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2012 Press Releases

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May 23, 2012
Major Retailers Subscribe to the Wisconsin Crime Alert Network As It Continues to Solve Crimes, Track Down Suspects

May 23, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Urges Wisconsin Families to Remember National Missing Children's Day

May 22, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Speak at Law Enforcement Torch Run Kickoff Ceremony

May 21, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Address Annual Conference of Midwest Gang Investigators Association

May 16, 2012
The State of Wisconsin, the Federal Trade Commission, Forty-Three Other States and the District of Columbia Reach Settlement with Skechers Over Charges of Deceptive Advertising of Athletic Shoes

May 16, 2012
Antigo Man Makes Initial Appearance on Charge of Possession of Marijuana

May 15, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Recognize National Police Week

May 11, 2012
Green Bay Man Convicted of Sexual Assault

May 11, 2012
Elkhorn Man Enters Pleas to Tax-Related Charges in Dane County Circuit Court

May 11, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Address 2012 Freedom of Information Summit in Madison

May 10, 2012
Monroe Man Bound Over for Trial in Green County Circuit Court

May 8, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Deliver Remarks at Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony in Kenosha to Honor Wisconsin's Fallen Officers

May 8, 2012
The Wisconsin Department of Justice Files Charges of Second Degree Sexual Assault, False Imprisonment and Kidnapping Against James M. Drown

May 8, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Invites Public to Listening Session for Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

May 7, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces Two Agreements With Abbott Laboratories for Illegal Marketing of Depakote

May 4, 2012
The Departments of Justice and Natural Resources Thank Wisconsin Residents for Dropping Off Their Prescription Drugs for Safe Disposal

May 4, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and the Office of the State Fire Marshal Recognize National Arson Awareness Week

May 3, 2012
Former Wisconsin Woman Charged with Election Fraud and Falsification of Nomination Papers is Bound Over for Trial

May 3, 2012
The Vernon County Sheriff's Department Seeks Public's Help As It Investigates a Cold Case Homicide

May 2, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Obtains Judgments Against Perpetrators of Deceptive Missing Children Charity Scheme

May 2, 2012
The Vernon County Sheriff's Department Will Hold a News Conference Tomorrow Regarding a Cold Case Homicide Investigation

May 1, 2012
Milwaukee Company Convicted of Medicaid Fraud

May 1, 2012
Sauk County Judge Finds Kerby Denman is Still a Sexually Violent Person Under Chapter 980

April 27, 2012
Scott D. McKeever Bound Over for Trial Under State's Sexually Violent Person Statute

April 27, 2012
Eau Claire County Man Convicted of Environmental Violations

April 27, 2012
West Allis Man Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud

April 27, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Speak to Leaders of Boys and Girls Clubs of America

April 27, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Issues Memorandum Explaining How 2011 Wisconsin Act 283 Relates to the Wisconsin Public Records Law

April 27, 2012
Joint News Release from the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Milwaukee Police Department

April 26, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces Creation of New Consumer Protection and Antitrust Unit at the Department of Justice

April 25, 2012
APS Express, Inc. Ordered to Pay $50,000 for Environmental Violations

April 25, 2012
Drug Endangered Children Awareness Day

April 23, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Urges Wisconsinites to Participate in National Crime Victims' Rights Week

April 20, 2012
Kimmes-Bauer Well Drilling and Aaron Bauer to Pay Total of $24,000 for Well Drilling Licensing Violations

April 20, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Praises Department of Justice Employees as DOJ Prints 100,000th Concealed Carry License

April 19, 2012
Antigo Man Charged with Possession of Marijuana

April 19, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Deliver Remarks as Department of Justice Prints 100,000th Concealed Carry License

April 19, 2012
The Department of Justice Files Notice of Appeal in Redistricting Case

April 18, 2012
The Iowa County Sheriff's Office Joins the Wisconsin Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force

April 17, 2012
The Departments of Justice and Natural Resources Urge Wisconsin Residents to Drop Off Prescription Drugs for Safe Disposal

April 16, 2012
Seven People Convicted in Milwaukee County for Medicaid Fraud

April 16, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, as Member of the Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, to Participate in Check Presentation Ceremony to Benefit Public School Libraries

April 13, 2012
Marathon County Shoe Supply Company and Officer Settle with State for Violating Wastewater Management Laws

April 12, 2012
New London Man Sentenced on Homicide Charge

April 12, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces Winner of 2012 Amber Alert Poster Contest

April 12, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Join Governor Scott Walker for Signing of Legislation that Protects Children, Victims and Witnesses

April 11, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Announce Winner of 2012 AMBER Alert Poster Contest

April 11, 2012
Vilas County Sheriff's Office Seeking Public's Help in Search for Missing Adult

April 9, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Join Governor Scott Walker for Signing of Legislation that Keeps Wisconsin Safe

April 8, 2012
Marinette County Sheriff's Office Reports Missing 10-year-old Has Been Found Safe; Suspect in Suspected Child Abduction Has Been Taken Into Custody

