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Attorney General Steve Six announces DNA backlog will be eliminated, has been reduced by 70%
Topeka, KS – A long standing backlog in processing DNA arrestee samples that has resulted in frustrating delays for law enforcement in Kansas has been reduced by 70% and will be completely eliminated by February, 2011, Attorney General Steve Six announced today. Eliminating the...
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ALERT - Person of Interest identified in Alicia Debolt case, Attorney General Steve Six seeks public's assistance in locating individual
Topeka, KS – Attorney General Steve Six announced today that a person of interest has been identified in the investigation into the death of 14 year old Alicia Debolt of Great Bend. Attorney General Six is asking Kansans for assistance in obtaining information on Adam Joseph Longoria...
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Attorney General Steve Six joins colleagues in calling on Craigslist to scrap adult services section
Topeka, KS – Attorney General Steve Six has joined colleagues from 17 states in a letter to craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster and founder Craig Newmark stating they should immediately remove the craigslist “Adult Services” section. The letter comes after repeated attempts to...
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Officers from Department of Corrections, Attorney General's office nab 42 wanted suspects
Aug. 18, 2010 -- Topeka, KS – Collaboration between Special Agents from the Kansas Department of Corrections, KBI agents, and the Attorney General’s office has led to 42 arrests in Topeka, Wichita, and Kansas City. “Operation Cooperation” targeted parolees suspected...
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Attorney General Steve Six - Kansas' Funeral Picketing law is Constitutional
Aug. 16, 2010 -- Topeka, KS – Attorney General Steve Six issued the following statement today following an opinion by a federal judge in Missouri ruling that state’s ban unconstitutional. “Kansans can be confident that if the Phelps family attempts to use this ruling in...
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State General Fund budget cut in half, New Records set by Kansas Attorney General Steve Six on behalf of consumers and Medicaid
Topeka, KS – Record recoveries on behalf of Kansas consumers and the Kansas Medicaid program are among the highlights in the 2010 Annual Report for the office of Attorney General Steve Six. Since Six took office in 2008, the Consumer Division has recovered more than was recovered in...
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ATTORNEY GENERAL STEVE SIX JOINS 33 AG'S TO ANNOUNCE TOPIX.COM AGREEMENT THAT STOPS "PAY-TO-POLICE" POLICY
Aug. 09, 2010 -- Topeka, KS -- Attorney General Steve Six today joined the attorneys general from 33 other states in reaching an agreement with Internet message board host Topix.com to improve consumer protections and eliminate the $19.99 fee to expedite review of abusive or inappropriate posts....
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Charges filed against Leavenworth County man for rape, aggravated indecent liberties with a child
July 28, 2010 - Attorney General Steve Six announced charges have been filed today against Roger Lee Nichols of Leavenworth, KS (aged 33) for one count of rape, one count of aggravated criminal sodomy, and two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Nichols was arrested on...
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Attorney General Six, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children seek to raise awareness of new law benefitting victims of child pornography
July 22, 2010 -- TOPEKA –Under a new law that took effect July 1, 2010, victims of child pornography are now able to seek justice through the Kansas Attorney General’s Office. As part of the ongoing campaign against the crime of child pornography, Attorney General Steve Six...
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Attorney General Steve Six Warns Political Campaigns About Robo-Calls
July 20, 2010 -- Topeka, KS – Today Attorney General Steve Six warned Kansas political campaign committees that federal law requires all telephone calls using pre-recorded messages to identify who is initiating the call and include a telephone number to reach them. “As the primary...