Below is a list of all current press releases.  To view the full text, click on the press release title.

• Urban Outfitters Halts Line of Prescription Products after Plea from Attorneys General
  Tuesday, June 18, 2013
  National retailer Urban Outfitters is halting sales of a line of products that mimic prescription pill bottles and prescription pads following a plea from Attorney General Jack Conway and 23 of his colleagues. In a recent statement to the media, Urban Outfitters announced it would discontinue its "Prescription Line" of products due to its "misinterpretation."
• Attorney General Conway Announces Indictments in Medicaid Fraud Case
  Monday, June 17, 2013
  Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway today announced the indictments of William Qualls and Linda Smith for allegedly defrauding the Kentucky Medicaid Program. Qualls and Smith, who worked as caregivers for a disabled Medicaid recipient, are each charged with Devising or Engaging in a Scheme to Defraud the Kentucky Medicaid Program and Theft by Unlawful Taking Over $500 but under $10,000.
• McCracken County, Kentucky, Man Sentenced to 240 Months in Prison for Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography
  Monday, June 17, 2013
  A McCracken County, Kentucky man was sentenced today, by Senior Judge Thomas B. Russell, in United States District Court, to 240 months in prison, followed by a life-time term of supervised release for violating child pornography laws, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.
• Paintsville Doctor Sentenced to 75 Months for Pill Conspiracy
  Monday, June 17, 2013
  A former Paintsville, Ky., doctor, who previously admitted that he unlawfully dispensed approximately 50,000 prescription pills to individuals in Eastern Kentucky, was sentenced today to 75 months in prison, to be followed by three years supervised release.
• London Physician Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Charges in First Case of its Kind in Kentucky
  Thursday, June 06, 2013
  A London, Ky., cardiologist pleaded guilty to charges that he falsely recorded the severity of patients' illnesses in order to receive payment for numerous heart procedures.
• Attorney General Conway's Cybercrimes Unit Marks 5th Anniversary
  Thursday, June 06, 2013
  Unit has 100 percent conviction rate
• Attorney General Conway Announces Guilty Plea, Sentencing of Bullitt County Constable in Drug Trafficking Cases
  Wednesday, June 05, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Special Prosecutions today announced the guilty plea of a Bullitt County Constable on multiple drug charges. Forty-three-year-old Clifton Hudson pled guilty in Bullitt Circuit Court today to one count of trafficking in a controlled substance, possession of heroin, and possession of drug paraphernalia, following his arrest on May 28 for selling heroin to a confidential informant at his Mt. Washington home.
• Kentucky Borrowers to Receive More than $11 Million in Mortgage Servicing Abuse Payments
  Tuesday, June 04, 2013
  Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway today announced the distribution of more than $11 million to 7,801 eligible borrowers in Kentucky for mortgage servicing abuses. Checks to borrowers who submitted valid claims will be mailed June 10 through June 17, 2013.
• Attorneys General Call for Urban Outfitters to Stop Selling Products that Promote Prescription Drug Abuse
  Thursday, May 30, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway, backed by 23 of his colleagues, is again calling on Urban Outfitters to stop selling pint glasses, shot glasses and flasks made to look like prescription pill bottles.
• Attorney General Conway Sues Johnson & Johnson Over Risperdal Marketing
  Tuesday, May 28, 2013
  Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Consumer Protection today announced a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, Inc. and subsidiaries (J&J) for violating the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act by unfair, false, misleading, or deceptive labeling and promotion of its antipsychotic drug Risperdal.
• Morgan County Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Wife
  Thursday, May 23, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Special Prosecutions today announced the guilty plea of a Morgan County man for beating his wife.
• Attorney General Conway Shares Information on Charitable Giving
  Tuesday, May 21, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway today issued a warning to Kentuckians who may be interested in donating to assist storm victims in Oklahoma.
• Relief for Kentucky Homeowners Tops $61M Under National Mortgage Settlement
  Tuesday, May 21, 2013
  Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers continue to provide direct relief to homeowners in Kentucky and across the country as part of the historic national mortgage foreclosure settlement.
• Attorney General's Office and BBB Partner with Cintas and Lowes to Offer Free Shred Day in Lexington
  Thursday, May 16, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Central and Eastern Kentucky, CINTAS Corporation and Lowes Home Improvement are teaming up to offer a free "Shred Day" for Lexington residents on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Lowe's, 2300 Greg Lag Way in the Hamburg Pavilion from 9 a.m. to noon.
