Attorney General Kwame Raoul (Ill.)
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Recent News About Attorney General Kwame Raoul (Ill.)
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Facebook ‘Whistleblower’: AG lawsuit against Meta ‘a step in the right direction’
Facebook “whistleblower” Ryan Hartwig said Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s (D-IL) lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta is a “step in the right direction.”
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Attorney General Raoul Announces Kroger Opioid Agreement in Principle
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, today announced a bipartisan national settlement in principle with Kroger that, once final, will require the grocery chain to pay $1.37 billion to participating state and local governments for its role in the opioid crisis. In addition to the financial terms, a final settlement remains contingent on agreement on critical business practice changes.
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Attorney General Raoul to Settle Landmark Ftc Lawsuit Challenging ‘dangerous’ Pharmaceutical Merger
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today reached a proposed consent order with Amgen Inc., one of the world’s largest biopharmaceutical drug companies, to address the potential competitive harm that would result from Amgen’s $27.8 billion purchase of Horizon Therapeutics plc. As part of the nationwide settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and five other state attorneys general, the settlement will also dismiss the related federal court preliminary injunction action.
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Attorney General Raoul Charges Two Edgar County Brothers With Possessing Child Pornography
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today charged two Paris, Illinois men with the alleged possession of child pornography. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade pornography online.
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Attorney General Raoul Urges Homeland Security to Ensure New Arrivals to the U.S. Can Work
Attorney General Kwame Raoul called for immediate action from the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant work authorization permits for immigrants who have been allowed to enter and remain in the United States temporarily.
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Attorney General Raoul Charges Marion Man With Possessing Child Pornography
Attorney General Kwame Raoul charged a Williamson County man with alleged possession of child pornography. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade pornography online.
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Attorney General Raoul’s Office Obtains 40-Year Prison Sentence For The Murders Of Two Vermilion County Teens
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced his office obtained a 40-year prison sentence in its prosecution of a third individual involved in the shooting deaths of two Vermilion County teenagers. Jaevin Griggs, 19, of Danville, Illinois, is the third of four individuals to be sentenced in the murders, which resulted from a drug sale and robbery.
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Attorney General Raoul Encourages Epa To Strengthen Proposed Pollution Standards For Light- And Medium-Duty Vehicles
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) and criteria pollutant standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles from model years 2027 through 2032.
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Attorney General Raoul Reaches Settlement With Medical Staffing Agency Charging Employees Fees For Missing Work
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a settlement agreement that resolves an investigation by the Attorney General’s office and the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) into a medical staffing company’s practice of deducting “booking fees” when workers missed shifts. Under the settlement, GrapeTree Medical Staffing, LLC (GrapeTree), agrees to pay approximately $950,000 in back wages and interest to around 3,000 current and former employees in Illinois.
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Consumer Alert*** Attorney General Raoul Warns Residents To Be On Alert For Storm-Related Repair Scams
Following severe storms in Illinois on Thursday, Attorney General Kwame Raoul today warned Illinois residents to be on alert for scammers looking to exploit homeowners and business owners who may need repairs from storm-related damage.
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Attorney General Raoul: Joliet Man And Wilmington Man Plead Guilty To Charges As Part Of Multi-County Video Gaming Burglary Ring
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that a Joliet man and a Wilmington man pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison for burglarizing businesses and stealing cash from video poker machines. The plea is part of an ongoing burglary case Raoul announced in 2022 following a joint investigation with the Illinois Gaming Board, the Illinois State Police (ISP) and several local law enforcement agencies.
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Attorney General Raoul Defends Rhode Island’s Restrictions On Large-Capacity Magazines
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 18 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief today defending the state of Rhode Island’s restrictions on large-capacity firearm magazines. The attorney generals filed the brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Ocean State Tactical, LLC, et al. v. State of Rhode Island.
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Attorney General Raoul Files Brief To Protect Transgender Students’ Privacy
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 16 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief supporting schools’ ability to protect the privacy of transgender students who have shared their identity with school staff.
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Attorney General Raoul Leads Coalition Urging Epa To Promptly Adopt Proposed National Emission Standards For Ethylene Oxide
Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 13 attorneys general urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect public health and the environment from risks posed by ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from commercial sterilization facilities.
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Attorney General Raoul Leads Coalition To Protect Patient Access To Preventative Health Care Services
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief to protect a key provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for millions of Americans.
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Attorney General Raoul Charges Fairfield Man With Child Pornography Possession
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced the Attorney General’s office has charged a Wayne County man with alleged possession of child pornography. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child pornography online.
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Attorney General Raoul Urges Stronger Standards For Dangerous Mercury Emissions From Power Plants
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 18 attorneys generals and cities, announced today he filed comments in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to update and strengthen the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).
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Attorney General Raoul Obtains Guilty Verdicts In Cook County Medicaid Fraud Case
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a Cook County judge found the owner of a medical equipment company and the company’s biller guilty of defrauding the state out of more than $100,000 in Medicaid funds.
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Attorney General Raoul Expresses Support For Increased Consumer Protections Contained In Ftc Proposal
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 26 attorneys general, issued a letter on Monday supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent notice of increased consumer protections included in proposed amendments to its Negative Option Rule.
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Attorney General Raoul: Sangamon County Convicted Sex Offender Ruled Sexually Violent
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a Sangamon County judge found a registered sex offender is a Sexually Violent Person (SVP).