AG Schmidt: Kansas backs Hobby Lobby in ‘Obamacare’ challenge
TOPEKA – (January 31, 2014) – Kansas is backing Hobby Lobby in its legal challenge to the federal government’s authority to require a family-owned business to violates its sincerely held religious...
View ArticleAG Schmidt: Kansas leads charge against micromanaging EPA runoff regulations
TOPEKA – (February 3, 2014) – Kansas is leading a bipartisan group of 21 states urging rejection of an EPA effort to regulate how states achieve nutrient runoff standards, Kansas Attorney General Derek...
View ArticleAG fines California company for No-Call Act violations
TOPEKA – (February 6, 2014) – A California auto warranty company has been fined $10,000 for violating the Kansas No-Call Act, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today.“Kansans who register on the...
View ArticleAG Schmidt to Federal Court: Kansas properly opted out of ‘Obamacare’...
Businesses in states that opted out of setting up a state insurance exchange should not be subject to the so-called “employer mandate,” Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt told a federal appeals...
View ArticleAG’s office sends 29 to prison for meth in 2013
Working closely with local law enforcement, the Kansas Attorney General’s Office continued taking meth manufacturers off the street at a steady pace during 2013, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt...
View ArticleAG’s Office to offer DUI webinar for law enforcement, prosecutors
TOPEKA – (February 10, 2014) – The Kansas Attorney General’s Office is offering a webinar this week for law enforcement officers and prosecutors to learn about the implied consent statute for driving...
View ArticleBarber County man sentenced to life in prison under Jessica’s Law
MEDICINE LODGE – (February 12, 2014) – A Barber County man was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for at least 25 years under Jessica’s Law, after pleading guilty to...
View ArticleParsons man sentenced to 7 years for manufacturing meth
CHANUTE – (February 12, 2014) – A Labette County man was sentenced today to more than 7 years in prison for manufacturing methamphetamine, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.Michael Vincent...
View ArticleAG Schmidt: More than 200 crime victims to receive support
TOPEKA – (February 13, 2014) – The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board today awarded financial assistance to 233 victims of violent crime at its February meeting, Kansas Attorney General Derek...
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Independence man sentenced to 6 years for manufacturing meth
INDEPENDENCE – (February 18, 2014) – A Montgomery County man was sentenced today to 6 years in prison for manufacturing methamphetamine, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.Ray Simmons, 46,...
View ArticleStatement from Kansas Attorney General’s Office on Trego County investigation
WAKEENEY – (February 21, 2014) –On Thursday, February 20, in WaKeeney, agents of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and WaKeeney Police Department arrested Scott R. Bollig, 30, of WaKeeney, on...
View ArticleAG Schmidt to provide document destruction, presentations for National...
The Attorney General’s Office will celebrate National Consumer Protection Week, March 2-8, with events throughout the state, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.• Find an event near you.
View ArticleWichita man sentenced to more than 10 years for sex crime
NEWTON – (February 25, 2013) – A Wichita man was sentenced yesterday to more than 10 years in prison for aggravated sexual battery, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.James Robert Tolliver, 64,...
View ArticleAG files criminal charges in Trego County case
WAKEENEY – (February 25, 2014) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today filed formal criminal charges against Scott Robert Bollig, 30, of WaKeeney, who was arrested February 20. A copy of the...
View ArticleLaw enforcement leaders remind Kansans marijuana still illegal
TOPEKA – (March 4, 2014) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and the leaders of Kansas law enforcement organizations today reminded Kansans that marijuana possession remains illegal in the State of...
View ArticleIndependence man sentenced to 5 years on meth charge
INDEPENDENCE – (March 5, 2014) – An Independence man was sentenced Tuesday to 5 years in prison for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today.Paul...
View ArticleMinnesota roofer barred from operating in Kansas
TOPEKA – (March 10, 2014) – A Minnesota-based roofing company has been banned from doing business in Kansas until it cooperates with the attorney general’s investigation into its business practices,...
View ArticleMinnesota man sentenced to 12 years for human trafficking in Kansas
OAKLEY – (March 12, 2014) – A Minnesota man convicted of aggravated human trafficking in Logan County was sentenced today to more than 12 years in prison, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt...
View ArticleKansans safely dispose of 27 tons of personal documents during Consumer...
TOPEKA – (March 13, 2014) – Kansans safely disposed of more than 27 tons of personal documents during last week’s observance of National Consumer Protection Week, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt...
View ArticleAG Schmidt: More than 200 crime victims to receive support
TOPEKA – (March 14, 2014) – The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board yesterday awarded financial assistance to 231 victims of violent crime at its March meeting, Kansas Attorney General Derek...
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