowland announced today that the second batch of untested sexual assault kits identified in the SAFE Kits Initiative inventory were sent to a private lab on Friday. The untested sexual assault kits were gathered at Joplin Police Department as a “host agency” from more remote departments to preserve the chain of custody and streamline the process.

Feb 5, 2020, 12:40 PM by AG Schmitt

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation, and several other officials to stop the construction of a water diversion project in North Dakota.

Jan 31, 2020, 14:21 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today filed a motion in the Cole County Circuit Court, arguing that because of a recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling, the Attorney General’s Office should be allowed to enforce certain Senate Bill 5 provisions. Those provisions impose a more stringent 12.5% cap on revenue collected from fines and fees and require minimum standards for municipalities in St. Louis County.

Jan 28, 2020, 17:41 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office has successfully committed two sexually violent predators. Timmy Powell, 59, of Jackson County, and Jerry Davis, 62, of Buchanan County were both committed as sexually violent predators in the past two weeks.

Jan 28, 2020, 17:39 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that on January 27, 2020, Missouri and several other states have reached an agreement with web-based electronic health records (“EHR”) company, Practice Fusion, Inc. to settle allegations that the company accepted payments from specific drug manufacturers in exchange for promoting some of the same manufacturers’ drugs to physicians using Practice Fusion’s software.

Jan 23, 2020, 11:07 AM by AG Schmitt

Today, the first untested sexual assault kits inventoried through the SAFE Kits Initiative will be collected at the Springfield Police Department from neighboring law enforcement agencies and sent to private labs to be tested.

Jan 16, 2020, 14:48 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is warning Chiefs fans of counterfeit tickets and efforts by scammers to take advantage of the demand for tickets. Prior to grabbing your tickets to see the Chiefs take on the Titans for a shot at the Super Bowl, make sure the tickets you’re buying aren’t counterfeit.

Jan 13, 2020, 16:40 PM by AG Schmitt

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office received 111,530 consumer complaints in 2019. The Consumer Complaint Unit received 67,964 complaints and the No-Call Unit received 43,566 complaints.

Jan 7, 2020, 14:12 PM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his Office has filed a lawsuit against Vinelanders Community Land Trust, Inc of Kansas City and its owner Alice Goodlow.

Jan 3, 2020, 10:13 AM by AG Schmitt

Eric Schmitt was sworn in as Missouri’s 43rd Attorney General one year ago today. Since taking the oath of office, Attorney General Schmitt has worked tirelessly to fight back on alarming violent crime rates in Missouri’s major cities, inventory and work to clear out the backlog of untested sexual assault kits, address the opioid crisis and hold manufacturers accountable, protect Missouri consumers from scams and fraud, hold municipalities and cities accountable for traffic ticket quotas, and more.

Dec 13, 2019, 15:01 PM by AG Schmitt

On December 6, 2019, a Randolph County jury found John Matheis to be a sexually violent predator. Over the course of three days, the jury heard evidence of Matheis’s lengthy history sexually abusing both children and adults.

Dec 11, 2019, 14:40 PM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Schmitt today joined a bipartisan coalition of all 56 attorneys general in calling for Congress to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs. Schedule I drugs are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

Dec 6, 2019, 15:36 PM by AG Schmitt

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three men were charged in federal court today for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy after federal agents seized 14 kilograms of methamphetamine.

Dec 6, 2019, 15:36 PM by AG Schmitt

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today sent a letter to Dr. Matt Robinson, superintendent of the Cameron R-1 School District, supporting the school football team’s voluntary prayer sessions outside of games. On October 28, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) sent a letter to the Cameron school district decrying their prayer sessions before and after games.

Dec 3, 2019, 16:23 PM by AG Schmitt

As part of his Safe Citizens Initiative, Attorney General Schmitt announced that his office has successfully secured a refund for a Carter Countyresident who was ripped off by a chair lift company.

Dec 2, 2019, 12:51 PM by AG Schmitt

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales and deals are happening right now. Because of the high propensity of scams that occur during these holidays, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt offers these tips to avoid falling victim to common scams while you’re shopping for the best deal.