Kentucky.gov

Below you will find a list of press releases that are more than 180 days old.  To view a press release, click on the title.

• Attorney General Conway Announces Indictment of Kentucky Nurse for Neglect
  Monday, July 07, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that a Jefferson County Grand Jury has returned a felony indictment against a Kentucky nurse for allegedly knowingly neglecting an adult.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Investigation Into Louisville Gas Prices
  Thursday, July 03, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that his Office of Consumer Protection is launching an investigation into abnormally high gas prices in Louisville.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Victims Advocate Grants
  Wednesday, July 02, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced that his Office of Victims Advocacy is accepting applications for its FYI 2009 Victim Advocate Grant Program.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Agreement with Wire Transfer Company
  Wednesday, July 02, 2008
  Will work with company to educate consumers about fraudulent telemarketers
• Attorney General Conway Announces Indictment In Connection With Alleged Investment Scam
  Monday, June 30, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway and Commonwealth’s Attorney Gail Guiling today announced the indictment of a Todd County man on charges related to an alleged investment scam.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Indictment of 9 for Alleged Abuse at Adult-Care Facility
  Tuesday, June 17, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that nine individuals have been indicted in connection with a pattern of abusive behavior against different adult residents of Community Presence, Inc., an adult-care facility located in Carter County.
• Attorney General Warns Consumers About Credit Union Hoax
  Monday, June 16, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today warned that many members who bank with Commonwealth Credit Union in Frankfort have received a hoax email claiming that their accounts have been locked and they must confirm their user information
• Attorney General Conway Announces New Cybercrimes Division
  Thursday, June 05, 2008
  Office reorganized to address budget cuts and streamline priority services
• Attorney General Conway Announces Totals for Free Shredding Events
  Monday, June 02, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that more than more than 450 people participated in this weekend’s free shredding events in Louisville and Lexington that were coordinated by the Attorney General’s Office, the Better Business Bureau and Iron Mountain Shredding Company. More than 20,000 pounds of documents were shredded at the two locations.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Counties Selected for Post-election Audit
  Monday, June 02, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced that six Kentucky counties were chosen in a random drawing this morning to undergo independent inquiries for any potential irregularities that may have occurred during the primary election on Tuesday, May 20.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Free Shred Days In Louisville and Lexington
  Thursday, May 22, 2008
  In an ongoing effort to crack down on consumer identity theft across the state, Attorney General Jack Conway, the Better Business Bureau and Iron Mountain Shredding Company today announced that residents will be able to shred up to two large boxes or 50 pounds of documents for free in Lexington and Louisville.
• Attorney General Jack Conway Announces Election Fraud Hotline Results
  Wednesday, May 21, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that his Election Fraud Hotline received 60 calls from 28 counties between 6a.m. and 7p.m. during the Kentucky Primary Election on Tuesday, May 20.
• Attorney General Jack Conway Announces Crackdown On Illegal Telemarketers
  Tuesday, May 20, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced a crackdown on illegal telemarketing, having obtained a temporary restraining order to halt one fraudulent telemarketer and a $10,000 civil penalty against a second company for violating Kentucky’s Do Not Call law.
• Attorney General Conway Reminds Kentuckians About Election Fraud Complaint Hotline
  Thursday, May 15, 2008
  Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway is reminding citizens that his office will once again operate the Election Fraud Hotline on primary Election Day, May 20.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Supreme Court Decision Supporting Consumers
  Friday, May 09, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today commended a recent decision by the Kentucky Supreme Court upholding a verdict against a used car dealer who violated the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act in its dealings with a young couple.
• Attorney General Jack Conway Announces Agreement With Facebook To Make Site Safer
  Thursday, May 08, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that the attorneys general of 49 states and the District of Columbia have reached an agreement with Facebook to better protect children from predators and inappropriate content.
• Former Simpson County Chamber Executive Director Sentenced to Prison for Theft
  Tuesday, April 22, 2008
  Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that on Friday, April 18, 2008, the Franklin Circuit Court sentenced Karen Eaton, former executive director of the Franklin-Simpson Chamber of Commerce, to one year in prison and ordered her to repay more than $190,000 that was stolen from the chamber.
• Attorney General Conway Issues Statement Regarding Failed Passage of Cybersafety Legislation
  Friday, April 18, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway issued a statement regarding House Bill 367.
• Attorney General Conway Announces $115 Million In Tobacco Settlement Money
  Thursday, April 17, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that Kentucky, as required under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between the major tobacco manufacturers and 52 states and territories, will receive its annual payment of more than $115 million in tobacco settlement money this week.
• Attorney General Hosts Victims’ Rights Day Rally In Capitol Rotunda
  Thursday, April 17, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today hosted the seventeenth annual Kentucky Crime Victims’ Rights Day Rally in the Capitol Rotunda. The rally is part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 14 - 18. This year’s theme is “Justice for Victims – Justice for All.”
