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Recent News
In the News: Sex Trafficking Victim Speaks Out
Wheels of Justice Rides to Make a Difference
PIK2AR: Empowering Positive Social Change
A Great Victory for Utah: Hate Crime Bill Passes Utah Legislature
Man Sentenced to Consecutive Terms of Life in Prison for Sex Trafficking a Child
Rep. Paul Ray: Utah is an overdose capital, and fentanyl must be stopped
Utah Attorney General’s Office Joins Law Enforcement for Missing in Utah Event
Utah AG Partners with DOJ, Sister-States in National Takedown on Tech Support Scams
Honoring the Life and Work of Harriet Tubman
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Justice Delayed in Von Lester Taylor Case
Utah AG Offers 5 Tips to Protect Yourself from Fraud
Op-ed: Utah Hate Crimes law will protect all of us
Former UVU Employees Charged with Financial Misconduct
Pawn Shop Owners Enter Plea Agreements to Felony Charges
U.S. Supreme Court Denies GOP Appeal Over Election Law SB54
Gold King Lawsuit to Compel EPA Cleanup Will Proceed
Federal Bipartisan Bill Will Protect Adopted Children from Rehoming
A Fighting Chance at Redemption: Uintah County Sheriff, Utah Naloxone Launch New Program
Child Pornography: The Harsh Reality & Legal Definition
Celebrating National Black History Month
Celebrating Susan B. Anthony
Utah AG Joins Coalition Supporting FTC Identity Rules
Utah Signs Inter-Governmental Agreement to Support Navajo Families
Utah Escalates Legal Action Against Purdue Pharma
Upcoming: National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest
Archie Archuleta: A Powerful Advocate & Example
Human Trafficking 101: How to Recognize / How to Report.
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Utah AG to Be Appointed to Federal Asian-American & Pacific Islander Commission
Utah AG Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Defending Law that Protects Native American Children
Reporting Clergy Abuse
Utah AG Defends Law to Protect Native American Children
Utah Opioid Litigation: RFP Findings and Contract
January 11th: Human Trafficking Awareness Day
3Strands: A Face Behind Every Story
For-Profit College Settlement Cancels $500M in Student Debt
January is National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Heartbreak for fallen officer
ICYMI: Law Enforcement Give Back
Protecting Utah Consumers: Wells Fargo Settlement
Happy New Year from Utah AG
Happy Holidays from Attorney General Reyes
AG Reyes applauds passing of First Step Act
Sen. Hatch’s child porn victim act signed into law
A Tribute to The Bill of Rights
Unconstitutional: Federal judge rules on post-penalty ACA
The Washington Post: Rapid DNA & the Utah AG’s Office
Another Look at the SafeUT App
Utah AG Reyes Works to Combat Robocalls
Utah man charged with 4 felony counts of forgery
AG Recognizes Human Rights Week
Utah Opioid Task Force focuses on what’s next
AG Reyes Says Goodbye to George H.W. Bush
Abuse registry helps families protect loved ones
In the News
AG Reyes Honors Officer Romrell
Native American Heritage Day
Happy Thanksgiving from the Utah AG
2018 Report Card: Utah & child sex trafficking
Battling illegal robocalls & spoofing
Federal & state leaders bring down Utah Ponzi scheme
Utah AG’s Office arrests suspected human trafficker
First case using Rapid DNA testing a success
Rapid DNA a game changer in fighting crime
Honoring our Veterans
Thank you to our Military Families
AG Office in Action
Utah registered nurse convicted of sexual assault
Honoring Utah political giant Dan Jones
Recognize & avoid financial fraud
Legislative Session & Spring Law Internships
Utah mourns the death of Mayor Brent Taylor
Opioids & Rural America
Change the Culture: Help Stop Bullying
Honoring the Contributions of Filipino Americans
Utah to join in the monuments cases
ICYMI: A look back at the AG’s Office happenings
Get rid of unused/expired drugs this Saturday
Modern-day Prometheans: AG Reyes on technology regulation
A night celebrating Utah Venezuelans
Heads up: U.S. Marshal Jury Duty Scam
Life is Your Journey. Travel Drug Free.