• Attorney General Announces Kentucky's Participation in $500 Million Multistate Settlement with Ranbaxy Laboratories
  Monday, May 13, 2013
  Kentucky Medicaid Program to receive $8.9 million under settlement
• Attorney General Conway and Colleagues Urge FDA to Place Black Box Warning on Opioids
  Monday, May 13, 2013
  Alert pregnant mothers and doctors to increase in babies addicted to painkillers
• Attorney General Conway Hosts Victims' Rights Day Ceremony & Kentucky Homicide Memorial Dedication of Names
  Monday, May 13, 2013
  Ceremony also marks 25th anniversary of Carrollton Bus Crash
• Attorney General Conway Urges National Retailer to Stop Selling Products That Promote Prescription Drug Abuse
  Wednesday, May 08, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway is calling on Urban Outfitters, the national retail store popular with teens, to stop selling pint glasses, shot glasses and flasks made to look like prescription pill bottles.
• Former Eastern Kentucky Pain Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medicaid
  Wednesday, May 01, 2013
  Plea follows investigation and prosecution by Attorney General's Office
• Attorney General Conway Announces Guilty Plea of Owsley County Clerk to Charges of Tax Evasion, Abuse of Public Trust
  Monday, April 29, 2013
  Sid Gabbard ordered to resign, pay $61,000 in restitution
• Attorney General Conway Announces Consumer Protection Action against Resource Granite Sales
  Friday, April 26, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that his Office of Consumer Protection has filed a motion with Franklin Circuit Court to enforce a Consent Judgment against Donald R. Curtis, a Central Kentucky seller and installer of cemetery monuments and headstones doing business under the name of Resource Granite Sales.
• Attorney General Conway Files Medicaid Fraud Suit against Elizabethtown Doctor for Use of Non-FDA Approved Birth Control Device
  Friday, April 26, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that his Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control Division has filed a civil lawsuit against Elizabethtown osteopath Dr. Canh Jeff Vo for filing false claims with the Kentucky Medicaid program. The lawsuit alleges that Dr. Vo inserted foreign Mirena® intrauterine devices (IUDs) that had not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration into Kentucky Medicaid recipients. Dr. Vo purchased the non-FDA approved IUDs over the Internet and illegally imported them into the United States. The lawsuit further alleges that Dr. Vo did not inform his patients that they were receiving non-FDA approved IUDs.
• Attorney General Conway Hosts Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Programs in Perry and Pike County Schools
  Thursday, April 25, 2013
  Operation UNITE joins General Conway at Keep Kentucky Kids Safe programs
• Attorney General Conway Announces Kentucky's Participation in $25 Million Settlement with Drug Company Amgen, Inc.
  Thursday, April 18, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that Kentucky will join other states and the federal government in a nearly $25 million settlement with Amgen, Inc. to settle claims arising out of its illegal marketing of the drug Aranesp. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Aranesp for use in treating anemia associated with chronic kidney failure.
• Attorney General Conway Announces More than $101 Million in Tobacco Settlement Money for Kentucky
  Thursday, April 18, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that Kentucky, as required under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between the major tobacco manufacturers and 52 states and territories, received its annual payment of more than $101 million in tobacco settlement money this week.
• Attorney General Conway Shares Information on Charitable Giving from Massachusetts Attorney General Coakley
  Wednesday, April 17, 2013
  Information provided in the wake of Boston bombing
• Two Nicholasville Residents Sentenced In String of Home Invasions
  Friday, April 12, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Special Prosecutions today announced the sentencing in Jessamine Circuit Court of two Nicholasville residents in connection with a string of home invasions between July and September 2012.
• Lexington Man Sentenced to 103 Months for Receiving Child Pornography
  Friday, April 12, 2013
  A Lexington man, who admitted downloading child pornography images over the internet, was sentenced today to 103 months in federal prison.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Indictment of Former Eastern Kentucky University Director on Tax Fraud Charges
  Wednesday, April 10, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Special Prosecutions today announced the indictment of the former director of Training Resource Center of the College of Justice and Safety at Eastern Kentucky University on tax fraud charges.
• Attorney General Conway Makes Championship Wager with Connecticut's Attorney General
  Tuesday, April 09, 2013
• Attorney General Conway Makes Final Four Wager with Michigan's Attorney General
  Monday, April 08, 2013
  A Meacham Country Ham and a "Pure Michigan" gourmet basket are on the line in a friendly championship wager between Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette. The two confirmed the challenge today, just hours before the University of Louisville faces the University of Michigan in the final game of the NCAA Tournament.
