PHILADELPHIA – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced, alongside Rep. Amen Brown and Sens. Vincent Hughes and Tony Williams, that Eagle Arms Productions, the largest gun show promoter in Pennsylvania, has halted the sale of 80% receiver kits at its gun shows following two surveillance operations by the Office Of Attorney General (OAG) Gun Violence Task Force. This marks the first gun show promoter in the nation to stop the sale of these unserialized 80% receivers. This comes as the number of ghost guns recovered in Philadelphia is up 152% from 2019-20 and 10,000 recovered nationally in 2019 alone.
HARRISBURG– Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry and Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding are warning businesses of scammers soliciting booth reservations and payments for an event — that is not actually taking place — at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center. The solicitations are promoting a “Winter Farm Expo,” from January 6-7, 2024, and […]
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced the arrest of four individuals for firearm offenses, as well as the seizure of 19 guns, some of which were straw purchased, following a joint surveillance operation with the Monroeville Police Department at the Monroeville Gun Show. The seizures and arrests took place over the weekend of February 6-7, 2021.
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced the arrests of four Philadelphia men in two separate cases following two surveillance operations at the Morgantown Gun Show in Morgantown, PA from Feb. 27-28, 2021. As a result of these investigations, agents seized five fully assembled ghost guns, four 80% receiver kits, one 80% receiver, one Smith and Wesson revolver, extended magazines and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition.
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Michelle Henry announced charges against a convicted felon recently found with numerous firearms and a large cache of ammunition at his northeast Philadelphia home.
HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that the Office has issued the second annual Safe2Say report. The report tracks data received during the 2019-2020 school year, starting July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2020.
HARRISBURG — Less than a day after Attorney General Josh Shapiro released information on the first-week results for the Safe2Say Something Anonymous Reporting System, police in Hazleton, PA received a call from a local communication center with a Safe2Say Something tip indicating a potential threat of gun violence at Hazleton Middle School.
HARRISBURG – Following last summer’s launch, Attorney General Josh Shapiro today is issuing a report card on his Track + Trace initiative showcasing major progress on the Commonwealth’s fight against gun trafficking and crime gun pipelines. This comes days after a major bi-state partnership utilizing data sharing and cross-agency intelligence led to breaking up a crime gun pipeline, taking 36 guns off the streets of Philadelphia and Camden.
PITTSBURGH – Five individuals and two for-profit skilled nursing facilities in Southwestern Pennsylvania have been indicted by federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and related health care fraud charges, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung and PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced today.
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the arrest of a Venango County man for sexual abuse of children, possession of child pornography, and manufacturing child pornography.
Consumers With Tickets to Canceled Shows May Be Eligible for a Refund HARRISBURG – Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a settlement has been reached holding accountable the ticket reseller website, www.boxofficeticketsales.com, for violations, including a change of policy that eliminated refunds for canceled events. The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General has entered into a settlement […]
“Help Us Keep Pennsylvanians Safe on the Fourth of July” Office of Attorney General Inspecting Fireworks Sales and Display HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today detailed the work of the Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, which is inspecting fireworks dealers throughout Pennsylvania to ensure fireworks sales are in compliance with Pennsylvania […]
HARRISBURG – In an important court ruling for Pennsylvania seniors and families who place their trust in nursing homes to care for their loved ones, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has reversed an appeals court decision and reinstated the Office of Attorney General’s lawsuit against the Golden Living nursing home chain. The Attorney General’s suit alleges the company engaged in deceptive conduct to lure seniors to live in its facilities, and then provided substandard care.
HARRISBURG– Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry today announced a settlement with the gravestone and engraving company “1843 LLC,” and its owners Gregory J. Stefan Sr., Gregory J. Stefan Jr., and Gerard Stefan. According to court documents, the company often failed to deliver gravestones and gravestone engravings in a timely manner, or not at all. The Office of Attorney General entered into an injunction last year regarding the Stefans’ and their business, 1843 LLC, to prevent them from causing consumers additional grief when obtaining a headstone for their deceased loved ones. The Defendants have now agreed to continue the injunction into the future, among other agreements, and this settlement will include restitution to be paid to consumers who were harmed.