AG Reyes helps launch One Heart Project-Utah
Take a Stand against Domestic Violence
Veterans Monument honors vets lost by suicide
PSA: Public officials & the upcoming election
D.A.R.E. unveils new curriculum addressing opioids
Solutions Summit a Success
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions praises members of Utah law enforcement
Better Days 2020 unveils new license plate, AG Reyes applauds their efforts
Media Release: AG Reyes brings Utah opioid solutions to the White House
AG Reyes leads White House discussion, highlights Utah solutions at Opioids Conference
Uber to pay $148 million in multi-state settlement
Dept. of Justice hosts discussion on tech companies with state AGs
UTIP conference focuses on victim aftermath
National Hispanic Heritage Month
AG Reyes Urges Congress to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
Utah AG Seeks to Seize Over $1 Million in Assets
FanX Hotline: There for those who need it
AG attorneys named Legal Elite
9/11: We Will Never Forget
AG Reyes Urges Awareness for Suicide Prevention
Child Abduction training drill
Scam artists abound: Don’t fall for it.
Happy Labor Day!
Op Ed: The PURE Act would let Utahns govern Utah
AG Reyes Says Farewell to Senator John McCain
Three-month investigation uncovers identity theft and drug crimes
“Sex”, Title VII, and the role of the courts
AG Reyes urges Congress to close deadly Fentanyl loophole
Three-digit crisis line on the horizon
New stats: Overdose deaths down 12% in Utah
Honoring the Fallen
New Mexico & Utah Analysis of the Sprint/T-Mobile Merger
AG Reyes Urges SafeUT App Use & Announces New Features
Utah Joins California on Federalism Issue
State Courts Before Federal Courts
Utah Joins Fight to Protect Veterans Memorial
Op-ed: Three-digit suicide lifeline is a huge victory for Utah
Stop Veteran Charity Scams
Happy Pioneer Day from the AG
Fall Internships
Lands within the Uncompahgre
Guarding the First Amendment
Utah’s War on the Unreadable Amicus
Man Charged with Six Counts of Sexual Exploitation
AG Reyes’ statement on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court Win: Mark Janus
ICYMI: The AG’s Office Week In Review
#TBT: Stay Safe Online
Gratitude for Liberty
UTAH@EASE: Connecting Veterans to Legal Services
FanX Harassment Hotline
Oakland & San Francisco Climate Change Case Dismissed
ICYMI: Attorney General’s Office Week in Review
Partners in Protecting Children: Utah CJCs & the LDS Church
Opioid Litigation RFP
Wherein the federal bureaucracy becomes a little more accountable
Yale University Trains CJC Clinicians
Walgreens & Regence Utah Partner to Provide Drug Take Back Boxes
Assistant AG Scott Davis Appointed as Judge
The Volkswagen Settlement
AG Reyes on POTUS’ Executive Order
ICAC Task Force Capture
Save the Date–Opioid Solutions Summit
ICYMI: AGO Week in Review
DOJ Responds to States’ ACA Lawsuit
AG Reyes Announces $100 Million Settlement
AGO Files Charges Against Former Victim Advocate
Federal Court Grants Motion on WOTUS
The Red Sand Project
Labor Trafficking in America
Behind the Badge Features AAG Shelley Coudreaut
Utah Opioid Task Force
Utah Announces Lawsuit Against Purdue Pharma
Remembering the Fallen and Lost
SB45 Makes Protecting Credit Easier for Utah
Honoring Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
ICYMI: AGO Week in Review
Utah Opioid Task Force Press Conference
AGO & DEA Announce Utah Take Back Program
AG Speaks on Passing of Sam Granato
AGO Honors Victims of Crime in April
AGO Charges UHP Trooper with Arson
Senators Rubio and Nelson Host National School Safety Forum
AG Reyes Speaks on Veto Override
AG Reyes Statement on the Passing of Barbara Bush
AG Reyes & Olympic Gold Medalist Encourage Teens to Say “No”
April is #MSDKindness Month