• Kenton County Man Faces Child Pornography Charges Following Investigation by Attorney General Conway's Cybercrimes Unit
  Monday, April 08, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced the arrest of an Independence, Ky. man following an investigation by his Cybercrimes Branch. Sixty-four-year-old Timothy Johnston was arrested by the Independence Police Department on April 6 and charged with five counts of distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor and one count of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Regional DUI Training for Police, Prosecutors
  Monday, April 08, 2013
  Training to focus on prosecution of drugged drivers
• Attorney General Conway Announces In-car Computers on their Way to Rural Law Enforcement Agencies
  Wednesday, March 27, 2013
  Will Assist Officers in Serving Electronic Warrants
• Attorney General Conway Takes Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Program To Boone County
  Tuesday, March 26, 2013
  Officials also warn of increase in heroin abuse
• Attorney General Conway Announces In-car Computers on Their Way to Rural Law Enforcement Agencies
  Tuesday, March 26, 2013
  Will Assist Officers in Serving Electronic Warrants
• Warren County Man Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud Program That Aids Mentally Challeged Youth
  Monday, March 25, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced the sentencing of the last of three defendants in connection with a scheme to defraud LifeSkills, Inc. and the Kentucky Medicaid Supports for Community Living (SCL) program. LifeSkills, Inc., based in Bowling Green, Ky. provides services to mentally challenged or developmentally disabled individuals as part of the SCL program.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Arrest of Fayette County Man on Child Pornography Charges
  Monday, March 25, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced the arrest of a Lexington, Ky. man following an investigation by his Cybercrimes Branch. General Conway's investigators arrested 25-year-old Erik Hentzen on Friday, March 22 on two counts of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor. Hentzen was released from the Fayette County Detention Center after posting a $5,000 cash bond. He'll be arraigned in Fayette District Court on March 27 at 1 p.m.
• Owner of Bluegrass Women's Healthcare in Elizabethtown Charged with Health Care Fraud, Mail Fraud, Misbranding and Smuggling
  Thursday, March 21, 2013
  Charges follow investigation by Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Division
• Attorney General Conway Brings Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Program to Schools in Jessamine and Clark Counties
  Thursday, March 21, 2013
  Clark County youth group recognized for submitting winning prescription drug abuse awareness video
• Attorney General Conway Announces Support of Federal Bill to Curb For-Profit College Recruiting Abuses
  Friday, March 15, 2013
  13 State Attorneys General Join Him In Supporting the Hagan-Harkin Bill
• Attorney General Conway Announces Guilty Plea, Sentencing of Former Louisville RV Dealer on Theft, Fraud Charges
  Thursday, March 14, 2013
  Tinker Toys owner ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution
• Attorney General Conway Announces $7 Million Multistate Settlement with Google over Street View WiFi Data Capture
  Tuesday, March 12, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway today joined 37 other states and the District of Columbia in announcing a $7 million settlement with Google over privacy concerns involving the capture of consumers' and businesses' private WiFi data by its Street View service. Google's Street View program used specially equipped vehicles to capture images between 2008 and 2010 for use in Google's future geolocation services. However, it was later discovered that these vehicles were also collecting information from unsecured WiFi networks as they rolled by homes and businesses on public streets.
• Attorney General Conway Urges FDA to Make Generic Pain Pills Harder to Abuse
  Monday, March 11, 2013
  Generic versions of popular pain relievers must be made harder to abuse, Attorney General Jack Conway and 47 other state and territorial Attorneys General told federal officials in a letter sent today by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG). The letter encourages the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to adopt standards requiring manufacturers and marketers of generic prescription painkillers to develop tamper- and abuse-resistant versions of their products.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Launch of Legal "Toolkit" to Protect Military Servicemembers
  Thursday, March 07, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway has joined the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Attorneys General from Illinois, Indiana and North Carolina in developing a legal "toolkit" to help protect military servicemembers who are often targeted by unscrupulous businesses and scam artists. The toolkit will be provided to all Attorneys General to assist their offices in identifying and addressing common consumer protection issues facing servicemembers and veterans.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Kentucky's Participation in $22.5M Settlement With Par Pharmaceuticals Companies
  Wednesday, March 06, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that Kentucky has joined with other states and the federal government in reaching a $22.5 million criminal and civil settlement with Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. over allegations that the drug company promoted sales of the drug Megace ES (Megestrol Acetate) for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and not covered by state Medicaid programs.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Refunds for Former Members of Lexington Health Club
  Monday, March 04, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Consumer Protection today announced the recovery of lost membership fees for hundreds of former customers of Shapes New Dimensions, Inc., a Lexington, Ky. health club that closed its doors on April 25, 2012. General Conway's Office is sending refunds totaling $36,296 to 583 consumers for the unused portion of membership fees paid to Shapes, previously located at 3120 Pimlico Parkway.