• Therapists Arrested For Medicaid Fraud Now Charged With Bribing a Witness
  Thursday, April 17, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that two Kentucky therapists from Letcher County have been arrested for allegedly bribing a witness
• U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Upholds "Competence and Professionalism" of Execution Protocol
  Wednesday, April 16, 2008
  Today’s 7-2 U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Kentucky’s use of lethal injection is a sweeping vindication of the commonwealth’s execution procedures against constitutional attack, according to Justice and Public Safety Secretary J. Michael Brown.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Optometrist Indictment
  Monday, April 14, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that a Franklin County Grand Jury has returned a felony indictment against a Kentucky optometrist for Medicaid fraud.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Indictments Of Three Kentucky Therapists
  Thursday, April 03, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that three Kentucky therapists from Letcher County have been indicted for Medicaid fraud.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Regional DUI Training For Police & Prosecutors
  Friday, March 28, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that his office is training police officers and local prosecutors about how to effectively prosecute Driving Under the Influence (DUI) cases at a regional seminar in Covington, Ky. on Monday, March 31 through Wednesday, April 2 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 10 E. Rivercenter Blvd. The goal of the training is to create a team-building approach in the detection, apprehension and prosecution of impaired drivers.
• Senate Judiciary Committee Unanmiously Passes Cybersafety Legislation
  Thursday, March 27, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today thanked the Senate Judiciary Committee for unanimously passing House Bill 367, legislation that he drafted, which was sponsored by Rep. Johnny Bell (D-Glasgow), that strengthens Kentucky laws prohibiting internet child predators, cybercrimes and other modern law-enforcement challenges.
• Attorney General Announces Indictment of Former Kentucky Psychologist
  Tuesday, March 25, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that a Warren County Grand Jury has returned a four-count felony indictment against a former Kentucky psychologist for Medicaid fraud.
• Attorney General Indicts Nebraska Woman In Alleged Internet Scam
  Thursday, March 20, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today the indictment of Erica L. McGinn, formerly of North Bend, Nebraska, in connection with her failure to deliver a Lexus automobile sold for more than $30,000 to a Prospect, Ky. man on Ebay in January 2008.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Medicaid Fraud Settlement With CVS Pharmacy
  Tuesday, March 18, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that Kentucky will receive a $1.36 million settlement from CVS Caremark Corporation for defrauding the state Medicaid program.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Sentencing For Funeral Home Owner
  Monday, March 17, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that Nathaniel Anderson, owner of Anderson Funeral Service in Louisville, has been sentenced to five years in the penitentiary on his “Alford” guilty pleas to two counts of abuse of a corpse and six counts of violating the Consumer Protection Act.
• House Judiciary Committee Unanimously Passes Identity Theft Legislation
  Wednesday, March 12, 2008
  Members of the House Judiciary Committee today unanimously voted Attorney General Jack Conway and Representative Robin Webb’s identity theft legislation out of committee. It will now be presented to the full Kentucky House of Representatives. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Jim Glenn of Owensboro and Rep. John Vincent of Ashland.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Winners of Consumer Quiz Competition
  Tuesday, March 11, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that Louisville’s DuPont Manual High School edged out five-time state champion Bracken County High School to claim the state LifeSmarts championship title in Frankfort on March 6. However, due to prior commitments involving the Manual team, Bracken County will represent Kentucky at the national LifeSmarts competition.
• Attorney General Conway Presents Lifesmarts Competition
  Thursday, March 06, 2008
  Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway, in partnership with the Office of Financial Institutions, the Office of Insurance, the Better Business Bureau and the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, will host the 10th annual LifeSmarts state competition this Thursday, March 6th at the Cooperative Extension Building on the campus of Kentucky State University.
• Governor and Attorney General Announce Settlement In University Board Case
  Monday, March 03, 2008
  Governor Steve Beshear and Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway today announced a settlement agreement that will resolve litigation filed by former Attorney General Greg Stumbo against former Governor Ernie Fletcher.
• Attorney General Conway Calls On Congress To Restore Byrne Grant Funding
  Monday, March 03, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway joined 55 other Attorneys General from all jurisdictions of the United States today in requesting that Congressional leaders restore funding to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program. The Byrne-JAG Grants provide essential funding for the operation of state crime and drug-enforcement efforts.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Conviction of Online Sexual Predator
  Monday, March 03, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway and Campbell County Commonwealth’s Attorney Jack L. Porter today announced the conviction of an online sexual predator arrested during the Attorney General’s sting in Highland Heights, Kentucky in April, 2007. David L. Quist of Ft. Thomas, Kentucky was convicted of one count of attempted unlawful transaction with a minor, a Class C felony, in connection with his solicitation of what he thought was a 13-year-old girl for sex.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Approved Decker College Settlement
  Thursday, February 28, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court has approved a settlement reached by his Office in the Decker College bankruptcy case.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Rebates For Creative Water Solutions Customers
  Tuesday, February 26, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that Creative Water Solutions will cease misleading advertising and pay $2,550 to 51 consumers who participated in a home demonstration after being promised that they would receive $100 in “free gas” coupons. The advertising was brought to the attention of the Attorney General by the Better Business Bureau of Central and Eastern Kentucky.