AG Reyes & AG Bondi Commend Senate Passage of H.R. 1865
AGO Secures Settlement with Tobacco Companies
AGO Dismantles Statewide Gambling Enterprises
Combating Violence with Kindness
AG REYES LEADS EFFORT URGING SWIFT PASSAGE OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BILL
Utah Joins Lawsuit Against Obamacare
AG Reyes Launches Latino Day on the Hill
Hatch & Reyes Partner on On CLOUD Act
AG Reyes and D.C. Opioid Press Conference
ICAC Task Force Featured on ABC4’s Behind the Badge
SafeUT App Downloaded Over 5,000 Times
AG Reyes Co-leads NAAG Effort to Pass CLOUD Act
AG Files National Monuments Amicus Brief
2018 Utah Children’s Justice Symposium
Fighting Against the Opioid Epidemic
AGO Recognizes Susan B. Anthony Day
Attorney General Reyes’ Statement on School Shooting in Parkland, Florida
AG Offers Condolences to Huntsman Family
Human Traffickers Receive Maximum Penalty
AG on Pirate Website Dangers
AG’s Office Releases Draft Opinion on 3rd Congressional District Special Election
AG Reyes Presents Utah Declaration on Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Utah Attorney General’s Office Files Amended Complaint in Gold King Lawsuit
AG Reyes Statement on the Passing of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson
AG Reyes Thanks Utah National Guard on Deployment to Afghanistan
Quinlen Atkinson Sentenced for Human Trafficking
AG Reyes Fights to Protect Utah Egg Farmers and Low-Income Families from California Regs
AG Reyes Statement on President Trump’s Modification of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
Attorney General Sean Reyes’ 2017 Thanksgiving Message
Op-ed: The disputed special election letter and the ethical path forward
AG Sean Reyes Statement on on Veterans Day 2017
A.G. Reyes Announces a $220 Million Multi-state Settlement with Deutsche Bank for Manipulating Interest Rate Benchmarks
App Resource Sheet
Utah Attorney General Recovers $1.6 Million for Medicaid in Dispute with Mylan Over Misclassification of Epi-Pen
AG Reyes Updates White House Staff on Opioid Epidemic
Utah Opioid Task Force Encourages Access to Naloxone Rescue Kits
Keep your Kids Safe and Dispose Unwanted Rx
AG Sean Reyes Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging PBMs to Implement Opioid Mitigation Programs
NetSmartz Blog: Insta Lie vs Reality
Resources for Utah Victims of the Harvest Music Festival Shooting in Las Vegas
Utah Attorney General’s Office Joins Federal, State and Local Government Officials to Educate Investors on How to Avoid Fraud
Utah ICAC Blog: What’s that App? kik
AG Reyes Calls on Congress to Pass “Road to Recovery” Act to Make Drug Treatment More Affordable and Accessible
AG Reyes Statement on Las Vegas Shooting
October: National Crime Prevention Month
AG Reyes Requests Adequate Remedial Steps from Equifax
AG Reyes Statement on Rosh Hashanah
Utah Attorney General Announces Multistate Opioid Investigation
Attorney General Reyes Helps Lead 37 States, Territories in Fight Against Opioid Incentives
Attorney General Reyes Thanks Ann Rozycki-Fierro For Over 20 Years of Service
Utah Attorney General’s Office Urges Consumers to be Cautious Following the Equifax Data Breach
AG Reyes Recognizes World Suicide Prevention Day
Former Daggett County Sheriff and Deputies Enter Guilty Pleas
AG Reyes Statement on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Office of the Attorney General Statement on DEA’s Access to the Prescription Drug Database
AG Reyes Condemns Acts of Hate and Violence in Charlottesville
Op-Ed: Attorney General Sean Reyes has emerged as a strong yet collaborative leader
AG Reyes Announces Utah Supreme Court decision in Garfield County v. United States of America
AG Statement on the Passing of Assistant Attorney General Wade Farraway
