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student borrowers, for making false promises of job placement, trapping students with “income share” loans that violated the law, and resorting to abusive debt collection practices when borrowers could not pay. The order approved by a federal court...
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- Author: Victoria LaCivita
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victims, work that often goes unnoticed and unacknowledged. Virginia’s “Unsung Heroes” serve victims in many capacities: as law enforcement officers responding to service calls, as advocates helping victims navigate the court system, as volunteers...
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- Author: George Cartin
- Category: Community Outreach
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in potential property tax losses. The States raise serious concerns about federalism and their limited ability under federal law to protect themselves from the risk of more frequent spills by transportation via truck or train. Virginia joined: Alabama,...
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- Author: Victoria LaCivita
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Miyares and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general today announced a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store. “Ensuring big corporations are playing fair and not...
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- Author: Victoria LaCivita
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Virginia Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force is as a multi-jurisdictional partnership of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies whose goal is to address gang activity in Northern Virginia. The task force focuses on enforcement,...
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Gangs in Virginia: Resources and Information for Citizens of the Commonwealth Statewide Resources Law Enforcement is an important component in the fight against gangs. The links below can provide valuable assistance if you notice, or are concerned...
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conviction occurring within 5 years of a conviction for an offense under this section or for a similar offense under the law of any other jurisdiction shall be a Class 6 Felony. What you can do if you are being stalked: Tell someone. Call the Virginia...
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in the Commonwealth. As a result of a widespread networking effort including Adult Protective Services, local ombudsmen, law enforcement, and Commonwealth's Attorneys, collegial relationships have developed and referrals are arriving at a fast pace....
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through rigorous prosecution and effective community prevention. “I’m grateful for my Ceasefire prosecution team and our law enforcement partners’ collaborative efforts to bring safety and justice to this case in the Peninsula,” said Attorney General...
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- Author: Victoria LaCivita
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to the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate regarding concerns over the 2020 enhanced earned sentence credit law and a proposal to allow violent offenders to receive sentence reductions. Attorney General Miyares encourages the adoption of the...
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- Author: Victoria LaCivita
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children have been forced into laboring for debilitating hours under dangerous conditions, often in violation of child-labor laws and resulting in grave injury and death. Others, the letter notes, are being sex trafficked. The February 2023 New York...
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- Author: Victoria LaCivita
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of Virginia, Samaritan House, and Transitions Family Violence Services, and includes partners from local, state, and federal law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies, along with nonprofit organizations. Working together, the task force provides...
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Iraq, Oman, and Europe, casting a “financial lifeline” to the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism. As the states’ top law enforcement officials, the coalition of attorneys general have the duty to enforce state money-laundering and terrorism...
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- Author: Victoria LaCivita
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this horrifying problem. “The federal government has lost track of 85,000 migrant children. This is unacceptable. Local law enforcement cannot protect and ensure the well-being of children they don’t know exist,” said Attorney General Miyares. “No child...
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- Author: George Cartin
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Amneal knowingly failed to monitor and report suspicious orders placed by its customers, as it was required to by federal law. “The prescription opioid crisis wreaked havoc across Virginia. By holding opioid manufacturers accountable for their role in...
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- Author: Victoria LaCivita
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regulations to now prohibit religious services on any Park Service cemetery grounds. The First Liberty Institute and the law firm McGuireWoods LLP filed a lawsuit against the National Park Service, and Attorney General Miyares filed an amicus brief in...
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- Author: Chloe Smith
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Attorney’s Office for their unwavering commitment to justice. Their efforts, alongside state, federal, and local law enforcement, have been crucial in bringing closure to this tragic case and honoring Officer Chandler’s memory." Chief Deputy Attorney...
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- Author: Chloe Smith
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Office, prosecuted the case. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer...
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- Author: Chloe Smith
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Virginia will remain at the national forefront of the fight against elder abuse.” This initiative will see a coalition of law enforcement agencies, Commonwealth’s Attorneys, and elder advocates from Richmond, Colonial Heights, Chesterfield, Henrico,...
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- Author: Chloe Smith
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that we were able to reach a fair and reasonable agreement with the Washington Commanders that requires restitution of unlawfully retained security deposits to consumers,” said Attorney General Jason Miyares. “Our investigation found that the...
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- Author: Chloe Smith
- Category: News 2022
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