• Attorney General Conway Announces $5.9 Million Settlement with Barr Pharmaceuticals
  Tuesday, February 26, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today the settlement of a multi-state civil law enforcement action against Barr Pharmaceuticals. The lawsuit, joined by 33 other states and the District of Columbia, charged Barr Pharmaceuticals and Warner Chilcott with antitrust violations that have prevented generic versions of the prescription oral contraceptive Ovcon® from reaching the marketplace.
• Cybersafety Legislation Passes House 94-0
  Friday, February 22, 2008
  Legislators in the Kentucky House of Representatives overwhelming passed Attorney General Jack Conway and Representative Johnny Bell’s cybersafety legislation by a vote of 94 to 0. House Bill 367 will now be presented to members of the Senate.
• Attorney General Conway & Representative Webb Introduce Identity-theft Bill
  Friday, February 15, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway and Representative Robin Webb of Grayson filed legislation today that will help protect the identities of Kentuckians and update laws to keep pace with changes in technology. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Jim Glenn of Owensboro and Rep. John Vincent of Ashland.
• General Conway & Representative Bell’s Cybersafety Legislation Unanimously Voted Out of House Judiciary Committee
  Wednesday, February 13, 2008
  Members of the House Judiciary Committee today unanimously voted Attorney General Jack Conway and Representative Johnny Bell’s cybersafety legislation out of committee. It will now be presented to the full Kentucky House of Representatives.
• Attorney General Conway & Representative Bell Introduce Cybersafety Legislation
  Wednesday, February 13, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway and Representative Johnny Bell of Glasgow today outlined legislation that will help keep Kentucky families safe by strengthening laws prohibiting internet child predators.
• Attorney General Conway & Delaplain Disposal Agree to Reduced Rates for Consumers
  Monday, February 11, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway has signed a settlement agreement with Delaplain Disposal Company, Inc. that requires the company to immediately request a $150,000 rate reduction from the Public Service Commission (PSC).
• Attorney General Conway Files Agreement That Helps Thousands of Decker College Students
  Friday, February 08, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that he and the bankruptcy trustee for Decker College, Inc. have reached a settlement and tendered an agreed order for approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court that will provide relief for thousands of students in the college’s Associate of Applied Science Degree programs. Those programs include carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) trades. The settlement benefits trade program students who enrolled in Decker after April 1, 2004.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Settlement With Merck
  Thursday, February 07, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that the Commonwealth of Kentucky will receive more than $1.4 million as part of two separate global settlements totaling $649 million with Merck & Co., Inc. The settlements involve 49 states, the District of Columbia and the federal government. Merck is the manufacturer of the drugs Zocor, Vioxx, and Pepcid.
• Attorney General Conway Provides Consumer Information for Kentucky Storm Victims
  Wednesday, February 06, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today provided information to consumers who were victims of last night’s tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. Seven people in Kentucky lost their lives in the storms. Governor Steve Beshear declared a State of Emergency in Kentucky and local States of Emergency have been issued by county and city officials in Muhlenburg County, the city of Brandenburg and Monroe County.
• Attorney General Conway’s Office Obtains Restraining Order Against Illegal Lexington Business
  Wednesday, January 30, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that his Office of Consumer Protection has obtained a restraining order from Fayette Circuit Court against Oriental Rug Warehouse of Lexington, d/b/a Khazai Oriental Rug Gallery, located in the Lexington Green Shopping Center.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Guilty Plea For Louisville Funeral Home Owner
  Tuesday, January 29, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway announced that Nathaniel Anderson, owner of Anderson Funeral Service in Louisville, pleaded guilty today to two counts of abuse of a corpse and two counts of violating the Consumer Protection Act.
• Attorney General Conway Announces Agreement With Myspace
  Monday, January 14, 2008
  New changes will protect Kentucky children
• Attorney General Conway Announces Regional DUI Training
  Friday, January 11, 2008
  Training will assist police officers and prosecutors
• Attorney General Conway Hires Senior Staff
  Wednesday, January 09, 2008
  Former Kentucky TSA director & long-time FBI agent will be new chief investigator.
• Attorney General Conway Participates In Internet Safety Forum
  Tuesday, January 08, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today is participating in an internet safety forum from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Meyzeek Middle School in Louisville, 828 S. Jackson St. The event is hosted by Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY).
• Jack Conway Sworn In As Commonwealth’s 49th Attorney General
  Monday, January 07, 2008
  Vows to keep Kentucky families safe
• Attorney General-Elect Conway Names Mayton as Deputy Attorney General
  Monday, January 07, 2008
  Attorney General-Elect Jack Conway announced that he has named Dana Bynum Mayton to serve as Deputy Attorney General, the top appointed position in his office, effective in early January