NEWS

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.

Mar 26, 2021, 10:29 AM by AG Schmitt

On Wednesday, Dustin D. Jones was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 105 months (8 years and 9 months) in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. This case was handled and prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA) Brandon Gibson through the Attorney General’s Safer Streets Initiative.

Mar 24, 2021, 11:16 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a coalition of thirteen states in filing suit against the Biden Administration for imposing a moratorium on future oil and gas leasing and drilling permits on federal land. The lawsuit contends that the moratorium on leasing through the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) violates that Administrative Procedure Act.

Mar 23, 2021, 14:40 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today announced a multistate settlement with Boston Scientific Corporation (Boston) to resolve allegations of deceptive marketing of its surgical mesh products for women. The settlement requires Boston to pay $188.6 million to 47 states and the District of Columbia to resolve allegations that it deceptively marketed transvaginal surgical mesh devices to patients. Missouri’s share of the settlement is $3,851,244 million.

Mar 19, 2021, 16:08 PM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Schmitt joined a letter yesterday, signed by twenty-one state attorneys general, urging the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) to take immediate action to ensure the American Rescue Plan Act (“Act”) does not strip States of their core authority to implement basic state tax policy.

Mar 19, 2021, 15:48 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today presented his Office’s Back the Blue Award to six Chesterfield Police Department officers for their role in rescuing a man from a burning vehicle back in September 2020.