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Press Releases and Articles

Attorney General Hunter Asks for Customer Protection Guarantees if PSO Wind Catcher Project is Preapproved

May 14, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today filed a list of recommended guaranteed ratepayer protections for customers if the PSO Wind Catcher Project is granted preapproval by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC).

The recommendations were supported in coordination with the OCC’s public utility division.

In addition to the recommendations, the filing asks Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) to enter into a voluntary agreement with affected landowners along the project’s route to outline a process for dispute resolution.

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Attorney General Hunter Joins Ohio’s Fight Against Planned Parenthood and State Funding of Abortion Clinics

May 10, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter has joined 12 other state attorneys general in asking a federal appeals court to rehear a case in front of the full court after a three judge panel decided that Ohio must provide funding to Planned Parenthood.

In the brief, attorneys general argue the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit contradicts prior court decisions, including the Supreme Court that has repeatedly ruled that states do not have to provide taxpayer funds to Planned Parenthood.

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Attorney General Hunter Asks Judge Balkman to Allow Cameras in the Courtroom during 2019 Opioid Trial

May 8, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter has sent the state’s formal response to Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman in support of allowing journalists to use cameras inside the courtroom during the state’s 2019 trial against the nation’s leading opioid manufacturers.

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Attorney General Hunter Applauds House and Senate Members for Passing Host of Opioid Commission Recommendations

May 2, 2018

Attorney General Mike Hunter and members of the Oklahoma Commission on Opioid Abuse announce the commission's recommendations at a press conference in late January

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Attorney General Hunter Files Charges on former Police Pension Executive Director

May 1, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today charged former Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System (OPPRS) Executive Director Steven Snyder with six counts of filing false claims against the state and one count of violating the Computer Crimes Act.

According to the affidavit, an examination of travel reimbursement claims submitted by Snyder to the state exposed he was being reimbursed for personal trips and vacations while he was serving as the OPPRS executive director.

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Attorney General Hunter Joins 17-State Coalition Defending Religious Leaders against Atheist Group’s Lawsuit

April 30, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter has joined a coalition of 17 state attorneys general to defend the housing allowance religious leaders receive from the federal government.

In a brief, supporting an appeal filed by clergy members and churches, the attorneys general ask the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse an October 2017 judgment that declared the parsonage allowance unconstitutional.

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Attorney General Hunter Charges Two Medical Professionals with Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance

April 27, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today charged a nurse practitioner and her supervising physician with one count each of unlawful distribution of a controlled dangerous substance after an investigation by his office and the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD).

Dr. Azuka Egbuniwe, 48, is accused of signing prescriptions for schedule II substances for patients she never met with while working as a supervising physician for nurse practitioner Addie Gratz, 43, who owns the First Choice Wellness Center in Tishomingo.

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Attorney General Hunter Announces Stronger Partnership with Tulsa Police, DA’s Office to Investigate, Prosecute White Collar Crimes

April 26, 2018

TULSA – Attorney General Mike Hunter today announced his office will begin working in further partnership with the Tulsa Police Department (TPD) and the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office by offering more assistance and resources to prosecute white collar crime in the Tulsa area.

As part of the collaborative effort to curbing white collar crime in Green Country, the TPD and Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office will begin referring more complex, high loss and fraud cases to the Attorney General’s Office for investigation and prosecution.

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Attorney General Hunter Hosts Consumer Protection Day, Names BancFirst Operational Security Officer Consumer Champion

April 24, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today hosted the eleventh annual Consumer Protection Day to raise awareness of scams and fraud and named the 2018 Consumer Champion.

Opening the event, Attorney General Hunter spoke about the important work being done by the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Unit on behalf of Oklahomans.

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Attorney General Hunter, Tulsa Police Department and Tulsa County DA Announce First Degree Murder Charge in Connection with Overdose Death

April 24, 2018

TULSA – Attorney General Mike Hunter today joined officials with the Tulsa Police Department and the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office to announce a first degree murder charge on an alleged Tulsa drug dealer in connection with an overdose death.

Taylor Rogers, 29, is accused of selling heroin to Jillian Searle, who died from the result of an overdose after her mother found her unconscious in their Tulsa home on March 21.

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