2020 News Releases

• AG Derek Schmidt to Congress: Enact law creating temporary presumption of eligibility for federal benefits for families of first responders who die of COVID-19

  May 21, 2020

• AG Schmidt issues formal legal opinion on criminal enforcement of emergency orders

  May 20, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt: Kansans eligible to receive at least $2.9 million in restitution from settlement with nation’s largest subprime auto financing company

  May 20, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt accepting comments on new KORA enforcement guidelines

  May 19, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt: 282 crime victims to receive support

  May 15, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt appoints Pittsburg State University police chief to Crime Victims Compensation Board

  May 15, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt to Congress: Enact COVID-19 liability protections to mitigate threat of frivolous lawsuits as economy reopens

  May 12, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt to Congress: Investigate China’s role in pandemic

  May 11, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt: Legality of using criminal law to enforce emergency orders under review

  May 11, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt: Victim assistance grant opportunities open for application

  May 08, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt to U.S. Supreme Court: Allow Treasurer Jake LaTurner to return abandoned U.S. savings bonds proceeds to rightful owners

  May 08, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt statement on nomination of Toby Crouse to serve as federal district judge for Kansas

  May 07, 2020

• Consumer Alert: Storm damage could attract illegal contractors

  May 06, 2020

• Smith Center woman sentenced to 45 days in jail for insurance fraud

  May 06, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt: Johnson County man temporarily banned from offering services related to COVID-19

  May 05, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt urges telecom providers to boost tech capabilities for anti-robocall enforcement

  May 04, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt: Dakota Access Pipeline should maintain operations during legal battles to prevent food shortages amidst COVID-19 pandemic

  May 04, 2020

• AG Derek Schmidt statement on line-of-duty death of Overland Park Police Officer Mike Mosher

  May 03, 2020

• Parsons woman found guilty of failure to pay Kansas taxes on cars purchased in Oklahoma

  April 29, 2020

• Arkansas City man ordered to repay more than $2,500 for Medicaid fraud

  April 28, 2020