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Office of the Attorney General - Recent Headlines
Below you will find a list of recent press releases. Click on the title to view the full text of the press release.
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- Former Eastern Kentucky Dentist Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud & Drug Trafficking
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control today announced that a plea agreement was reached in the case of 47-year-old Craig Ralston, a former dentist in Eastern Kentucky. Ralston, formerly of Bell County, Ky., was indicted in December 2007 on charges that he defrauded the Kentucky Medicaid Program and three counts of trafficking in a controlled substance, Hydrocodone. Ralston pled guilty to all counts in Bell Circuit Court on Monday, November 16.
- Attorney General Conway Announces Agreement With Vonage Regarding Cancellation Issues
Monday, November 16, 2009
Company will issue refunds and modify cancellation & retention practices.
- Attorney General Conway Applauds FDA Probe of Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks
Friday, November 13, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway today joined 18 other state attorneys general in applauding the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement today that it will look into the safety and legality of alcoholic energy drinks (AEDs). General Conway, a member of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Youth Access to Alcohol Committee, is also pleased with the FDA’s decision to request that manufacturers of these products provide the agency with support for the claim that the use of caffeine and other stimulants in alcoholic beverages is Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) under FDA regulations.
- Former Group Home Administrator Pleads Guilty to Neglecting Patients
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced a plea agreement was reached in the case of a former Kentucky group home administrator accused of neglecting patients. Terry Wallingford, who previously ran New Hope, LLC, a Support for Community Living group home in Mercer County, Ky., waived his right to a grand jury hearing and was charged by information in Mercer Circuit Court on Tuesday, November 10. Wallingford, currently of Harrodsburg, Ky, pled guilty to one count of wanton neglect of a vulnerable adult under KRS 209.990(3), a Class D felony.
- Former Nurse Sentenced in Connection With Death of Patient
Friday, November 06, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced the sentencing of a nurse formerly employed by Hurstborne Care Center in Jefferson County, Ky.
- Attorney General Conway Files Motion With U.S. Supreme Court Asking For Stay of KY Sex Offender Residency Ruling
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway today filed a motion with the United States Supreme Court asking it to stay the recent ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court that lifts the residency restrictions for all registered sex offenders who committed their crimes before July 12, 2006 –meaning more than 5,500 sex offenders could live next to schools and daycares.
- Attorney General Conway Announces Conviction in Magoffin County Jury Tampering Case
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Special Prosecutions today announced the convictions of a Magoffin County woman and her grandson for their roles in creating a mistrial in the September sodomy trial of Chester Allen.
- Attorney General Conway Announces Conviction of Multi-County Burglar/Robber
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Special Prosecutions today announced the conviction of 42-year-old Gerald D. Weddle in Oldham Circuit Court for his part in a multi-county crime spree in 2007.
- Attorney General Conway's Prescription Drug Diversion Task Force Participates In Historic Drug Sweep
Friday, October 30, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway’s prescription drug diversion task force was among the agencies making arrests this week as part of the largest drug sweep operation in Kentucky’s history.
- Attorney General Conway Announces Indictments of Three People in Connection with Adair County Arson
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Special Prosecutions today announced the indictments and arrests in Columbia of a former Kentucky State Police Trooper and two of his relatives in connection with an arson in Adair County.
- Attorney General Conway Will Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Sex Offender Residency Case
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that his office will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the recent ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court that lifts the residency restrictions for all registered sex offenders who committed their crimes before July 12, 2006 – meaning hundreds of sex offenders could live next to schools and daycares.
- Attorney General Conway Announces Refund for Former Customers of Nicholasville Health Club
Friday, October 23, 2009
Former customers of the LA Boxing Health Club will soon receive refunds as a result of action taken by Attorney General Jack Conway’s Office of Consumer Protection.
- Kentucky's Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention Board Marks 25th Anniversary
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Hosts 1st Annual Halloween Ball
- Four Pharmaceutical Companies Agree to Pay $124 Million for Alleged Submission of False Claims to Medicaid
Monday, October 19, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that Kentucky has joined with other states and the federal government in reaching an agreement with four pharmaceutical companies over allegations they submitted false claims to Medicaid. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (MPI), UDL Laboratories, Inc. (UDL), AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., will pay a total of $124 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by failing to pay appropriate rebates for drugs that were paid for by Medicaid. As part of the settlements, the Commonwealth of Kentucky will recover more than $1.6 million in total state and federal dollars. More than $500,000 will go to Kentucky’s Medicaid Program.
- Kentucky Sheriffs and Deputies to Receive Needed Equipment in Settlement over Allegations of Deceptive Fundraising Practices by Charity
Monday, October 19, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway is pleased to announce that Kentucky sheriffs and their deputies will benefit from a settlement reached between his office and a Texas-based charity and its solicitor over allegedly deceptive fundraising practices.
- Attorney General Conway Announces Training for New Prosecutors
Friday, October 16, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that his office will host the Kentucky Prosecutors Institute (KPI) next week to train new prosecutors about courtroom procedure and techniques. Developed in conjunction with the Prosecutors Advisory Council, KPI provides intensive, hands-on training for new prosecutors by using actual courtroom scenarios.
- Attorney General Conway Announces $14.7 Million Verdict Against Drug Company
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that a Franklin Circuit Court jury has handed down a $14.7 million verdict against global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca for defrauding the Medicaid program and Kentucky consumers by inflating the prices of their prescription drugs.
- Fifth Annual Free Community Shredding Event
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Fight identity theft and recycle confidential documents and materials.
- Kentucky Court Upholds Constitutionality of State's Price-Gouging Statute in Challenge By Marathon Oil
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced a significant ruling in Franklin Circuit Court in a lawsuit against Marathon Petroleum Company LLC, Marathon Oil Corp., and Speedway SuperAmerica LLC alleging price gouging in the wholesale and retail pricing of gasoline in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
- Attorney General Conway & CyberSafeKY Announce Back to School Safety Initiatives
Monday, October 05, 2009
20 Computers Donated to Community Organizations
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