Jury Finds Son Guilty of Exploiting Elderly Father
Chief Federal Deputy/General Counsel Parker Douglas named Supreme Court Fellow
Attorney General Sean Reyes’ 2017 Independence Day Message
Attorney General Reyes Applauds Repeal of Job-Killing Waters Rule
Utah AG Reyes Welcomes US Supreme Court Ruling in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Missouri v. Comer
AG Reyes Congratulates Judge Susan Eisenman on Her Confirmation to Third District Juvenile Court
Attorney General Sean Reyes Joins 20-State Coalition Urging EPA to Respect the States in WOTUS Review
2017 Utah Human Trafficking Conference
Suspect in ATM Robbery Case Pleads Guilty
AG Reyes Thanks AAG Alan Bachman for 30 Years of Service
Attorney General Sean Reyes Statement on Memorial Day
Utah Attorney General’s Office Files San Juan County Sheriff’s Office Case
Utah AG Announces Sentencing of Emilio Daniel Chavez
AG Reyes Congratulates AAG Susan Eisenman on Appointment to Third District Juvenile Court
Utah Attorney General’s Office Files Daggett County Jail Case
AG Reyes Statement on Utah Law Enforcement Memorial
Former Kane County Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Misuse of Public Money
AG Reyes Statement on the Death of Catholic Bishop George H. Niederauer
Attorney General’s Office Urges Eligible Utah Residents to Submit Claims for Provigil Settlement
Utah Taking Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs on April 29
AG Reyes expresses sympathy for Judge Robert K. Hilder family
AG Reyes Congratulates AAGs on Nominations as Finalists for 3rd District Juvenile Court
AG Reyes’ Statement on Child Abuse Prevention/Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Statewide Crisis Line, Suicide Prevention Efforts Moving Forward
Utah Federal, State, and Local Government Officials Join Forces to Educate Investors on How to Avoid Fraud
AG Sean Reyes Statement on National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
AG Sean Reyes and Olympic Gold medalist Simone Biles encourage parents to talk with kids underage drinking
AG Sean Reyes’ International Women’s Day Statement
AG Sean Reyes’ National Consumer Protection Week Statement
AG Reyes’ Statement on the Verdict in the John Swallow Case
AGO Executes Search Warrants in Major Statewide Gambling-Device Enterprise
AG Reyes Joins with 39 Other State Attorneys General as Plaintiff in Federal Generic Drug Antitrust Lawsuit
Attorney General’s Office Announces Human Trafficking Arrests by ICAC and SECURE Strike Force
Attorney General Reyes’ Washington and Lincoln Day Statement
Utah Attorney General’s Office Announces Guilty Plea in Bountiful Human Trafficking Case
AG Reyes Congratulates Judge Holmberg on His Appointment and Confirmation to Utah’s Third District Court
Attorney General Reyes Testifies in Support of HB199
AG Reyes Thanks AAG Laura Lockhart for Years of Service
Utah Attorney General’s Office Announces the Sentencing of Dee Allen Randall
Utah AGO Warns Against Internet Predators
AG Reyes Statement on Passing of UPD Detective Holdaway
Attorney General Sean Reyes, 20-State Coalition Urges Senate Confirmation of Judge Gorsuch to Supreme Court
NetSmartz
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
McFarland Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Aggravated Murder
Texas Four Plead Guilty to Charges Relating to Theft of Dinosaur Bones
Attorney General Sean Reyes’ Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Utah Attorney General’s Office Welcomes SCOTUS Review of WOTUS Case
Attorney General Sean Reyes’ Statement on National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Utah AG Reyes Expresses Support for Utah Law Enforcement
Attorney General Reyes Statement on Carl McGown
