AG Jennings warns of misleading “at-home” sexual assault kits
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Attorney General Kathy Jennings released the following statement regarding reports of “at-home” sexual assault kits being marketed to universities and sexual assault survivors: Our office has been made aware of a new company selling sexual assault evidence kits for “at-home” use, seemingly targeted at college students. I empathize with survivors’ vulnerability and desire for privacy, […]
AG Jennings sues SEC for putting brokers ahead of investors
Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2019
“Regulation Best Interest” fails to protect investors as required by federal law Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of eight attorneys general from around the nation to file a federal lawsuit challenging the Securities & Exchange Commission’s “Regulation Best Interest” for failing to provide basic investor protections that were laid out in the […]
AG Jennings files suit against Sackler family for role in opioid crisis
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, September 9, 2019
Complaint accuses family behind Purdue Pharma of consumer fraud, negligence, and nuisance Attorney General Kathy Jennings Monday sued seven members of the Sackler family for their role in creating and sustaining the opioid crisis in Delaware. The individuals named in the Delaware Superior Court complaint controlled and directed opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma’s two-decade course of falsely and deceptively marketing opioids, sowing the seeds […]
Attorney General Jennings Joins Lawsuit Opposing Trump Administration’s Rule Allowing Prolonged Detention of Children
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, August 26, 2019
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she is joining a lawsuit opposing the Trump Administration’s new rule circumventing the Flores Settlement Agreement, which has governed the treatment of children in immigration custody since 1997. In the complaint before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the coalition argues that the rule eliminates several critical protections […]
Magnolia man sentenced for child sexual abuse
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, August 16, 2019
A Magnolia man has been sentenced by a Superior Court judge for continuous sexual abuse of a child. Emmanuel Wright, 20, engaged in a pattern of sexual and physical abuse began when the victim was 12 years old and continued for approximately 2 years until Wright was arrested in late 2018. An investigation found Wright […]
