2006 Press Releases

 

January - February - March - April - May - June 

July - August - September - October - November - December

December

12-20-2006 "Blue Sky" Investment Advisor Sentenced
12-15-2006 Shurtleff Honors Efforts To Help Needy & Stop Identity Theft
12-15-2006 Extra Credit Assignment - Teen Gets Award For Teaching Internet Investigators
12-15-2006 Utah Man Pleads Guilty To Fraud For What Was And Wasn't Said To Investors
12-12-2006 Shurtleff To Honor Teen For Helping Internet Investigators - A.G. Will Also Give Attorney & Employee of the Year Awards
12-08-2006 Utah Will Get $573,000 From A.G. Medicaid Fraud Settlement
12-02-2006 Internet Task Force Arrests Two Alleged Child Predators

November

11-09-2006 Shurtleff To Get Honor In Mexico

October

10-25-2006 Joint Statement On The Complaint Concerning Salt Lake County Campaign Allegations
10-24-2006 Film Maker Gets First Place For Adding Anti-Smoking Message
10-23-2006 The Law & The Lawmaker Take On Internet Predators
10-18-2006 Shurtleff Praises Teens For Making TV Ads Targeting Drug Abuse & Violence
10-13-2006 Self-Proclaimed Investment Expert Pleads Guilty
10-12-2006 Utah Consumers Can Get More Info On Ameriquest Mortgage Settlement
10-11-2006 A.G. Mark Shurtleff Announces Ban On Flavored Cigarettes
10-11-2006 ICAC Arrest - Investigators Ask For Public Assistance In Obtaining Information On Mark Anthony Turner
10-06-2006 Dentist Joins Long List Of Utahns Paying For Failing To File Tax Returns

September

09-21-2006 Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Utah's Wilderness Agreement
09-21-2006 Ogden Man Jailed For Failing To File Taxes
09-20-2006 Shurtleff Says America Can Learn From Israel About The War On Terror
09-18-2006 Shurtleff Reports On Crisis In Israel
09-18-2006 Two Tests In One - AMBER Test & Endangered Person Advisory Will Be Tested
09-11-2006 Pair Sentenced In Home Equity Scam
09-08-2006 Utah Supreme Court Rules Against U. In Gun Suit
09-07-2006 Shurtleff Asks Hollywood To Pack Movies With Anti-Smoking Messages
09-01-2006 Utah Joins $435 Million Settlement With Drug Manufacturer

August

08-29-2006 Shurtleff Grateful Warren Jeffs Will Be Held Accountable - Statement From Attorney General Mark Shurtleff
08-15-2006 Shurtleff Takes On Cyber Bullies

July

07-17-2006 Equity Skimming Investment Promoters Kevin Wright and Michael Hurst Enter Plea In Third District Court
07-10-2006 Utah Signs On Plan To Extinguish Illegal Internet Cigarette Sales

June

06-27-2006 Reminder: AMBER Alert Media Training
06-26-2006 Should I Play Or Should I Go? Shurtleff Says Video Game Ratings Help Parents Decide
06-23-2006 Game On? Shurtleff Wants Parents To Know Video Game Ratings
06-22-2006 "Fearless" A.G. Investigator Honored As Utah's 2006 Employee Of The Year
06-19-2006 PORN-NO! - PTA & Lawmakers Support A.G. Fight Against Porn Industry
06-19-2006 Shurtleff, PTA & Legislators Ask Porn Industry To Leave Utah Kids Alone
06-16-2006 Signs Offer Help Beyond Beliefs
06-16-2006 Chevron Joins A.G. Effort To Curb Tobacco Sales To Teens
06-15-2006 Why Did You Issue An AMBER Alert? Reporters & News Chiefs To Get AMBER Training
06-09-2006 Plan Ensures Poachers On Ute Reservation Will Be Prosecuted

May

05-24-2006 Shurtleff Supports Wireless AMBER Alert Ad Campaign
05-23-2006 Alert Utahns Receive National Honors On Missing Children's Day - Utah Also Launches Program To Send 122,000 Child I.D. Kits
05-22-2006 Doctor Pays For Charging For Free Vaccine
05-22-2006 U.S. Supreme Court Hands A.G. Victory In Brigham City Case
05-16-2006 Slow The Flow - Shurtleff Asks FTC To Look At Alcohol Ads' Impact On Youth
05-15-2006 Shurtleff & Israeli Ambassador Host America-Israel Friendship League Benefit
05-02-2006 The "Lost Boys" Law - Governor Signs Emancipation Bill To Help Homeless Teens

April

04-28-2006 "Lost Boys," Legislators & A.G. Will Witness Emancipation Bill Signing
04-10-2006 One Click -That's It! - A.G. Launches "ID Theft Central" Website For Victims - Video
04-03-2006 A.G. To Unveil "ID Theft Central"
04-03-2006 Big Fraud Alleged Over Little TV Screens

March

03-31-2006 Shurtleff Announces New Bulletproof Vest Settlement
03-28-2006 Paxil Pays For Keeping Generic Drugs Away
03-24-2006 A.G. Asks Court To Uphold Conviction For Moab Teacher Who Abused Student
03-24-2006 Drug Company Pays Utah For Overcharging Medicaid
03-22-2006 Mutual Mistrust - Murray Man Charged With Selling Fake Mutual Fund
03-21-2006 Underage & Under The Influence - Shurtleff And Drunk Driving Survivor Speaks To Teens
03-15-2006 Comedy Raises Money To Stop The Tragedy Of Domestic Violence
03-15-2006 "Peer-To-Peer" Version - A.G.'s Office Files Utah's Peer-To-Peer Child Porn Case
03-14-2006 Rails To Trails - A.G. Helps Turn Unwanted Railroad Track Into Hiking Trail
03-13-2006 Comedy Aims To Stop Tragedy - Shurtleff & Grand Theater Give Domestic Violence A Voice
03-10-2006 Hefty Charges Filed Against Diet Clinic Owner
03-06-2006 Utah Contractor Convicted On Tax Charges

February

02-28-2006 ID Thieves Will Be Out In the Cold
02-24-2006 Town Hall II - A.G. & Safety Net Committee To Discuss Polygamy Issues
02-22-2006 A.G. Files Brigham City Brief In U.S. Supreme Court
02-08-2006 Utah Officers May Be Covered By Bulletproof Vest Settlement
02-06-2006 Securities Con Artist Sentenced To Prison
02-06-2006 Top Honors To Go To Task Force Targeting Internet Predators

January

01-30-2006 Fraud X Four - Attorney General's Office Fights Four Fraud Appeals
01-30-2006 This Law Aims To Catch The "Phish" That Get Away
01-26-2006 A.G. Reaches Landmark Agreement To Reduce Illegal Internet Cigarette Sales
01-23-2006 Utah Shares In $325 Million Settlement With Ameriquest Mortgage Company
01-20-2006 Charges Filed In 1st Internet Predator Case For 2006
01-18-2006 Native Americans Unite With Legislators & Prosecutors To Pass Peyote Bill
01-13-2006 Shurtleff Asks Utahns To "Take Back The Net"
01-13-2006 "Something Bad Could Have Happened" - Young Brothers See Couple Get Award For AMBER Alert