• Kentucky and Indiana Attorneys General Launch March Against Hunger Food Drive
  Thursday, February 28, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway and Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller today launched the fifth annual March Against Hunger food drive competition at the Dare to Care Food Bank in Louisville, Ky. The friendly food drive challenges attorneys and law firms to compete against each other to see which firm can donate the most food to regional food banks.
• Paducah Man Pleads Guilty to Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography Following Attorney General’s Investigation
  Wednesday, February 27, 2013
  A McCracken County, Kentucky man pleaded guilty to a four count federal superseding indictment yesterday, in United States District Court, before Senior Judge Thomas B. Russell, charging him with possession and distribution of child pornography announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.
• Erlanger Nursing Home and United States Government Settle Civil Allegations
  Monday, February 25, 2013
  Under a settlement agreement with the U.S. Government, Villaspring Health Care Center, Inc., and Carespring Health Care Management, LLC are further enhancing the care that they provide to residents of Villaspring's nursing home in Erlanger, Ky., announced United States Attorney Kerry Harvey.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Kentucky's Participation in $28 Million Multi-state Settlement with Healthpoint
  Monday, February 25, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that Kentucky will join the federal government and 15 other states in a $28 million settlement with Healthpoint, Ltd. The settlement resolves a lawsuit against Texas-based Healthpoint over allegations it unlawfully marketed its prescription skin ointment, Xenaderm.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Additional Funding to Assist Low-income Heating Program
  Friday, February 22, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that his office, and the Kentucky Public Service Commission and Community Action Kentucky (CAK), have secured additional funding to support the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and related weatherization efforts in Eastern Kentucky. General Conway's Office of Rate Intervention obtained nearly $50,000 to aid LIHEAP as a result of a March 2012 settlement between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Constellation Energy Commodities Group over Constellation's alleged manipulation of the wholesale energy market.
• Relief for Kentucky Homeownwers Tops $55 Million under National Mortgage Settlement
  Thursday, February 21, 2013
  Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that the nation's five largest mortgage servicers continue to provide direct relief to homeowners in Kentucky and across the country as part of the historic national mortgage foreclosure settlement. According to the third post-settlement report released today by the independent settlement monitor, 1,562 Kentucky homeowners received more than $55.5 million in settlement-related relief from Ally/GMAC, Bank of America, Citi, Chase and Wells Fargo through December 31, 2012. Borrowers received an average of $35,534 in assistance.
• Attorney General Conway Sues Maker of Prescription Drug Avandia
  Thursday, February 21, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Consumer Protection have filed a lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline, LLC (GSK), the manufacturer of the prescription drug Avandia. The lawsuit filed yesterday in Franklin Circuit Court alleges that GSK violated Kentucky's Consumer Protection Act by engaging in deceptive advertising, overstating the effectiveness of Avandia and hiding the drug's risks from Kentuckians.
• Attorney General's Office Receives Grant to Promote Awareness of Crime Victims' Rights and Services
  Thursday, February 14, 2013
  Save the date for 2013 Victims Assistance Conference and Crime Victims' Rights Day Rally
• Kentuckians Affected by Prescription Drug Abuse Share Their Stories through Attorney General's Website
  Tuesday, February 12, 2013
  Ashland father posts video on what would have been his son's 27th birthday
• Attorney General Conway Announces $12 Million Multi-state Settlement with Victory Pharma over Illegal Kickbacks
  Tuesday, February 12, 2013
  Attorney General Jack today announced that Kentucky has joined with other states and the federal government in reaching a more than $12 million settlement with Victory Pharma, Inc. (VPI) to resolve allegations of an illegal kickback scheme. VPI paid the states and federal government $12.2 million in civil damages to compensate Medicaid, Medicare and various federal healthcare programs for harm suffered as a result of its conduct.
• Three Plead Guilty to Medicaid Fraud, Forgery and Theft Charges In Connection with Program For Mentally Challenged
  Monday, February 11, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced the guilty pleas of three people on charges of Medicaid fraud, forgery and theft in connection with their work at LifeSkills, Inc. in Bowling Green, Ky. and the Kentucky Medicaid Supports for Community Living (SCL) program. LifeSkills, Inc. provides services to mentally challenged or developmentally disabled individuals as part of Kentucky Medicaid's Supports for Community Living (SCL).
