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Documents: Purdue Pharma hired PR firm to spread misinformation

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today obtained release of documents previously confidential in the state’s case against the nation’s leading opioid manufacturers that show Purdue Pharma planned and executed a covert disinformation campaign with a public relations firm that attacked attorneys general who had either filed lawsuits or were considering filing law suits against opioid manufacturers.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today released the following statement on the passing of Bill Burgess.

“I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Oklahoma icon and dear friend Bill Burgess,” Attorney General Hunter said. “Bill was a resolute champion of many civic and philanthropic causes and a respected member of both the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents and State Regents for Higher Education.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today announced the Oklahoma Commission on Opioid Abuse will continue its work studying the state’s opioid overdose and addiction epidemic when it reconvenes for the first time this year on Thursday.

In addition to discussing more ways to address the ongoing opioid crisis, the commission will welcome two new legislative members in Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, and Rep. Chris Kannady, R-Oklahoma City. They are replacing Sen. AJ Griffin and Rep. Tim Downing, who didn’t seek reelection to their seats last year.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today warned Oklahomans to be aware of phone calls from scam artists claiming to be with the Social Security Administration (SSA) and attempting to steal social security numbers and money.

A scam will typically involve the con artist telling individuals their social security number has been suspended because of suspicious activity, or because it has been involved in a crime. The scammers will then request for the victim to confirm their social security number in order to reactivate it.