Dodge City law enforcement officer recognized for service to crime victims
TOPEKA – (April 14, 2016) – Lt. Colleen Brooks-Francis of the Dodge City Police Department was recognized for her service to crime victims during this week’s Crime Victim’s Rights Conference in Topeka....
View ArticleRiley County Attorney recognized for service to crime victims
TOPEKA – (April 14, 2016) – Barry Wilkerson, Riley County Attorney, was recognized for his service to crime victims during this week’s Crime Victim’s Rights Conference in Topeka. Wilkerson was...
View ArticleJohnson County court program recognized for service to crime victims
TOPEKA – (April 14, 2016) – The Johnson County Domestic Violence Court Program was recognized for its service to crime victims during this week’s Crime Victim’s Rights Conference in Topeka. The Johnson...
View ArticleJohnson County men recognized for service to crime victims
TOPEKA – (April 14, 2016) – Mike Medis and Mike Eggleston were recognized for their service to crime victims during this week’s Crime Victim’s Rights Conference in Topeka. Medis, of Shawnee, and...
View ArticleScott City organization recognized for service to crime victims
TOPEKA – (April 14, 2016) – The Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center was recognized for its service to crime victims during this week’s Crime Victim’s Rights Conference in Topeka. The organization was...
View ArticleCoffeyville woman recognized for service to crime victims
TOPEKA – (April 14, 2016) – LaKisha Johnson of the Safehouse Crisis Center was recognized for her service to crime victims during this week’s Crime Victim’s Rights Conference in Topeka. Johnson was...
View ArticleFlorida financial services company banned from operating in Kansas
TOPEKA – (April 15, 2016) – A Florida-based financial services company has been banned from doing business in Kansas until it cooperates with the attorney general’s investigation into its business...
View ArticleAG Schmidt: 290 crime victims to receive support
TOPEKA – (April 15, 2016) – The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board yesterday awarded financial assistance to 290 victims of violent crime at its April meeting, Kansas Attorney General Derek...
View ArticleMcPherson woman sentenced to nearly 27 years in prison for murder
MCPHERSON – (April 15, 2016) – A McPherson woman was sentenced today to nearly 27 years in prison for murder, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.Kamra Kay Farrell, 27, was sentenced in...
View ArticleAG Schmidt: State files brief in Gannon v. Kansas
TOPEKA – (April 15, 2016) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt this evening filed with the Kansas Supreme Court the state’s brief in Gannon v. Kansas. The brief argues that Senate Substitute for...
View ArticleGarden City woman appointed to Sunflower Foundation Board of Trustees, two...
TOPEKA – (April 21, 2016) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced the appointment of Liz Sosa of Garden City to the Sunflower Foundation Board of Trustees.Sosa serves as CEO of Public...
View ArticleAG Schmidt to issue legal opinion on Sedgwick County gaming tomorrow
TOPEKA – (April 21, 2016) - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt tomorrow will issue a legal opinion related to gaming in Sedgwick County. The opinion relates to the effect of legislation that would...
View ArticleAG Schmidt statement on Offender Registration Act decisions
TOPEKA – (April 22, 2016) − Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today issued the following statement on the Kansas Supreme Court’s decisions, all released today, in cases involving challenges to the...
View ArticleLaw enforcement agencies to collect unused medications this Saturday
Find a location near you.TOPEKA – (April 25, 2016) – Law enforcement officers at locations across the state will be collecting unused leftover medications for safe disposal on Saturday, April 30,...
View ArticleAG Schmidt: Kansas receives $59.1 million payment from tobacco settlement
TOPEKA – (April 26, 2016) – Kansas has received its annual tobacco settlement payment totaling $59,124,916.31, Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced today.The $59.1 million total is consistent with...
View ArticleKansas concealed carry licenses now recognized in New Hampshire
TOPEKA – (April 28, 2016) – An additional state has agreed to recognize Kansas concealed carry licenses, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today.New Hampshire has notified the Kansas Attorney...
View ArticleAlejandro Arturo Garcia-Garcia found guilty of attempted capital murder
INDEPENDENCE – (April 28, 2016) − A Montgomery County jury today found Alejandro Arturo Garcia-Garcia, a.k.a. Alex Garcia, a.k.a. Alejandro Garcia, 23, guilty of one count of attempted capital murder,...
View ArticleConsumer Alert: Recent storm damage could attract illegal contractors
TOPEKA – (April 29, 2016) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today reminded Kansas homeowners in areas damaged by recent severe weather to use caution during the cleanup and rebuilding to avoid...
View ArticleOttawa County man sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for involuntary...
MINNEAPOLIS – (April 29, 2016) – A Bennington man today was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for two counts of involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence, Kansas Attorney...
View ArticleWichita woman ordered to repay $5,000 for Medicaid fraud
WICHITA – (May 2, 2016) – A Wichita woman was ordered last week to repay more than $5,000 to the Kansas Medicaid Program after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud-related charges, Kansas Attorney General...
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