April 6, 2012
Department of Justice Seeks to Commit Scott D. McKeever for Treatment

April 6, 2012
Marinette County Sheriff's Office Seeking Public's Help in Search for Missing Child and Suspect in Suspected Child Abduction

April 6, 2012
Ethanol Producer in Jefferson County Settles Air Pollution Violations

April 4, 2012
Jeffrey Conway Charged with Multiple Counts of Commercial Gambling

April 4, 2012
Medtronic Agrees to Settlement for Kickbacks to Induce Pacemaker Implants

April 3, 2012
Michael J. Burroughs Sentenced for 2006 Homicide in Crawford County

April 3, 2012
A Preview of the New TV and Radio Spots for Wisconsin's Crime Alert Network

April 2, 2012
Wisconsin Department of Justice Agents Partner with Ashwaubenon Department of Public Safety and UW-Green Bay Office of Public Safety in ICAC Operation

April 2, 2012
National Child Abuse Awareness Day

March 30, 2012
Statement from Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Today's Opinion and Order Affecting 2011 Wisconsin Act 10

March 29, 2012
New London Man Convicted of First Degree Intentional Homicide

March 28, 2012
Wisconsin Department of Justice Agents Partner with Richland Center Police and Muscoda Police Departments in ICAC Operation

March 27, 2012
Wisconsin Department of Justice Agents Partner with the Walworth County Sheriff's Office in ICAC Operation

March 23, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Responds to Motion in Redistricting Litigation

March 22, 2012
Milwaukee Man Convicted and Sentenced for Election Fraud

March 22, 2012
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Visit Washington, D.C., For Supreme Court Arguments in Federal Health Care Challenge

March 22, 2012
Statement from Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Redistricting Case

March 21, 2012
The Wisconsin Department of Justice and The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Partner for Fourth Year of Badges for Baseball Program

March 20, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Kick Off the 2012 Badges for Baseball Program

March 20, 2012
An Overview of Recent Developments in Voter ID Cases

March 19, 2012
The Department of Justice Files Motion in Court of Appeals to Stay Temporary Injunction in NAACP Voter ID Case

March 19, 2012
St. Louis-based KV Pharmaceutical to Settle Medicaid False Claims Allegations

March 16, 2012
Letter to the Editor by Jill Karofsky, Director of the Office of Crime Victim Services at the Wisconsin Department of Justice, on Video Release of Child Victim Interview

March 16, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Commends Passage of Human Trafficking Legislation

March 16, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and the Department of Justice, Office of Crime Victim Services Announce New Resource for Children Affected by Violence and Loss

March 16, 2012
Milwaukee Woman Convicted of Medicaid Fraud

March 15, 2012
The Department of Justice Makes Filings to Appeal Recent Decisions in Two Voter ID Cases

March 15, 2012
Dava Pharmaceuticals to Settle Claims Based on Rebate Violations

March 14, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Praises Legislature for Passage of Child Internet Safety Legislation

March 12, 2012
Statement from Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen

March 12, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Appoints Bonnie Cyganek Administrator for the Division of Management Services at the Department of Justice

March 12, 2012
The Greenfield Police Department Joins the Wisconsin Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force

March 9, 2012
The Wisconsin Department of Justice Asks Court to Stay Order Enjoining Voter ID Law

March 9, 2012
Wisconsin Department of Justice Agents Partner with Appleton Police Department and Federal Investigators in Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Operation

March 8, 2012
Former Wisconsin Woman Charged with Election Fraud and Falsification of Nomination Papers Makes Initial Appearance

March 8, 2012
Mauston Day Care Provider Charged with Three Felonies

March 7, 2012
Statement by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Voter ID Injunction Issued by the Dane County Circuit Court

March 6, 2012
Green County Man Sentenced for Medical Assistance Fraud

March 5, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces Judgment Requiring Suamico Property Owner to Pay $12,000 for Violations of State Waterway and Wetland Protection Laws

March 1, 2012
Special Agents Partner with Grand Chute Police Department in ICAC Operation

February 27, 2012
State of Wisconsin Files Criminal Complaint Against Park Ranger

February 23, 2012
State Fire Marshal Assisting in Boscobel House Fire Investigation

February 22, 2012
State Fire Marshal Assisting in Investigation of School Fire in Oconto Falls

February 22, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Welcomes This Session's Senate Scholars to the Wisconsin Department of Justice

February 20, 2012
Wisconsin Department of Justice Agents Partner with Marinette County Sheriff's Department and Niagara Police Department in Internet Crimes Against Children Operation

February 17, 2012
Business Owner Charged with Multiple Felonies is Bound Over for Trial

February 17, 2012
Deputy Attorney General Kevin St. John Honored as a 2012 Leader in the Law

February 16, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Welcomes This Session's Senate Scholars to the Wisconsin Department of Justice

February 16, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Encourages Students to Participate in This Year's National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest

February 16, 2012
Thomas Johnson Bound Over for Trial Under State's Sexually Violent Person Statute

