Announcements, information & updates from the Attorney General Alliance Members and Associates
June 3, 2022
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We are very excited see our Attorneys General and private partners at the AG Alliance 2022 Annual Meeting on June 13-16, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho!
All information regarding the meeting, including our most recent agenda, is on our AG Alliance 2022 Annual Meeting website.
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Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced that his office has convened a working group pursuant to a legislative request to address organized retail crime in the Commonwealth. Membership of the working group includes representatives from the Office of the Attorney General, Governor's Office, law enforcement, legislators, prosecutors, brick and mortar retailers, and online marketplaces. The group will discuss the broad issue of organized retail crime and the growth of stolen and counterfeit goods being sold via online marketplaces, and begin reviewing potential strategies to tackle the issue.
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New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that District Court Judge Alisa Hart granted the Attorney General’s motion to preventatively detain a dangerous serial shoplifter and violent habitual offender, Vanessa Monge. From November 9, 2021 to February 20, 2022, Vanessa Monge participated in six separate shoplifting incidents at Albuquerque department stores resulting in losses of nearly $10,000. In one incident, Monge shoplifted while armed with a crossbow.
This case was investigated and prosecuted as part of the emerging Organized Retail Crime Task Force. The investigation involved the New Mexico Office of the Attorney General and asset protection personnel from the retail community.
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Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and the Department of Justice announce nine Dover-area residents have been indicted for alleged involvement in a straw-purchasing operation to provide guns to people who couldn’t legally purchase them.
Attorney General Kathy Jennings says most gun violence in Delaware involves guns obtained in-state through a straw purchaser, a person with a clean criminal record who buys a gun on behalf of another person.
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined 40 other attorneys general in applauding the Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing work to combat robocalls, and in pledging to make a good faith effort to join an information-sharing agreement with the FCC.
Attorney General Weiser is joined in sending the letter by Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
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Following calls by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and other state Attorneys General, the Federal Communications Commission is taking action to decrease illicit, foreign robocalls. In January, Attorney General Moody urged the FCC to implement new measures that will help prevent foreign-based illegal robocalls used to scam Americans. The FCC will require companies that transmit phone calls originating in foreign countries to U.S. public telephone networks, called gateway providers, to comply with STIR/SHAKEN, a protocol intended to combat caller ID spoofing. The FCC also declared that by June 30, certain small carriers previously afforded an exception must implement STIR/SHAKEN.
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced the office’s first-ever hate crime lawsuit, which was filed against two white Carroll County residents who allegedly spent months intimidating their neighbor, who is a black man. Raoul alleges the harassment culminated with the defendants using a noose to lynch an effigy of their neighbor from a tree in their front yard.
Attorney General Raoul filed the lawsuit following a hate crimes investigation by his office’s Civil Rights Bureau with assistance from the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office, the City of Savanna, and the Savanna Police Department. The case marks the first time Raoul has utilized expanded authority granted to his office under a 2018 amendment to the Illinois Hate Crimes Act that allows for civil lawsuits against perpetrators of hate crimes.
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New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella is pleased to announce that he has added his name to the 36 Attorneys General across the United States who are working with The Jason Foundation, Inc. (JFI) as an Ambassador to address the public health issue of youth and young adult suicide. In New Hampshire, suicide ranks as the leading cause of death for young people ages 12- 18, which represents most middle and high school age youth. It also ranks as the second leading cause for the age grouping of 10-24 in the state.
The Jason Foundation, Inc. is recognized as a national leader in youth and young adult suicide awareness and prevention with over 175 affiliate offices located in 38 states, providing services for all 50 states. Attorney General Formella and The Jason Foundation will be working together in collaboration with the Governor, State agencies and other non-profits in the coming months to continue to raise awareness of this important issue and bring additional resources to New Hampshire's youth and families.
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Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, Blackbaud’s customers have leveraged the company’s technology to rally staff and supporters to quickly react to the evolving situation—from raising funds to deploying teams and resources on the ground in Ukraine and surrounding countries. On Blackbaud’s JustGiving platform, more than $55 million has been raised for Ukraine-related causes, with approximately $43 million going direct to charities. Blackbaud’s corporate customers are stepping up too. Since February 24, nearly $12 million has been raised for verified organizations providing humanitarian relief from hundreds of companies through employee donors, spanning nearly 70 countries. Blackbaud is dedicated to helping social good organizations around the world engage supporters and donors to achieve their critical missions. Our teams are working to enable customers to quickly respond to the crisis in Ukraine, stand up fundraising campaigns, process donations, and spread awareness of their efforts.
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