Attorney General Reyes Statement on LaVell Edwards
Utah AG Sean Reyes Condemns President Obama’s Designation of Bears Ears National Monument
AG Reyes Thanks Werner Haidenthaller for Years of Service
Utah Files Brown v. Buhman Brief In Opposition with Supreme Court of the United States
Attorney General Reyes Statement on Passing of Dan Berman
AG Reyes Highlights Need to Lift Others During Holidays
Attorney General Statement on Nomination of Janette White 1st District Juvenile Court
Utah Attorney General’s Office Announces the Sentencing of Benjamin Neilson
Utah Attorney General’s Office Announces Conviction of Emilio Daniel Chavez for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Alan Dean McKee Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in LDS Church Impersonation Case
AG Reyes Thanks Investigator Tina Minchey for Years of Service
Attorney General Sean Reyes’ Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Message
Attorney General Sean Reyes’ Thanksgiving Message
AG Reyes Lauds District Court Injunction Halting Department of Labor’s Harmful Overtime Rule
UPDATED: Attorney General Sean Reyes Issues Statement on Death of Trooper Ellsworth
Utah Supreme Court Upholds Esar Met Convictions and Part of Sentencing
Thomas Edward Egley Convicted and Sentenced Today for the Murder of Loretta Jones in 1970
Attorney General Sean Reyes Honored by Boy Scouts of America with National Award
AG Reyes Expresses Concern About Japanese Internment Comments
U.S. District Court Issues Permanent Injunction Against Department of Labor “Persuader Rule”
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes’ Veterans Day Statement
Attorney General Statement on Nomination of Janise Macanas and Kent Holmberg for 3rd District Court
Attorney General Sean Reyes Issues Statement on Officer Cody Brotherson Death
AG Reyes Thanks AAG J. Francis Valerga for Decades of Service
Alan Dean McKee Pleads Guilty In Connection With Scam Impersonating LDS Church Officials
Attorney General Warns Utahns of Telephone Scam Spoofing Utah State Treasurer’s Office Phone Number
AG Reyes and AGO Investigators in Partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking Trains Utah Trucking Industry on Fighting Human Trafficking
AG Reyes Joins Legal Challenge to Protect Children from Sex Trafficking
US Supreme Court Consolidates Money Transfer Cases Against Delaware
Maker of Opioid Addiction Treatment Drug Suboxone Accused of Conspiring to Keep Monopoly Profits
Constitution Day 2016: AG Reyes Lauds Constitution’s Guarantee of Individual Freedoms
AG Reyes Expresses Sympathy for Judge Stephen Henriod’s Family
Phony calls warn that Attorney General is questioning legality of accounts
AG Reyes Statement on National Suicide Prevention Month and the SafeUT App
AG Reyes Statement on National Preparedness Month
AG Sean Reyes Statement on National Alcohol and Drug Recovery Month
Utah AG Reyes: “Remembering 9/11, Let Us Never Forget”
Attorney General’s Office Announces Partnership with The Americas Council
Utah AG Thanks Assistant Attorney General Sharel Reber for Decades of Service
AG Thanks Sharon Zeller for Years of Service
AG Sean Reyes’ Statement on Women’s Equality Day
AG Reyes Statement on Preliminary Injunction of DOE Guideline Enforcement
Charges Filed Today on 46-year old Cold Case Homicide for Murder of Loretta Jones
AG Reyes Statement on the Passing of JoAnne Blackledge Brandt
AG Reyes Announces a $100M Settlement with Barclays for Manipulating LIBOR
AG Reyes Secures Recovery for Utah Consumers and the State for Cephalon Efforts to Delay Generic Drug Competition For Provigil
Utah Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction of Glenn Howard Griffin
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes’ Pioneer Day Statement