• Marshall County Man Receives Life Sentence in Retrial on Murder and Arson Charges
  Monday, February 11, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Special Prosecutions today announced that a Trigg County jury has recommended the maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole in the retrial of 42-year-old George Luna for the 2007 death of a Marshall County woman. Luna also received 20 years in prison on a charge of first degree arson, which by law must run concurrent with the life sentence.
• Two Nicholasville Residents Plead Guilty In String of Home Invasions
  Friday, February 08, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Special Prosecutions today announced the guilty pleas of two Nicholasville residents in connection with a string of home invasions between July and September 2012.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Indictment of Former Wayne County Clerk on Forgery Charges
  Thursday, February 07, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced the indictment and arrest today of former Wayne County Clerk Jennifer "Melissa" Turpin of Monticello, Ky. following an investigation by his office. Turpin, 40, was lodged in the Pulaski County Jail in lieu of a $25,000 full cash bond.
• Attorney General Conway Announces $5.5 Million Settlement With Global Drug Maker AstraZeneca
  Thursday, February 07, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway and his Offices of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control and Consumer Protection today announced a $5.5 million settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP to resolve allegations of off-label marketing of the atypical antipsychotic drug Seroquel
• Attorney General Conway Announces $120 Million Multi-state Settlement with Lender Processing Services, Inc.
  Thursday, January 31, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that he has joined 44 other Attorneys General in reaching a $120 million multi-state settlement with Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) and its subsidiaries LPS Default Solutions and DocX over allegations of misconduct related to mortgage loan default services. The lawsuit and proposed consent judgment will be filed today in Franklin Circuit Court.
• Attorney General Conway & FTC Announce Legal Action against Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing
  Monday, January 28, 2013
  Alleged Pyramid Scheme's Corporate Headquarters and Warehouse Secured by a Court-Appointed Receiver Monday Morning
• Attorney General Conway Files Suit Against "MERS" In Foreclosure Investigation
  Wednesday, January 23, 2013
  Alleges entity violated KY law – didn't record mortgage assignments with Kentucky County Clerks
• Attorney General Conway Hosts Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Programs in Bullitt and Marion Counties
  Thursday, January 17, 2013
  Sen. Jimmy Higdon, Rep. Terry Mills join Attorney General in Marion County
• Attorney General Conway Files Suit against Spencerian College
  Wednesday, January 16, 2013
  Consumer protection suit alleges Spencerian misrepresented job placement rates
• New Public Service Announcement Warns Parents about Signs of Heroin Abuse
  Tuesday, January 15, 2013
  Prescription pill misuse often leads to abuse of heroin, other illicit drugs
• Attorney General Conway Announces Arrest, Indictment of Pain Clinic Owner
  Monday, January 14, 2013
  General Conway and United States Attorney of the Eastern District, Kerry B. Harvey, today jointly announced the indictment of 44-year-old Ernest William Singleton, Double D. Holdings, LLC and S & R Medical Enterprise, LLC, dba Central Kentucky Bariatric and Pain Management Center (formerly in Georgetown, Ky.) and Grant County Wellness Clinic (formerly located in Dry Ridge, Ky.) for prescription drug and money laundering conspiracies.
• OxyContin Trial Will Be Held in Kentucky
  Wednesday, January 09, 2013
  Federal Appeals Court Upholds General Conway's Right to Sue OxyContin Maker in Kentucky
• New Homes Created Out of Foreclosure in Lexington
  Tuesday, January 08, 2013
  Community Ventures Corporation, in partnership with the Governor's Office, the Attorney General's Office, Kentucky Department of Local Governments, Kentucky Housing Corporation, NeighborWorks® America and other partners showcased what can happen to foreclosed properties when government and the private sector work together. Today, the Hartford Place Apartments were highlighted congratulations were made and partnerships were celebrated with all of the partners at CVC's headquarters.

  CVC's purchase of Hartford Place coincides with the Commonwealth's neighborhood revitalization mission of acquiring and providing safe and decent affordable rental opportunities to low and middle income residents and returning foreclosed properties to a useful community asset.

• Attorney General Conway Announces Appeals Court Ruling in Michael Carneal Case
  Thursday, January 03, 2013
  Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Criminal Appeals announce a ruling today by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Michael Carneal case. The unanimous opinion upholds a July 12, 2011 ruling by the U.S District Court for the Western District of Kentucky denying Carneal's request to withdraw his guilty plea in the 1997 Heath High School shooting that left three students dead and five others wounded.