AG: ‘Can you hear me?’ scam calls proliferate
Complaints are soaring about telephone scammers who call and ask “Can you hear me?” to get a recipient to simply say “yes.”
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Indiana’s Hill among attorneys general supporting Gorsuch
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office says he's leading Republican attorneys general from 20 states, including Indiana, in support of President Donald Trump's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch.
Lawmaker drops pay-hike push for governor, others
An Indiana lawmaker has decided to withdraw his proposal that would have given a big pay increase to the governor and other top elected state officeholders, calling instead for a study of those salaries compared with other states.
House panel OKs needle exchange bill despite AG’s opposition
A proposal that would give counties and municipalities control over creating needle-exchange programs in their communities advanced through a legislative committee Wednesday, despite opposition from new Attorney General Curtis Hill.
Attorney General Hill names executive staff
Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill has announced key appointments to fill out his executive staff as he becomes the state’s top lawyer.
Indiana gets $12.7M in Moody’s inflated-ratings settlement
Indiana will receive $12.77 million from Moody’s Corp., which has agreed to pay nearly $864 million to settle federal and state claims it gave inflated ratings to risky mortgage investments in the years leading up to the financial crisis.
Human trafficking on the rise in Indiana
The Indiana Attorney General Office’s 2016 Indiana State Report on Human Trafficking shows that in a span of just two years, the number of tips to the Indiana Protection for Abused and Trafficked Humans, or IPATH, task force about possible trafficking incidents quadrupled, up to 520 tips in 2016 from 130 in 2014.
AG releases report, recommendations on human trafficking in Indiana
In 2016, there were at least 178 known cases of human trafficking in Indiana, with some of the victims as young as only 7 years old.
AG-elect says drug offenders need to be held accountable
Since the Legislature revised the state’s criminal code to provide drug treatment and recovery services to low-level drug offenders, Indiana has been brutalized by an opioid epidemic that has led to a resurgence of HIV along with needle exchange programs in eight counties and counting.
Zoeller reflects on 8 years as Indiana attorney general
When outgoing Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller leaves behind his Statehouse office in January, there are a number of projects in the private sector he plans to pick up.
AG-elect Hill’s chief deputy to succeed him as prosecutor
Republicans in northern Indiana's Elkhart County have selected Attorney General-elect Curtis Hill's chief deputy to succeed him as prosecutor.
Incoming Indiana attorney general chooses chief deputy
The incoming Indiana attorney general has named a persistent critic of the state's revamped criminal sentencing laws for a top position in the office.
Hill wins AG race as voters retain 4 appellate judges
Elkhart County Prosecutor Curtis T. Hill Jr. sailed to a resounding victory in the Indiana attorney general race Nov. 8, and voters retained four Court of Appeals judges by wide margins.
Indiana, 15 other states reach data breach settlement with Adobe
Indiana will soon receive nearly $54,000 for consumer education and protection programs after it and 15 other states reached a settlement with software company Adobe Systems Inc.
Hill cruises to win in AG race as voters retain appellate judges
Elkhart County Prosecutor Curtis T. Hill Jr. sailed to a resounding victory in the Indiana attorney general race Tuesday, and voters retained four Court of Appeals judges by wide margins.
Q&A with the Indiana AG candidates
Voters on Nov. 8 will replace outgoing Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller. Indiana Lawyer asked the candidates, Democrat Lorenzo Arredondo and Republican Curtis Hill, to respond to the same five questions. Here’s what they had to say.
State brief cites religion in defending fetal-remains statute
The state is continuing to defend Indiana’s fetal-remains statute that a federal judge blocked after a U.S. Supreme Court decision this year reinforced prohibitions against laws restricting a woman’s right to abortion. The state is relying in part on “astonishing” religious practices to make its case.
Prosecutor honored for victim advocacy efforts
A prosecutor is one of four central Indiana victim service providers to receive a 2016 Voices for Victims award from Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller.
Ex-retailer accused of bilking military settles suit for $800K
Indiana consumers, particularly military personnel and veterans, will be receiving nearly $800,000 in restitution after former retailer USA Discounters reached a multi-state settlement for allegations of misleading consumers through deception sales practices.
Zoeller adds Indiana to states’ challenge of new federal overtime rule
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has added Indiana to a list of 20 other states challenging a new federal overtime rule.