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes Statement on Munich Attacks
Attorney General Reyes Tells Congress to Stop Agency Overreach
Utah AG Reyes Statement on Charles Kelly Sentencing
Statement on Louisiana and Florida Tragedies
Utah AG Reyes Statement on the Attack in Nice, France
Attorney General’s Office Announces Human Trafficking and Child Sex Exploitation Arrests
Utah Attorney General’s Office Files Amicus Brief in Wesby
Attorney General Sean Reyes Thanks Assistant Attorney General Randy Hunter for Decades of Service
Utah AG Reyes Statement on Shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Dallas
U.S. District Court Issues Injunction Against Department of Labor “Persuader Rule”
Attorney General’s Independence Day Statement
Utah AG Reyes Announces State, Federal and Consumer Multi-Billion Settlement Agreements with Volkswagen
Utah AGO Statement on Balance of Transparency with Privacy Rights
Utah AGO Wins National Recognition for Attorneys, Supreme Court Briefs
Utah AG Sean Reyes Statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Texas
Utah AG Reyes Welcomes His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama to Utah
Utah AG Reyes Comments on Federal Court Decision on BLM Fracking Rule
AGO Statement on ACLU Complaint
Utah E-book Purchasers to Receive Nearly $4 million from Apple Price-Fixing Victory
Utah Wins Important Fourth Amendment Case at US Supreme Court
Attorney General Statement on Ute Tribe Agreements
Attorney General Sean Reyes Denounces Orlando Shootings
Utah AG Reyes Denounces 9th Circuit’s Ruling Upholding ‘Concealed Carry’ Restrictions
Utah Joins Coalition Against Delaware to Reclaim Money
Utah Clergy Trained on SafeUT App and to Assist Teens in Crisis
Utah AG Reyes Applauds SCOTUS Ruling on Waters of the United States
Dwight Shane Baldwin Sentenced to Between Four and 30 Years
SafeUT
Utah AAG Scott Reed Honored for 20-year Role in Utah Drug Courts
Utah Joins Lawsuit Challenging DOE, DOJ “Dear Colleague” Letter on Bathroom & Locker Room Rules
Judge Sentences Logan Woman to Consecutive Prison Sentences for Securities Fraud
Advocating for Homeless Youth
Attorney General Statement on Armed Forces Day
The 2016 Law Day Run, Team OAG
25th Anniversary of the Utah Children’s Justice Program
Attorney General Statement on National Mental Health Awareness Month
Attorney General Statement on National Police Week
Assistant Solicitor General John Neilsen Named 2016 NAAG Supreme Court Fellow
Office of the Attorney General Statement on Cinema Pub, L.L.C. d/b/a Brewvies v. DABC
Attorney General Statement on US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Dismissal of Brown v. Buhman
Utah Agencies Collaborate to Stop Retail Food Stamp Fraud
Attorney General’s Office Previews the Utah White Collar Crime Offender Registry for the Utah Legislature
The Supreme Court of the United States Hears UTAH V. STRIEFF – Monday, Feb 22, 2016
SafeUT: Crisis & Safety Tipline Unveiled for Utah Students
Human Trafficking Training
2016 National Missing Children’s Day (5th Grade) Poster Contest
AG Reyes and AGO Restore Trust: Win Five Best of State Community Development Awards
Be One With Courage
New ID Theft Central Website
Attorney General Sean D. Reyes Inaugurated as Elected Attorney General
Utah AGO Photos
Utah Prosecution Council
Special Investigations
Committed to Protecting Seniors from Fraud and Scams
Utah Consumer Protection
Public Witnesses Needed for Road Usage Information
Public Lands
Children’s Justice Centers
Stop Fraud Utah
SECURE Strike Force
Attorney General Investigators Team with Utah Sheriffs
Multicultural Youth Leadership Day at the Capitol
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