NEWS

Dec 2, 2019, 12:47 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today the end of his office’s investigation into the Department of Health and Senior Services’ elder abuse hotline. The Attorney General’s Office has been working in conjunction with DHSS to ensure changes were implemented, the Attorney General’s Office also provided additional recommendations to ensure that previous issues won’t continue into the future.

Dec 2, 2019, 12:44 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today the conclusion of an investigation and litigation that provided restitution for numerous Missourians who were left affected by the 2018 closure and bankruptcy of Gateway Buick GMC of Hazelwood, Missouri. In all, the Attorney General’s investigation revealed more than $1.9 million dollars in financial damages to customers of Gateway.

Dec 2, 2019, 12:38 PM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Schmitt announced today in a press conference the results of a statewide inventory of all untested sexual assault kits as part of his SAFE Kits Initiative. As a result of the inventory, which was an exhaustive review of untested sexual assault kits stored by hospitals, law enforcement, and ancillary organizations, 6,987 sexual assault kits were found.

Nov 19, 2019, 12:09 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt convened a press conference earlier today to advocate for his legislative priorities heading into Missouri’s next legislative session, focusing heavily on fighting violent crime in Missouri’s major cities.

Nov 15, 2019, 16:39 PM by AG Schmitt

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that a Polk County jury found Timothy Mundy guilty of 1 count of Financial Exploitation of the Elderly and 2 counts of Unlawful Merchandising Practices for events that occurred in January and February 2016.

Nov 12, 2019, 16:48 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is warning Missourians about a recent increase in robocalls purporting to be a Medicare representative. The robocall then states that the person receiving the call is eligible for the top of the line medical braces, and that to receive those braces they should press “1” or press “9” to be put on the No-Call list.

Nov 12, 2019, 16:46 PM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that William DeIuliis, 59, of St. Louis County has been charged in two separate counties relating to allegations of contractor fraud.

Nov 12, 2019, 16:41 PM by AG Eric Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that a Greene County jury found Robert Lee Young guilty of robbery in the first degree and armed criminal action, for events that occurred on June 21, 2018.

Nov 4, 2019, 10:53 AM by AG Schmitt

Jefferson City, Mo. - Attorney General Schmitt is issuing a consumer alert regarding scammers impersonating the International Monetary Fund to obtain money and personal identifying information. One Missouri resident recently lost over $100,000 to this scam.

Oct 31, 2019, 15:50 PM by AG Schmitt

Jefferson City, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is issuing a consumer alert regarding an influx of robocalls from scammers pretending to be representatives from Apple Support trying to get money or personal information.

Oct 30, 2019, 15:22 PM by AG Schmitt

Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office has filed suit against a Florida-based business, Allied Health Supply LLC, and its President, Claudia Sullivan (a/k/a Claudia Ledesma), for violations of Missouri’s No-Call Law and Missouri’s Telemarketing Practices Law. The lawsuit alleges the Defendants violated Missouri law by calling Missouri residents who were on the Missouri No-Call list and offering orthopedic braces.

Oct 28, 2019, 15:26 PM by AG Schmitt

St. Louis, Mo. - Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt presented the inaugural “Back the Blue” award to North County Police Cooperative Officer Michael Langsdorf posthumously. Langsdorf was shot and killed when he responded to a call at Clay’s Wellston Food Market in late June.

Oct 25, 2019, 14:17 PM by AG Schmitt

Jefferson City, Mo. - Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, along with several other states, announced a multi-state settlement with pharmaceutical distributor Reckitt Benckiser for improperly marketing and otherwise promoting the drug Suboxone, resulting in improper expenditures of state Medicaid funds. Missouri’s share of the settlement is $4,354,401.58 federal and state combined with $1,458,823.01 directly to the State.

Oct 24, 2019, 15:06 PM by AG Schmitt

Jefferson City, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is reminding Missourians of National Drug Take Back Day, which will take place this Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at locations across the state. Attorney General staff will be on hand to help at locations in Kansas City and St. Louis.

Oct 24, 2019, 09:07 AM by AG Schmitt

Jefferson City, Mo. - Please see the following statement from Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt in light of an initial settlement framework with Cardinal Health, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, Johnson & Johnson, and Teva, agreed to by Attorneys General Stein, Slatery, Shapiro, and Paxton on Monday:

Oct 22, 2019, 13:34 PM by AG Schmitt

Jefferson City, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office is part of a bipartisan investigation by state attorneys general into Facebook’s potential violation of state and federal antitrust laws.

Oct 17, 2019, 12:05 PM by AG Schmitt

Jefferson City, Mo. — Attorney General Eric Schmitt today announced a multistate settlement involving 41 states and the District of Columbia that will require Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc. to pay nearly $116.9 million, including over $2.4 million for Missouri specifically, for their deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices.

Oct 16, 2019, 13:17 PM by AG Schmitt

Jefferson City, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office filed a lawsuit against Cory Mincey and Puppy Love Kennel for violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act. Puppy Love Kennel is located in Dallas County, Missouri. Inspections by the Missouri Department of Agriculture found multiple continued infractions and sustained substandard conditions.

Oct 8, 2019, 13:24 PM by AG Schmitt

St. Louis, Mo. – Since the first charges in St. Louis were issued through the Safer Streets Initiative roughly 100 days ago, Assistant Attorneys General deputized as Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys (SAUSAs) have secured 58 indictments to date. Charges filed against defendants range from felon in possession of a firearm to drug trafficking to carjacking resulting in death.

Oct 4, 2019, 19:45 PM by AG Schmitt

Jefferson City, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that Donna Dixon has pled guilty to one count of the class C felony of Medicaid Fraud in the Circuit Court of Jackson County.