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2007 Press Releases

 

January - February - March - April - May - June 

July - August - September - October - November - December

December

12-14-2007 Champion For Disabled is Recognized - Internet Crime Prosecutor & ID Protector Also Honored
12-13-2007 Utahns Receive $1.8 Million From Ameriquest Mortgage Settlement
12-13-2007 Advocate For Disabled Will Get Lifetime Achievement Award - A.G. Will Also Honor Attorney & Employee of the Year
12-05-2007 Bride & Groom Vow To Help Cops Hurt By Meth

November

11-30-2007 Internet Task Force Identifies Unknow Child Porn Victim
11-29-2007 Utah Cyber-Sleuths Identify Unknown Child Porn Victim
11-28-2007 Shurtleff Welcomes New U.S. Attorney General To Utah - State A.Gs To Hear Michael Mukasey's 1st Public Address
11-27-2007 Utahn Sentenced For Fleecing Relative's Retirement Fund
11-26-2007 Shurtleff Remembers Senator Mayne As A Friend To Utah's Working Class
11-20-2007 Shurtleff Says Warren Jeffs Deserves Prison
11-08-2007 Father & Son Sentenced For Taking Car Investors For A Ride
11-07-2007 Cops Getting Help From Meth Exposure
11-05-2007 Shurtleff To Tour Meth Detox Center For Police

October

10-29-2007 A.G. ID Theft Website Gets National Award - New and Improved I.R.I.S Debuts at Crime Conference
10-23-2007 Smith's Grocery Stores Agree To Make It Tough On Teens To Get Tobacco

September

09-27-2007 Mapping Software Will Help Utah Find Abducted Children
09-25-2007 Shurtleff Issues Comment On Warren Jeff's Verdict
09-25-2007 A.G. Sues Drug Companies For Defrauding Taxpayers
09-24-2007 Twice Convicted Sex Offender Convicted For Child Porn
09-22-2007 Update - Attorney General Injured In Motorcycle Accident
09-22-2007 Attorney General Injured In Motorcycle Accident
09-19-2007 Utah Settles With Maker of Oxycontin
09-17-2007 Shurtleff Praises Legacy Of Governor Rampton
09-07-2007 Utah Internet Investigators Receive "Child Defender" Award
09-06-2007 Danger In The Classroom - Shurtleff Issues Report To Initiate School Safety Reform
09-05-2007 Utah Internet Task Force To Receive National Award

August

08-26-2007 Rachael Runyan Case Reopened On 25th Anniversary of Child's Murder - Police Restart Investigation & Parents Offer Big Reward
08-23-2007 Rachael Runyan: 25 Years Later
08-21-2007 Double Whammy Against Child Abductors - Child Abduction Team & Public Service Campaign Launched
08-17-2007 Two-Prong Attack On Child Abductors - Launch Of Child Adbuction Team & Public Service Campaign
08-07-2007 Dentist To Be Tried For Allegedly Evading Taxes On Multi-Million Dollar Income

July

07-20-2007 Cybertipline Keeps Utah Investigators Busy - Internet Child Crimes Hotline Received 500,000th Report
07-12-2007 Utahns Will Get $1.9 Million From Ameriquest Settlement
07-11-2007 You've Got A Settlement! - Attorney General And AOL End Suit Over Cancellation Costs
07-09-2007 Agreement Reached On Kennecott Groundwater Cleanup

June

06-29-2007 A.G. Asks Public To Help Identify Children Contacted By Alleged Internet Predator
06-28-2007 Shurtleff Says Ruling Signals The End For Utah Nuclear Waste Dump
06-21-2007 Currency Trader Sentenced For Keeping The Cash
06-18-2007 Internet Cops Look For More Victims After Sandy Man Arrested For Child Porn
06-13-2007 Utah Shares In Settlement Over Contraceptive
06-07-2007 American Dairy Owners Cause Delta Family To Lose American Dream
06-07-2007 Utah Gets Big Bucks From Two Tobacco Companies

