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 $8.75 million settlement will go to abate the epidemic

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today announced the state has reached an out-of-court settlement with Endo Pharmaceuticals totaling $8.75 million for the company’s alleged role in the state’s opioid crisis.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today released the following statement, applauding members of both Congressional chambers for passing legislation that will cut down on robocalls.

The Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act requires service providers to verify incoming calls are legitimate before reaching consumers, and gives the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) more ability to impose and collect fines for illegal calls. Violators could be fined up to $10,000.

The legislation is expected to be signed by the president.

PAULS VALLEY – Attorney General Mike Hunter announced today the Pauls Valley couple who were charged over the summer with crimes relating to child abuse have each received a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

Garvin County District Judge Leah Edwards sentenced Gerrad Coddington, 25, and Christina Nelson-Coddington, 30, both of Pauls Valley, on all 29 counts relating to child abuse including first-degree rape, incest, child abuse, manufacturing child pornography and lewd acts with a minor, among others.

TULSA - Attorney General Mike Hunter’s office has added a first-degree murder charge to a Tulsa man after an investigation alleges the drugs he sold to a Perkins woman were the cause of her overdose death.

Noah Montague, 25, was previously arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and the unlawful use of a communication device to commit a felony.