County attorney told to rebuild public trust
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - Missoula County commissioners told County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg he needs to work to rebuild the public's trust in his office after a U.S. Department of Justice report...
View ArticleMexico: Pimp held kids to force moms to prostitute
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican prosecutors said Tuesday they have freed two children held by pimps who used their hold over the young girls to force their mothers into prostitution in the United States....
View ArticleJudge: AC councilman suit against NJ can proceed
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A Superior Court judge is allowing a lawsuit by an Atlantic City councilman alleging malicious prosecution by the state Attorney General's Office to move forward - again....
View ArticleEx-officials: End of corruption case outrageous
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - A legislator and a former official of a southern New Mexico regional housing authority say they're disappointed that a criminal case stemming from allegations of mismanagement...
View ArticleKarl Racine, D.C. attorney general, opposes proposed Pepco-Exelon merger
Electricity customers in the District would fare better without the proposed merger between utility companies Pepco and Exelon than they would with it, according to the D.C. Office of the Attorney...
View ArticleBevin, Beshear reignite political feud
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's two most powerful politicians lasted two weeks without insulting each other, a streak that ended Friday with a harshly worded news release and a preemptive news...
View ArticleProsecutor: State can't investigate all voter fraud claims
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - As President Donald Trump continues to spout unverified claims of illegal voting in New Hampshire, some Republican lawmakers are alleging the Attorney General's Office isn't doing...
View ArticleNew Mexico health care provider settles in fraud case
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - One of New Mexico's major health care providers has settled a secret court case that stemmed from allegations the company cheated the state's Medicaid program out of $300...
View ArticleAG: N. Idaho sheriff's office cleared in corruption charge
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - The Attorney General's Office says a northern Idaho sheriff's office did not violate any laws when it concealed records to unsuccessfully hide an ongoing murder...
View ArticleWest Virginia student contest promote opioid abuse awareness
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Attorney General's office is sponsoring a contest among schoolchildren to promote awareness of prescription painkiller abuse.Attorney General Patrick Morrisey...
View ArticleStudent opioid abuse awareness contest deadline approaching
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Attorney General's office says a contest deadline is this week for schoolchildren to raise awareness of prescription painkiller abuse.Attorney General Patrick...
View ArticleSouth Carolina editorial roundup
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:___Oct. 2The Post and Courier of Charleston on the deadly prison riot in April:It's been more than five months since seven inmates were killed and 22...
View ArticleMissouri's Hawley faces questions on Sunshine law compliance
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is facing questions about compliance with open-records laws while he was serving as Missouri's attorney general.At issue are emails between...
View ArticleW.Va. student opioid abuse awareness contest deadline nears
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Attorney General's office says a contest deadline is this week for schoolchildren to raise awareness of prescription painkiller abuse.Attorney General Patrick...
View ArticleReport: Texas inmate died after guards tried to restrain him
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A state report shows a 42-year-old man being held last month in a Texas jail died after he fell and struck his head against a cement bench as guards attempted to restrain...
View ArticleConnecticut AG investigating prison guard's Facebook posts
Connecticut's Correction Department and Attorney General's Office launched investigations Monday into the anti-Muslim social media posts of a state prison guard.The move came Monday after the...
View ArticleFBI: Minnesota man was making arsenal, revered mass shooters
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who said he idolized the shooter who killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs and was building an arsenal of automatic weapons to use against police...
View ArticleGuatemala's political crisis deepens as election tribunal is raided after...
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala sank deeper into political turmoil Thursday as the country's top prosecutors raided the headquarters of the electoral authority just hours after it certified the results of...
View ArticleGuatemala elects progressive Arevalo as president but there are legal moves...
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A progressive from outside Guatemala’s power structure was resoundingly elected the country’s next president Sunday in a reprimand to the governing elite over widespread...
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