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Attorney General Hunter Statement on the Annual Observance of the Oklahoma City Bombing

April 19, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today released the following statement regarding the annual observance of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995.

“On today’s solemn annual observance of the Oklahoma City bombing, we remember the 168 innocent victims we lost 23 years ago. We also continue to pay our deepest sympathies and pledge our support and guidance to the loved ones of victims and survivors, who still struggle with the trauma of the bombing and its aftermath.

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ICYMI: The Oklahoman: Commentary: OKC Businessman: Oklahoma doing something about opioid crisis

April 18, 2018

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Attorney General Hunter Announces Emergency Price Stabilization Act in Effect for 52 Counties

April 13, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Hunter announced the Emergency Price Stabilization Act is in effect for the 52 counties listed in the governor’s executive order, declaring a state of emergency due to wildfires.

The price gouging statute prohibits an increase of more than 10 percent for the price of goods and services after a declared emergency. Additionally, the act allows the attorney general to pursue charges against individuals or businesses that engage in price gouging.

Attorney General Hunter said the statue will help ensure fair prices for those in need.

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Attorney General Hunter Joins Other AGs in Supporting U.S. Commerce Secretary’s Authority to Include Citizenship Question on 2020 Census

April 10, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY - Attorney General Mike Hunter has joined Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry to announce their support of the United States Secretary of Commerce’s authority to reinstate a question about citizenship status on the 2020 census.

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The Oklahoman: Editorial: Sex offender registry laws grounded in reality, not cruelty

April 10, 2018

Sex offender registry laws grounded in reality, not cruelty

by The Oklahoman Editorial Board  

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Attorney General Hunter Releases Tar Creek Audits

April 9, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today requested and received approval from Judge Thomas Prince, who presides over the state’s Multicounty Grand Jury (MCGJ), to release the Lead Impacted Communities Relocation Assistance Trust (LICRAT) audits that were requested by the state’s previous attorney general in 2011.

With the audit, Attorney General Hunter released associated investigative files.

Attorney General Hunter said the release of the audits come at his discretion, as is the case with all investigatory audits presented to the multicounty grand jury unit.

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The Oklahoman: Community outreach program reduces violent crime

April 8, 2018

Sunday, April 8, 2018 | by Kyle Schwab

Southwest Oklahoma City resident Dorene Robben speaks Tuesday with police officers and state Attorney General Mike Hunter about safety concerns in her community. [Photo by Grayson Cook, The Oklahoman]

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Attorney General Hunter Joins Olympic Gold Medalist Summer Sanders, Responsibility.org to Discourage Underage Drinking

April 6, 2018

PSA brings attention to Alcohol Responsibility Month, provides resources

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter has teamed up with Olympic Gold Medalist Summer Sanders and Responsibility.org’s Ask, Listen, Learn campaign to raise awareness and discourage underage drinking during April, which is Alcohol Responsibility Month.

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Attorney General Hunter Leads 10th Circuit States in Opposing Ruling that Colorado Sex Offender Registration is Unconstitutional

April 4, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit urging the court to reverse a federal judge’s declaration that the Colorado sex offender registration is unconstitutional.

Joining the brief in support of Colorado were attorneys general from all other states in the jurisdiction of the 10th circuit including, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

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Attorney General Hunter, U.S. Attorney Troester, Announce Guilty Plea in Medicaid Fraud Case

April 4, 2018

Samuel Okere to pay more than $140,000 in restitution

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter and acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma Robert J. Troester announced an Oklahoma City behavioral health counselor has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud.

At sentencing later this year, Samuel Okere, 61, of Oklahoma City, faces up to of 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years’ probation and up to $250,000 in fines after a federal grand jury charged him with 224 counts of Medicaid fraud last November.

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