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Phil Bacharach, Communications Director
Office: 405-522-3116
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Leslie Berger, Press Secretary
Office: 405-522-1863
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today announced the Emergency Price Stabilization Act is in effect for all 77 counties after the state was recently hit by several rounds of heavy rain and storms, causing flooding, tornadoes and damage throughout the state.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today announced his office will assume authority over and responsibility for the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Task Force going forward.
The decision comes after the attorney general obtained both Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Kevin Stitt and Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Drew Edmondson’s support to put the functions of the task force under the purview of the Attorney General’s Office.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today announced an agreement between NextEra Energy Resources and the Oklahoma Strategic Military Planning Commission (OSMPC) that will halt construction of a windfarm along a route of airspace the United States Air Force uses for training to allow the Department of Defense (DOD) to complete a mitigation plan.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today announced his office will give $100 to 4,655 Oklahoma Uber drivers who were affected by the 2016 data breach as part of a national settlement with the company.
The $148 million settlement comes after attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia investigated the California-based ride-sharing company for failing to report the breach within a reasonable amount of time, violating every state’s laws regarding data breaches and notification timelines.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter has charged a former office manager at a Warr Acres nursing facility with two felony counts of embezzlement and three felony counts of obtaining money by false pretenses after an investigation by the attorney general’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
The investigation found that Sandra Tovar was running a fraudulent billing scheme, where she would divert residents’ payments for nursing care at the facility to her own bank account. Throughout the course of her employment, investigators claim Tovar embezzled nearly $20,000.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today released the following statement on the seventeenth observance of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
“September 11 is a day to grieve, remember and pray for the victims who were killed, as well as their families and friends who undoubtedly still suffer greatly from the unthinkable acts of terrorism that shook the entire world.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today announced the lights outside of the Attorney General’s Office in Oklahoma City will turn purple from Friday night through the weekend in observance of International Overdose Awareness Day and in remembrance of Oklahomans who have died from an overdose.
Killing Pain, a seven part documentary series chronicling the state’s opioid addiction epidemic launched this week and is available to view, free of charge, on https://www.killingpain.com/.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter released the following statement on the passing of United States Senator John McCain.
“Senator John McCain is the embodiment of a true American hero.
“His service to his nation knew no bounds. Whether it was during his distinguished military career, where his admirable service led to his capture and horrific torture as a prisoner of war. Or during his time in the U.S. Senate, where he was an extraordinary leader, who was a champion for all Americans.
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