Tag: Attorney General

Texas Oper­a­tion ​‘Lucky Charm’ Results in 21 Sex Offend­er-Relat­ed Arrests: Attorney General

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of Texas arrested 21 suspects for sex offender-related offenses during an operation earlier this year, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday. Between August and September of 2021, the Houston Fugitive Apprehension Unit (FAU) participated in operation “Lucky Charm” which focused on the arrest of suspects who have failed to register as sex offenders and…


Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro Enters 2022 Governor’s Race

Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Josh Shapiro is set to formally announce his run for governor on Wednesday at an event in Pittsburgh, a campaign spokesman has confirmed. Campaign communications director Will Simons confirmed to several news outlets on Monday that Shapiro, 48, will be entering the 2022 race months after expressing interest in running for the…


New Mexico House Majority Leader Under Criminal Investigation, Racketeering, Money Laundering

New Mexico House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton, a Democrat, is under criminal investigation by the Attorney General’s Office on allegations of racketeering, money laundering, receiving illegal kickbacks, and other violations, officials said this week. Investigators from the Attorney General’s Office searched Stapleton’s Albuquerque office on Tuesday and her home on Wednesday, according to arrest warrants. They…


South Dakota Official: Fatal Crash May Have Been Suicide

PIERRE, S.D.—South Dakota’s attorney general is attempting to access any psychiatric or psychological records of the man he struck and killed along a highway, alleging in court documents that the death may have been a suicide. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg faces three misdemeanor charges related to his driving when he struck and killed Joe Boever…


Over 500 Election Fraud Cases Are Pending in Texas Courts: Attorney General

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced over the weekend that his office still has more than 500 election fraud cases that need to be heard in court. The attorney general made the announcement after a woman was arrested by the state Election Fraud Unit late last week for multiple counts of election fraud, according to…


George P. Bush Announces Run for Texas Attorney General

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush on June 2 declared his candidacy for Texas attorney general, challenging fellow Republican Ken Paxton. Paxton has held the post since 2015 and will be up for re-election in 2022. Bush is the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) and the nephew of former President George W….


Former Republican Joins Arkansas Race for Attorney General as Democrat

A former Republican announced on Monday that he is joining the 2022 race for Arkansas’s Attorney General as a Democrat. Jason Davis, 34, an attorney at a law firm he opened in Little Rock,Pulaski County—Davis Law Firm, which deals with small business law, family law, bankruptcy, estate planning, and appeals—said he was running to put…


Former NY Attorney General Schneiderman Loses Law License Over Abuse

Former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will lose his law license for a year beginning on May 28 after admitting to physical and emotional abuse of three women, according to a court filing (pdf). Schneiderman resigned from his post in May 2018 after The New Yorker published an article detailing allegations of abuse by…


Former NY Attorney General Schneiderman’s Law License Suspended

Former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will have his law license suspended for a year beginning on May 28 after admitting to physical and emotional abuse of three women, according to a court filing (pdf). Schneiderman resigned from the post in May 2018 after The New Yorker published an article detailing allegations made against…


Election Fraud Prosecution at an ‘All-Time High’: Texas Attorney General’s Office

An official in Texas’ Attorney General’s office testified during a state House hearing that the number of election fraud cases in Texas is at an “all-time high.” The amount is “higher than our historical average by a long shot,” said Jonathan White, the head of the election fraud agency within the Texas Attorney General’s Special Prosecution…