Category: Attorney General Ashley Moody

Florida Attorney General Presses Biden To Insist Mexico Does More to Prevent Fentanyl Trafficking

The Biden administration has added the fentanyl crisis to the topics he’ll discuss at a two-day summit in Mexico City with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, just sworn into her second term of office, on Jan. 6 called on the president to add…


20 States Join Florida in Suing Over Mask Mandates on Planes, Public Transport

Seeking to end a federal government mandate that requires people using public transportation to wear masks, Florida’s attorney general filed a lawsuit on March 29 representing 21 states that want the order halted. The 14-month mask mandate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is “unlawful,” attorney general Ashley Moody and Gov. Ron DeSantis…


Avoid Crooks’ Tricky Smishing Tactics When Waiting for Package Deliveries

While waiting for your last holiday purchase to arrive, it may be tempting to open a text inviting you to check new tracking information. Don’t do it, warns Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody, unless you’re sure the text really did come from your shipper. Scam “robotexts” about package shipping updates are a common way crooks…


Avoid New Scam Tactics When Waiting for Package Deliveries, Authorities Warn

While waiting for your last holiday purchase to arrive, it may be tempting to open a text inviting you to check new tracking information. Don’t do it, warns Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody, unless you’re sure the text really did come from your shipper. Scam “robotexts” about package shipping updates are a common way crooks…


Florida Governor Signs Executive Order to Deal With ‘Reckless Immigration Policies’

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—To address what Governor Ron DeSantis called a “brazen disregard for federal immigration law” an executive order was signed and a new public safety czar announced on Tuesday. DeSantis addressed what he called the “Biden border crisis” with his executive order that prohibits state agencies from providing support for the “resettlement of illegal…