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that an eighth Lackawanna County Prison employee was charged for her role in perpetuating a culture of sexual abuse within the prison. Samantha Heinrich, 36, of Sweet Valley, was today charged with Institutional Sexual Assault. Heinrich, a counselor at the prison, is accused of abusing her authority, propositioning inmates, and engaging in sexual acts with them. The charges stem from recommendations made by a Statewide Investigating Grand Jury.
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro today filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc. for violating Pennsylvania’s data breach notification law. Uber knew for more than a year that a data breach potentially impacting 57 million passengers and drivers around the world had happened – but the company failed to disclose the breach until last November.
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BALA-CYNWYD — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today brought the Office of Attorney General’s drug deactivation and disposal pouch initiative to hospice providers in Montgomery County, part of a broader effort to provide 50,000 pouches to 97 homecare and hospice organizations in 17 counties to reduce the diversion of prescription drugs fueling the opioid epidemic. Homecare […]
HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced that his office entered into a settlement with Freedom Healthcare of America, LLC, (Freedom Healthcare) a Tennessee-based addiction treatment provider. The settlement addresses concerns that Freedom Healthcare used deceptive marketing tactics on thousands of Pennsylvanians who were seeking addiction treatment for themselves or their loved ones.
HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced the arrests of five individuals in Allegheny County linked to gun trafficking and related firearm offenses. The Office of Attorney General, with the assistance of local law enforcement, arrested Terri Wilson, Jalaan Williams, Craig Joyner, and Devante Ferguson for their roles in the illegal straw purchases of firearms. Audra Voye was also arrested today for firearms related offenses. The unrelated arrests of Wilson, Williams, and Voye followed referrals from the Pittsburgh Police Department. The investigation into Joyner and Ferguson was initiated at the Monroeville Gun Show where the Office of Attorney General’s Gun violence Section worked in cooperation with the Monroeville Police Department.
First Deputy AG describes steps Office of Attorney General is taking to ensure commitment to ethics and integrity are a cornerstone under AG Josh Shapiro HARRISBURG — Today, First Deputy Attorney General Michelle Henry will deliver a presentation at a national gathering on how the Office of Attorney General is taking steps to ensure ethics […]
PITTSBURGH — Attorney General Josh Shapiro commended the result of a joint investigation by the Office of Attorney General, the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, leading to the arrest of 9 individuals in the Greater Pittsburgh area on charges […]
LIBOR Manipulation Hurt Government and Non-Profits in Pennsylvania and across the Country HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced a $220 million settlement with Deutsche Bank for fraudulent conduct involving interest rate manipulation that had a significant impact on consumers and financial markets around the world – including organizations in Pennsylvania. The multistate investigation […]
HARRISBURG — In an important ruling involving a lender and investment firm accused of “renting” Native American tribes for a payday loan scheme in Pennsylvania, Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced today a federal judge has allowed the core of a lawsuit filed by the Attorney General to move forward. The Attorney General’s lawsuit alleges that […]
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced a new partnership with Pocono Raceway to help curb the opioid epidemic through an innovative drug take back initiative. The event will be the biggest NASCAR drug take back weekend ever and will take place at the Raceway during the June 1-3 Pocono 400 weekend.
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced a $100 million settlement with Citibank for fraudulent conduct involving interest rate manipulation that had a significant impact on consumers and financial markets around the world – including organizations in Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today issued the following statement in response to the letter from Pope Francis to Catholics around the world, addressing sex abuse in the Church everywhere, and which also focused on the grand jury’s report on child sex abuse in six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro, joined by 23 Attorneys General and Attorneys General-elect, today filed comments opposing President Trump’s latest effort to marginalize lawful immigrants in Pennsylvania and around the country. The Trump Administration has proposed an overhaul of so-called “public charge” rules that could make it easier to deny adjustment of status to legal immigrants, reject green card applications, or remove immigrants from the country if they utilize certain healthcare, nutrition or housing programs.
HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced a $68 million, 40-state settlement with UBS for fraudulent conduct involving interest rate manipulation that had a significant impact on consumers and financial markets around the world – including organizations in Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG — This National Bullying Prevention Month, the Office of Attorney General is releasing the TeenTALK Report—a resource guide for students, parents, and educators with recommendations for preventing and intervening in bullying. The report summarizes the feedback gathered during the TeenTALK sessions hosted by the Office around the Commonwealth during the 2018-19 school year.
