Attorney Lynn Fitch
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AG Lynn Fitch Questions BlackRock-linked MutualFund Directors’ Financial Entanglement
Attorney General Lynn Fitch and 14 other state attorneys general are raising questions regarding a potential conflict of interest between BlackRock mutual fund directors and the mutual funds they are managing.
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Attorney General Fitch Sues Robocall ViolatorsResponsible for Nearly 1,000 Unauthorized Calls toMississippians
Pursuant to new authorities passed by the Legislature in the 2023 Session, Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed lawsuits against two companies, The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation and NaturaLawn of America, for violating the Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act.
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AG Fitch to Speak at 2023 National Celebrate LifeDay Rally
Attorney General Lynn Fitch on June 24 will be a keynote speaker at the National Celebrate Life Day rally to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Mississippi's Dobbs decision in Washington, D.C.
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AG Fitch Leads Multistate Dobbs Donation Drive toSupport Women and Children Across the Nation
In celebration of the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, Attorney General Lynn Fitch, in cooperation with Her PLAN, Heartbeat International, and eight of her fellow Attorneys General, is leading a multi state donation drive to support more than 60 pregnancy centers across the U.S. from June 20-24. Click here to view a video message from General Fitch.
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AG Fitch Leads Multistate Letter Opposing BidenAdministration’s Latest Attempt to SubvertDobbs Decision
Attorney General Lynn Fitch today led a multi state oalition of 19 Attorneys General in opposing the Biden Administration’s latest attempt to override the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling that protected the people’s right to make laws regulating abortion.“
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AG Fitch Cyber Investigator Victoria Rice Graduatesfrom FBI National Academy
Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced thatVictoria Rice, Task Force Commander for Mississippi's Internet Crimes AgainstChildren (ICAC) Task Force, a part of Fitch's Cyber Crime Division, graduatedlast week from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
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Statement on October 19, 2022, Shooting inLafayette County
The Office of the Attorney General has completed its review into an October 19, 2022, incident involving an officer-involved shooting in Lafayette County, and found the use of force by two Lafayette County Sheriff’s Deputies was justified.
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AG Lynn Fitch Urges FCC to Update Do Not CallRegistry Regulations, Protecting 246 Million PhoneNumbers from Telemarketing Robocalls and Texts
Attorney General Lynn Fitch is joining a coalition of28 state Attorneys General calling on the Federal Communications Commission to clarify the federal rules requiring telemarketers to obtain consent between an individual consumer and one specific seller or business entity before making telemarketing robocalls and texts.
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Attorney General Fitch Announces $102.5 MillionSettlement with Manufacturer of Key Drug in OpioidAddiction Treatment
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch on June 5 announced that Mississippi is part of a 42-state coalition that has negotiated a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with the maker of Suboxone, Indivior Inc. Mississippi will receive $1.1 million from the settlement.
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Attorney General Fitch Sues Federal Government toStop Dramatic Increases in Flood Insurance Rates forMississippi Homeowners
Attorney General Lynn Fitch yesterday joined Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry in filing a multi-state lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.
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AG Fitch Announces Sentencing of Columbia Man forChild Exploitation
Attorney General Lynn Fitch today announced the sentencing of Darryl Powell of Columbia, Mississippi who was investigated and prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office for Child Exploitation.
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AG Fitch Urges Court to Stop Biden Administration’sDangerous, Unlawful Immigration Policy
On May 26, Attorney General Lynn Fitch, along with22 other Attorneys General, filed an amicus brief in the case of Florida v. U.S. supporting the State of Florida’s lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s latest unlawful immigration policy, which creates a dangerous crisis at our southern border.
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AG Lynn Fitch Sues Avid Telecom Over 53M IllegalRobocalls to MS
Attorney General Lynn Fitch yesterday sued Michael D. Lansky, LLC, which does business under the name Avid Telecom, its owner Michael Lansky, and its vice president Stacey S. Reeves for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people and violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other federal and state telemarketing and consumer laws.
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AG Lynn Fitch Announces Growing Support for Women’s Bill of Rights Ahead of Biden Administration’s Expected Title IX Rule
Attorney General Lynn Fitch today announced growing support for the Women’s Bill of Rights as 16 Attorneys General and24,000 concerned citizens pledged support.
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AG Fitch Leads 22-State Coalition in Urging BidenAdministration to Protect the Privacy, Safety andEquality for Girls and Women
Attorney General Lynn Fitch today led a 22-statecoalition of Attorneys General in urging the Biden Administration to upholdTitle IX protections for girls and women.
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AG Lynn Fitch Leads 23 State Coalition Urging 5thCircuit to Uphold People’s Right to Regulate Abortion
Attorney General Lynn Fitch, along with 22 otherAttorneys General, On May 12 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals forthe Fifth Circuit in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Foodand Drug Administration(FDA).
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Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, and FirefightersHonored at Mississippi Governor’s Public SafetyAwards Ceremony
Governor Tate Reeves, Attorney General Lynn Fitch, Commissioner Sean Tindell, and Commissioner Mike Chaney today hosted the Governor’s Public Safety Awards ceremony to honor five public safety leaders ho have gone above and beyond the call of duty to protect Mississippians.
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AG Lynn Fitch Announces Distribution of Over $1.15Million to Mississippians Deceived by TurboTaxOwner Intuit
Attorney General Lynn Fitch On May 9 announced that consumers who were tricked into paying for free tax services through Intuit’s TurboTax will begin receiving checks from a $141-million multistate settlement that she first announced in May 2022.
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AG Lynn Fitch Leads 18-State Coalition Urging OhioSupreme Court to Uphold the Abortion Laws Enactedby the People’s Elected Representatives
Attorney General Lynn Fitch On May 8 led a coalition of18 states in filing an amicus brief in Preterm Cleveland v Ohio in the Supreme Court of Ohio, urging the court to reject the challenge to Ohio’s Heartbeat Act and uphold the will of the people.