Recent NewsJuly 19 - Herring Takes Action against Deceptive Veterans Charities as Part of Nationwide Sweep Attorney General Mark R. Herring today announced that his office has taken legal action against two deceptive charitable organizations that he believes have conned Virginians by falsely promising their donations would help veterans, when the money really went to benefit those operating the so-called charities.
July 18 - Attorney General Mark Herring Secures Guilty Pleas in Illegal Fox Penning Sweep Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s first in the nation Animal Law Unit has secured guilty pleas from nine individuals as part of a sweep targeting fox pens stocked with illegal wildlife.
July 12 - Loudoun County Man Found Guilty for Reproduction and Possession of Child Pornography John Wayne Bruce, Jr., 48, of Aldie, VA in Loudoun County was found guilty today of three counts of reproduction and ten counts of possession of child pornography in Loudoun County Circuit Court following his plea of guilty to possession and admittance that the Commonwealth’s evidence could not be overcome on reproduction.
Robert Gale Wojda, 56, of Richmond has been sentenced to 20 years in a Virginia correctional facility with an additional 60 years suspended, after pleading guilty to two counts of using an electronic communications system to solicit a minor under the age of 15.
July 5 - Free Veterans Legal Clinic to Be Held In Petersburg Next Week The next pro bono Veterans Legal Services Clinic will take place in five days on July 10 in Petersburg at the Petersburg Freedom Support Center, located at 32 West Washington Street, Petersburg, Virginia 23803.
Today, Attorney General Mark Herring joined a bi-partisan effort urging U.S. Congressional leadership to vote against HR 3299 (“Protecting Consumers’ Access to Credit Act of 2017”) and HR 4439 (“Modernizing Credit Opportunities Act”).
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