AG Derek Schmidt: Second Amendment rights extend outside the home
TOPEKA – (May 16, 2019) – The constitutional right to keep and bear arms extends outside a person’s home, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt this week told the U.S. Supreme Court.At issue in the...
View ArticleHays man found guilty of mistreatment of an elder person
HAYS – (May 16, 2019) – A Hays man has been found guilty of mistreatment of an elder person, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.Matthew A. Hayes, 43, yesterday pleaded no contest in Ellis...
View ArticleTopeka man sentenced to 49 months in prison in cases brought by Kansas...
TOPEKA – (May 16, 2019) – A Topeka man was sentenced today to more than four years in prison after pleading guilty to one felony count of violating a consumer protection order, one count of burglary to...
View ArticleJunction City woman ordered to repay more than $3,800 for Medicaid fraud
WESTMORELAND – (May 17, 2019) – A Junction City woman has been ordered to repay more than $3,800 to the Kansas Medicaid Program after pleading guilty to Medicaid fraud-related charges, Kansas Attorney...
View ArticleWichita woman pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud, related charges
WICHITA – (May 17, 2019) – A Wichita woman today pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud and related charges, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.Jessica Jo Washington, 32, pleaded guilty in Sedgwick...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Saturday is National Missing Children’s Day
TOPEKA – (May 20, 2019) – As National Missing Children’s Day is observed this Saturday, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is reminding Kansas parents to talk to their children about ways to stay...
View ArticleAttorney General, KBI Director: New budget to significantly strengthen fight...
TOPEKA – (May 21, 2019) – Funding included in the newly enacted state budget will significantly strengthen the capacity of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to fight cybercrimes, Kansas Attorney...
View ArticleWamego woman convicted of mistreatment of a dependent adult
WESTMORELAND – (May 21, 2019) – A Wamego woman was convicted yesterday of mistreatment of a dependent adult, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.A Pottawatomie County jury found Jana L....
View ArticleDodge City man sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for distribution of...
DODGE CITY – (May 23, 2019) – A Dodge City man was sentenced yesterday to 154 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.Roman Del Real, 33, was...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Second mistaken-conviction lawsuit concluded
TOPEKA – (May 23, 2019) – The attorney general’s office has resolved the second lawsuit filed under the state’s mistaken-conviction statute enacted by the legislature last year, Attorney General Derek...
View ArticleNorton woman pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud, drug charges
NORTON – (May 24, 2019) – A Norton woman yesterday pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud and related charges, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.Ashley Elizabeth Chavez, 23, pleaded guilty in Norton...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Department of Education should more-easily forgive student...
Relief should be automatic, not by individual applicationTOPEKA – (May 24, 2019) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today asked the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to automatically forgive the...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Congress must do more to allow state prosecutions of online...
AG Derek Schmidt: Congress must do more to allow state prosecutions of online crimesTOPEKA – (May 24, 2019) – A change in federal law enacted last year is helpful in enabling states to hold online sex...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt settles lawsuit with electronic health records company for...
TOPEKA – (May 30, 2019) – An electronic health records company will change its data security practices to settle a lawsuit over a data breach that compromised the personal information of more than 3.9...
View ArticleHoisington man sentenced to 21 years for murder
GREAT BEND – (June 3, 2019) – A Hoisington man was sentenced today to 21 years in prison after pleading guilty to second degree intentional murder, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.Chaz...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt charges four with identity crimes in Ford County sweep
DODGE CITY – (June 6, 2019) – The attorney general's office has charged four individuals in Ford County with filing falsified applications to obtain state identification cards, Attorney General Derek...
View ArticleTower Mental Health Foundation announces grant opportunity for youth suicide...
TOPEKA – (June 11, 2019) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and the Tower Mental Health Foundation today announced that they are soliciting grant applications for projects and activities that...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt to FTC: Take additional steps to protect consumer data and...
TOPEKA – (June 11, 2019) – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should take several steps to better protect consumer data and privacy, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today.In a comment letter...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt: Expanding association health plan options is lawful
TOPEKA – (June 13, 2019) – A change in federal regulations that allows more options in the health-care marketplace is lawful, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has told a federal appeals court.In...
View ArticleAG Derek Schmidt statement on Kansas Supreme Court ruling in Gannon v. State
TOPEKA – (June 14, 2019) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued the following statement on today's Kansas Supreme Court school-finance decision in Gannon v. State:“After seven rounds of...
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