February 15, 2012
Wisconsin's New Crime Alert Network Working to Solve Crimes

February 14, 2012
Wisconsin Department of Justice Agents Partner with Madison Police Department in ICAC Operation

February 14, 2012
Preliminary Hearing Held for Former Beaver Dam Business Owner Charged with Two Felonies

February 13, 2012
Wisconsin Department of Justice Agents Partner with Ellsworth Police Department in ICAC Operation

February 10, 2012
Former Monroe County Jailor Bound Over on Sexual Assault Charges

February 10, 2012
Robert O. Miller, Jr. Bound Over for Trial Under State's Sexually Violent Person Statute

February 10, 2012
Judge Finds Payday Loan Company in Contempt, Orders Consumer Restitution for Violations of Settlement Agreement

February 9, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Address Victim/Witness Coordinators Today at Training Sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Justice

February 9, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, Governor Scott Walker and Secretary Peter Bildsten Announce Historic $25 Billion Multistate Mortgage Settlement with an Estimated $140 Million in Relief Allocated to Wisconsin

February 8, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Obtains Judgment Against Owner of Fun Treasure Maps, Edward Zapencki, For Violations of Wisconsin Consumer Laws

February 8, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Testify this Morning Before Lawmakers About Preliminary Hearing Legislation

February 6, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces Settlement with NCO Financial Systems, Inc. to Curb Improper Debt Collection Practices

February 6, 2012
Beaver Dam Woman Sentenced on Two Felony Counts Related to the Failure of Carol's Tours

February 3, 2012
Wisconsin Department of Justice Agents Partner with Berlin Police Department and Green Lake County Sheriff's Office in ICAC Operation

February 3, 2012
The Wisconsin Department of Justice Holds Training Seminar for Wisconsin's New Police Chiefs

February 2, 2012
Milwaukee Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Wisconsin Shares Program

February 1, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Commends Joint Audit Committee for Directing Audit of Crime Victim and Witness Assistance Surcharge

February 1, 2012
The State of Wisconsin Files an Action Against Grand Vacation Club, Inc., William H. Bailey, Christy Spensberger and Travel Services, Inc.

January 31, 2012
This is a Joint News Release from the State Fire Marshal, Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department, Pulaski Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

January 31, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Answer Questions TODAY Regarding the Posting of Recall Petitions Online

January 30, 2012
Wisconsin Department of Justice Agents Partner with Rock County Sheriff's Office and Clinton Police Department in ICAC Operation

January 30, 2012
The Cornell Police Department Joins the Wisconsin Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

January 30, 2012
Settlement of Lawsuit Against Former Management of Green Acres and Bader's Villa Estates Mobile Home Parks Results in Wells Being Replaced and Former Owners Paying $55,000 in Forfeitures, Costs and Fees

January 30, 2012
Monroe Man Bound Over for Trial on Six Felony Charges

January 26, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Kick Off 2012 National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest

January 24, 2012
Green County Man Convicted of Medical Assistance Fraud

January 24, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to Kick Off 2012 National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest

January 24, 2012
Milwaukee County Man James D. Gardetto Bound Over for Trial on Charges Related to Unfair Trade Practices

January 23, 2012
Business Owner Charged with Multiple Felonies is Bound Over for Trial

January 20, 2012
Department of Justice Settles Jackson County Environmental Case

January 20, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Joins Other Attorneys General to Call for Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act

January 20, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces Human Trafficking Guide for Criminal Justice Professionals

January 19, 2012
Prison Inmate Bound Over for Trial on Felony Fraud Offense Related to Operation of Alleged "Diploma Mill"

January 19, 2012
Former State Trooper James M. Norquay Sentenced to 35 Years for Repeated Acts of Sexual Assault of a Child

January 15, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces Commitment of James Thorin to Treatment Under Chapter 980

January 13, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces Commitment of Roy Burnam to Treatment Under Chapter 980

January 12, 2012
Wisconsin Department of Justice Seeks to Commit Steve Schuelke to Treatment

January 12, 2012
Dane County Jury Finds Thornon Talley Is Still a Sexually Violent Person Under Chapter 980

January 10, 2012
Fremont Man Sentenced for Homicide by Intoxicated Use of Boat

January 10, 2012
Prison Inmate Facing Felony Fraud Offense Related to Operation of Alleged "Diploma Mill"

January 10, 2012
Milwaukee County Resident James D. Gardetto Charged with Six Counts Relating to Engaging in Unfair Trade Practices

January 9, 2012
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces Settlement Requiring Upgrades to Franklin Mobile Home Estates Mobile Home Park and Payment of $18,000 in Forfeitures, Costs and Fees

January 9, 2012
Wisconsin Department of Justice Agents Partner with Madison Police Department in Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Operation

January 6, 2012
Peshtigo Plumber Given 20 Days in Jail After Being Convicted of Inspecting Wells Without a License and Theft by Fraud

January 3, 2012
Wisconsin Department of Justice Agents Partner with Juneau County Sheriff's Office and Mauston Police Department in ICAC Operation

 

 
 

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