OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter and newly appointed Department of Human Services (DHS) Director Justin Brown today called for a renewed focus to combat child abuse after Senate Bill 576 went into effect last month and schools around the state have resumed classes.
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August 23, 2019
August 22, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today announced the result of an 18 month investigation by a bipartisan, multistate, working group of attorneys general and phone companies that have partnered to find meaningful solutions to illegal and unwanted robocalls.
August 12, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma Tim Downing announced today that a Mangum pharmacy owner has pleaded guilty to two counts of healthcare fraud after orchestrating a false claims scheme that bilked the Medicare and Medicaid systems for more than $1 million.
A federal grand jury indicted Jeffrey Terry, 37, in March, after an investigation found he submitted false claims through his pharmacy, Bratton Drug, to SoonerCare and Medicare Part D for drugs that were never prescribed or dispensed to patients.
August 5, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter, along with North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein have sent a letter to Congressional leadership in both chambers, asking for the removal of federal barriers that are currently preventing health care providers from offering treatment for opioid use disorder.
Opioid use disorder is the physical and psychological reliance on opioids. Symptoms of opioid addiction include uncontrollable cravings for the drugs and the inability to control opioid use despite its negative impacts.
August 1, 2019
Attorney General Mike Hunter today commended Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for voting to implement rules to ban caller ID spoofing in text messages and international calls.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai originally proposed the rules to the commission in July following the recommendations of a bipartisan coalition of 42 state attorneys general, including Attorney General Hunter, in May.
July 23, 2019
By Attorney General Mike Hunter
Since 2017, the state's case against opioid manufacturers has been ongoing in Cleveland County District court. There have been countless hearings, filings and many other proceedings that come along with a case of this magnitude leading up to trial.
July 12, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today secured an important victory for unborn children as Oklahoma County District Judge Cindy Truong upheld a 2015 state law that bans dismemberment abortions.
The legislation, House Bill 1721, bans the gruesome practice of dismembering unborn children while they are still alive in the womb.
Attorney General Hunter Comments on Judge Balkman Denial of Defendants’ Motion for Directed Judgment
July 8, 2019
Trial will proceed as scheduled
NORMAN – Attorney General Mike Hunter today released the following statement after Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman denied Johnson & Johnson’s motion for directed judgment, meaning the trial will proceed as scheduled.
Defendants filed the motion after the state rested last week, arguing not enough evidence had been produced for the trial to continue. Judge Balkman determined the state had offered enough evidence for the public nuisance claim to proceed.
July 3, 2019
Pauls Valley couple still being held on bonds of $5 million each
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today announced that his office has added additional charges to a couple previously charged with a host of crimes relating to child pornography based on evidence uncovered during an ongoing investigation that has identified additional alleged victims.
July 3, 2019
NORMAN – Attorney General Mike Hunter and attorneys representing the state in its case against the nation’s leading drug manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson, rested its case this week after five weeks of testimony that showed how the company conducted a multi-decade fraudulent marketing campaign that led to the deadliest manmade epidemic the nation has ever seen.