May

05-31-2007 Judge Orders Phony Christmas Light Inventor Back To Jail
05-25-2007 Take 25 & Save A Life - Shurtleff Makes Challenge On Missing Children's Day
05-16-2007 Suicide Prevention Plan Announcement
05-14-2007 Dear Mr. President - Shurtleff Writes Bush & Congress About Utah's 4th Seat
05-14-2007 Utah AMBER Alert Plan Gets National Award - A.G. Employee Is First AMBER Alert Coordinator
05-10-2007 This Bud's Not For Youth: Spiked Energy Drinks Shouldn't Target Teens
05-07-2007 Perfect Pitch: Shurtleff Praises Distiller For Keeping Alcohol Ads Away From Kids
05-01-2007 Phoney Fund Scheme Lands Murray Man In Jail

April

04-18-2007 Shurtleff Gains Support From Other Attorneys General For Federal Hate Crimes Act
04-17-2007 Sandy Man Sentenced In Real Estate Flipping Scheme
04-17-2007 Murder Victim's Son Asks To Speak Out in Court
04-16-2007 Utah & Arizona Attorneys General To Host Town Hall On Isolated Communities
04-12-2007 Attorney General's Office Obtains Arrest Warrant For Alleged Tax Cheat
04-10-2007 American Dairy Owner Convicted of "Milking" Investors
04-10-2007 Utah Attorney General Wins Awards - AG Earns Right To "Suffer Outrageously" As Honorary Publisher Eats 6 Cans Of Spaghetti-O's To Earn Scouting Award

March

03-30-2007 Unlicensed Investment Advisor Will Pay For Selling "No Risk" Scheme
03-26-2007 Trust Fund Scam Earns Provo Man Ankle Bracelet, 36 Months Probation
03-23-2007 Attorney General's Office Defends Child Protection Act - Child Protection Registry Stays Online
03-09-2007 Child Porn Found On Destroyed Computer - Law Enforcement Expertise, Collaboration Leads Arrests
03-08-2007 Murray Businessman Enters Plea For Bilking His Own Partner With Investment Scheme
03-07-2007 Shurtleff Says Surgeon General Has The Right Prescripton To Stop Underage Alcohol Use
03-06-2007 Shurtleff Leads National Panel On 150th Anniversary Of Dred Scott Decision - Controversial Court Ruling Set Stage For Ending Slavery
03-06-2007 Utah Settles Lawsuit With Boy Scouts Of America Over East Fork Fire

February

02-26-2007 U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Utah Polygamy Case
02-23-2007 Utah Supreme Court Affirms Porn Conviction For "Dr. John"
02-23-2007 Attorney General Wins Legal Battle Over Wildlife Referendum
02-22-2007 Joint Statement - Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and Jordan School District
02-22-2007 Shurtleff & Internet Investigators Take Part In Cybersafety TV Town Hall
02-06-2007 Utah Joins In $90 Million Settlement Over Computer Chip Price Fixing

January

01-31-2007 Scandinavian Tobacco Company Delivers $238,000 To Utah Coffers
01-25-2007 Battering Ram Used To Nab Child Porn Suspect
01-25-2007 Shurtleff Asks Teens To Slow Down, Speak Up & Stop Reckless Driving
01-13-2007 Utah Launches AMBER Alert Campaign - A.G. Also Forms Statewide Child Abduction Response Team
01-12-2007 Joint Press Release Issued By The Utah Attorney General's Office And Jordan School District
01-09-2007 Utah's AMBER Alert Will Be Tested On National AMBER Alert Day - Shurtleff & UDOT Will Also Launch New AMBER Initiatives
01-08-2007 Public Input Sought About Alleged Internet Predator Who Brought His Own Kids On Date
01-05-2007 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) Arrests, Investigates, Convicts Child Predator
01-05-2007 AG's Office Will File Suit Against Jordan School District

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