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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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- Gov. Beshear Joins Attorney General, Legislative Leadership to Support Wide-ranging Prescription Drug Abuse Bills
Monday, February 06, 2012
Multiple bills offer proposals to strengthen KASPER, regulate pill mills
- Attorney General Conway Announces Multi-State Settlement with NCO Financial Systems over Debt Collection Practices
Monday, February 06, 2012
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that Kentucky joined with 18 other states in a settlement with NCO Financial Systems, Inc. (NCOF) to resolve concerns about NCOF's debt collection practices. The settlement was filed today in Franklin Circuit Court.
- Grand Jury Indicts Former Employee of Breathitt County Sheriff's Office on Felony Charges
Friday, February 03, 2012
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced the indictment of a former employee of the Breathitt County Sheriff's department on multiple felony charges. A grand jury indicted 36-year-old Crystal Southwood, the daughter of Breathitt County Sheriff Ray Clemons, on 28 counts of forgery and one count of abuse of public trust following an investigation by General Conway's Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI). All of the charges are Class D felonies.
- Attorney General Conway Hosts Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Programs in Oldham and Henry Counties
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Attorney General joined by concerned parent, Dr. Karen Shay
- Nearly 30 Arrested in Connection with Search of Paintsville Pain Clinic
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Search warrant executed as part of ongoing investigation by Attorney General, DEA
- Hardin County Jury Recommends Death for Convicted Serial Killer Michael St. Clair
Monday, January 23, 2012
Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Special Prosecutions announced that a Hardin County jury has issued a unanimous verdict of death for Michael St. Clair after being convicted on capital kidnapping and other charges in connection with 1991 abduction and murder of Frank Brady. The jury returned its penalty verdict late Friday, January 20, 2012 after a three-week trial and less than two hours of deliberations. The Hardin Circuit Court jury was empanelled following a reversal by the Kentucky Supreme Court in 2010 on an evidentiary ruling.
- Cumberland County Grand Jury Indicts Nurse on Neglect, Theft Charges Following Investigation by Attorney General, Burkesville Police
Monday, January 23, 2012
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced the indictment and arrest of a former nurse at the Cumberland Valley Manor Nursing Home in Burkesville, Ky. on charges of neglect of an adult and theft of a controlled substance. A Cumberland County grand jury indicted 41-year-old Jinger Butler on January 19, 2012 on 11 counts of neglect and 11 counts of theft of a controlled substance following an investigation by General Conway's Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control and the Burkesville Police Department. Members of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office took Butler into custody on January 21. She was released on her own recognizance.
- Attorney General Conway Joins Other States Seeking Information about Recent Data Breach at Zappos.com, Inc.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Attorney General Jack Conway is joining the attorneys general from nine other states in seeking information about the recent data breach at Zappos.com, Inc. that affected more than 24 million customers nationwide. In a letter written by Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen to Zappos.com, the attorneys general ask the online retailer to provide details about the company's actions in response to the breach and its efforts to protect consumers' sensitive information.
- Attorney General Conway and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi Allies in Fight Against Prescription Pill Abuse
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Attorney General Conway and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi were the featured speakers today at the 3rd Annual Different Faces of Substance Abuse Conference in Lexington.
- Attorneys General Call on Congress to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Attorney General Jack Conway today joined 52 of his fellow Attorneys General in calling on the U.S. Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to ensure that vital programs working to keep women and families safe from violence and abuse continue uninterrupted.
- Louisville Man Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Child Exploitation Law
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Attorney General Jack Conway and United States Attorney of the Western District, David J. Hale, jointly announce the guilty plea of a Louisville man on charges he violated the federal child exploitation law.
- Attorney General Conway Warns Consumers about Tech Support Telemarketing Scam
Friday, January 06, 2012
Attorney General Jack Conway is alerting consumers about a new telemarketing scam that is making its way across Kentucky. General Conway's Office of Consumer Protection has received more than two dozen complaints since mid-November about a "Tech Support" telemarketing scam. Consumers report that the scammers impersonate tech support specialists who claim to have detected a virus on the victims' computer.
- Attorney General Conway Announces Recovery from Marketing Company over Violations to Kentucky's No Call Law
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced an agreement with a Rhode Island based Marketing company to resolve violations of the Kentucky Do Not Call Act. Versatile Marketing Solutions (VMS) has entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with the Office of the Attorney General and will pay a civil penalty of $20,000.
- Attorney General Conway Sworn in for a Second Term
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Vows to keep fighting for Kentucky families
- Statement from Attorney General Jack Conway
Friday, December 30, 2011
Attorney General Conway's statement regarding the proposed merger of University of Louisville Hospital.
- Attorney General Conway Announces Indictment of Hopkins County Psychiatrist
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control today announced the indictment of a psychiatrist who practices in Hanson, Ky. and owns the Western Kentucky Center for Psychiatric Medicine.
- Attorney General's Office, Kentucky Office of Homeland Security Launch eWarrants in Knox and Laurel Counties
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Attorney General Jack Conway announced today the successful implementation of an electronic warrant management system (eWarrants) in the 27th Judicial Circuit (Knox and Laurel counties).
- Statement from Attorney General Jack Conway
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
A statement from the Attorney General regarding the Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011 (H.R. 3035)
- Attorney General Conway & Partners Announce Winners of Statewide Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse PSA Contest
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Attorney General Jack Conway and his partners today announced the winners of their prescription drug abuse prevention public service announcement (PSA) competition. The annual PSA contest for high school students is part of General Conway's statewide Keep Kentucky Kids Safe initiative to alert Kentucky kids and their parents to the devastating consequences of abusing prescription pills.
- Paintsville Doctor Pleads Guilty to Pill Conspiracy Charges Following Attorney General's Investigation
Monday, December 12, 2011
Attorney General Jack Conway, Kerry B. Harvey, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky and Robert L. Corso, Special Agent in Charge, DEA, jointly announced today the guilty plea in federal court of a Paintsville, Ky. doctor accused of fraudulently dispensing prescription pills in Eastern Kentucky. Dr. Richard Albert, 64, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court in Pikeville to conspiring to distribute and dispense controlled substances.
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