Kentucky: Office of the Attorney General - Most recent press releases

Attorney General Conway Reminds Kentuckians About Election Fraud Complaint Hotline
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway is reminding citizens that his office will once again operate the Election Fraud Hotline on primary Election Day, May 20.
Attorney General Conway Announces Supreme Court Decision Supporting Consumers
Friday, May 09, 2008
Attorney General Jack Conway today commended a recent decision by the Kentucky Supreme Court upholding a verdict against a used car dealer who violated the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act in its dealings with a young couple.
Attorney General Jack Conway Announces Agreement With Facebook To Make Site Safer
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that the attorneys general of 49 states and the District of Columbia have reached an agreement with Facebook to better protect children from predators and inappropriate content.
Former Simpson County Chamber Executive Director Sentenced to Prison for Theft
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that on Friday, April 18, 2008, the Franklin Circuit Court sentenced Karen Eaton, former executive director of the Franklin-Simpson Chamber of Commerce, to one year in prison and ordered her to repay more than $190,000 that was stolen from the chamber.
Attorney General Conway Issues Statement Regarding Failed Passage of Cybersafety Legislation
Friday, April 18, 2008
Attorney General Jack Conway issued a statement regarding House Bill 367.
Attorney General Conway Announces $115 Million In Tobacco Settlement Money
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that Kentucky, as required under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between the major tobacco manufacturers and 52 states and territories, will receive its annual payment of more than $115 million in tobacco settlement money this week.
Attorney General Hosts Victims’ Rights Day Rally In Capitol Rotunda
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Attorney General Jack Conway today hosted the seventeenth annual Kentucky Crime Victims’ Rights Day Rally in the Capitol Rotunda. The rally is part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 14 - 18. This year’s theme is “Justice for Victims – Justice for All.”
Therapists Arrested For Medicaid Fraud Now Charged With Bribing a Witness
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that two Kentucky therapists from Letcher County have been arrested for allegedly bribing a witness
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Upholds "Competence and Professionalism" of Execution Protocol
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Today’s 7-2 U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Kentucky’s use of lethal injection is a sweeping vindication of the commonwealth’s execution procedures against constitutional attack, according to Justice and Public Safety Secretary J. Michael Brown.
Attorney General Conway Announces Optometrist Indictment
Monday, April 14, 2008
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that a Franklin County Grand Jury has returned a felony indictment against a Kentucky optometrist for Medicaid fraud.
Attorney General Conway Announces Indictments Of Three Kentucky Therapists
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that three Kentucky therapists from Letcher County have been indicted for Medicaid fraud.
Attorney General Conway Announces Regional DUI Training For Police & Prosecutors
Friday, March 28, 2008
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that his office is training police officers and local prosecutors about how to effectively prosecute Driving Under the Influence (DUI) cases at a regional seminar in Covington, Ky. on Monday, March 31 through Wednesday, April 2 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 10 E. Rivercenter Blvd. The goal of the training is to create a team-building approach in the detection, apprehension and prosecution of impaired drivers.
Senate Judiciary Committee Unanmiously Passes Cybersafety Legislation
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Attorney General Jack Conway today thanked the Senate Judiciary Committee for unanimously passing House Bill 367, legislation that he drafted, which was sponsored by Rep. Johnny Bell (D-Glasgow), that strengthens Kentucky laws prohibiting internet child predators, cybercrimes and other modern law-enforcement challenges.
Attorney General Announces Indictment of Former Kentucky Psychologist
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that a Warren County Grand Jury has returned a four-count felony indictment against a former Kentucky psychologist for Medicaid fraud.
Attorney General Indicts Nebraska Woman In Alleged Internet Scam
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Attorney General Jack Conway announced today the indictment of Erica L. McGinn, formerly of North Bend, Nebraska, in connection with her failure to deliver a Lexus automobile sold for more than $30,000 to a Prospect, Ky. man on Ebay in January 2008.

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