Newton man ordered to repay $25,000 for Medicaid fraud
EL DORADO – (October 5, 2017) – A Newton man was ordered today to repay $25,000 to the Kansas Medicaid Program after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud-related charges, Kansas Attorney General Derek...
View ArticleHolyrood woman found guilty of mistreatment of an elder person
ELLSWORTH – (October 5, 2017) – A Holyrood woman was found guilty today of mistreatment of an elder person, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.Linda Diane Presley, 55, pleaded guilty today in...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt announces KOMA settlement with Johnson County Parks Board...
TOPEKA – (October 9, 2017) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced a settlement with the chairman of the Johnson County Park and Recreation District Board to resolve a violation of the...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt announces settlement with Baldwin City Council over KOMA...
TOPEKA – (October 9, 2017) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced a settlement with the Baldwin City Council to resolve a violation of the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA). The...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Credit bureaus should halt fees for consumers impacted by...
TOPEKA – (October 11, 2017) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt yesterday asked two of the largest consumer reporting agencies to immediately stop charging fees to consumers who want to put in...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt urges congressional leaders to rein in unelected bureaucracy
TOPEKA – (October 12, 2017) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has joined with 12 other state attorneys general in urging congressional leaders to curb the authority of federal executive branch...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt and FTC announce nationwide crackdown on student loan debt...
TOPEKA – (October 13, 2017) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today announced that his office, along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 10 other state attorneys general, are undertaking...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: 277 crime victims to receive support
TOPEKA – (October 13, 2017) – The Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board yesterday awarded financial assistance to 277 victims of violent crime at its October meeting, Kansas Attorney General Derek...
View ArticleMississippi man sentenced to more than 12 years for attempted murder,...
PRATT – (October 16, 2017) – A Mississippi man was sentenced today to more than 12 years in prison for attempted murder and aggravated robbery, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.Alex Bridges...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Missouri roofer ordered to refund Johnson County consumers,...
TOPEKA – (October 17, 2017) – A Missouri roofer has been ordered to repay more than $22,000 to two Johnson County consumers, and an Abilene roofer has been banned from performing roofing services in...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt, Chief Judge Van Hampton to host exhibit on the Magna Carta
DODGE CITY – (October 23, 2017) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Chief Judge Van Z. Hampton will host a local display on the history of the Magna Carta – the 13th century document that set...
View ArticleLaw enforcement agencies to collect unused medications Saturday
TOPEKA – (October 23, 2017) – Law enforcement officers at locations across the state will be collecting unused leftover medications for safe disposal on Saturday, October 28, Kansas Attorney General...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt urges Trump Administration to preserve state authority to...
TOPEKA – (October 24, 2017) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has joined with 24 other state attorneys general in urging the Trump Administration to reject efforts by student loan servicers and...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Topeka roofer permanently banned from Kansas
TOPEKA – (October 25, 2017) – A Topeka roofer has been banned from performing roofing services in Kansas and ordered to repay $1,125 to a Douglas County consumer after violating Kansas consumer...
View ArticleLenexa woman pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud, agrees to repay more than $88,000
OLATHE – (October 27, 2017) – A Lenexa woman pleaded guilty yesterday to Medicaid fraud, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.Kerri Jo Hall, 48, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of making a...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Charity care commitment clears way for sale of St. Francis...
TOPEKA – (October 31, 2017) – The new owner of St. Francis Hospital in Topeka has agreed to enter into a binding agreement with the State of Kansas to maintain charitable health care and hear community...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: States should be able to collect sales and use tax from...
TOPEKA – (November 3, 2017) – A 25-year-old ruling that prevents states from collecting sales tax from online retailers unless the seller has a physical presence in the state was wrongly decided and...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Tobacco settlement finalized
TOPEKA – (November 6, 2017) – A years-long negotiation to resolve a decade-old dispute with tobacco companies about implementation of the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) has finally been...
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Kansas law enforcement officers, prosecutors receive training on opioid...
TOPEKA – (November 6, 2017) – More than 100 Kansas law enforcement officers and prosecutors received training last week on issues surrounding the investigation and prosecution of death cases resulting...
View ArticleKansans safely dispose of more than 6 tons of medicines
TOPEKA – (November 7, 2017) – Kansans safely disposed of more than six tons of unused medicines during last month’s National Drug Take-Back Day, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today.Kansas...
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