Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter issued a consumer alert early in May after a rash of scam phone calls from Sierra Leone have swamped Oklahomans with Tulsa area codes. Local authorities believe the calls are part of a scam known as a wangiri scam, or one ring phone scam, where an individual’s phone will only…
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has filed expert witness testimony in Oklahoma Gas & Electric’s (OG&E) most recent rate case where he is asking regulators for a $32 million rate reduction for customers. In its filing last December, OG&E asked the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) for an annual rate increase of nearly $78 million. The…
Former Tulsa County Republican Chairman David McLain was elected state party chairman during the State GOP Convention Saturday at First Baptist Church of Moore. After failing to pass a party platform last time, the new platform passed with 70 percent of the votes by about 1,000 delegates. “This Oklahoma State platform holds true to our…
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter and Oklahoma State University officials announced a settlement with Purdue Pharma that will establish a nearly $200 million endowment at the OSU’s Center for Wellness and Recovery, as part of a $270 million settlement.. The trial against Johnson & Johnson, Teva and the other defendants named in the state’s lawsuit…
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has filed drug trafficking and other related charges on two Tulsans after officers with the Tulsa Police Department searched a southeast Tulsa residence. Officers found James Mitchell and Tynisa Williams in possession of nearly two pounds of methamphetamine, three pounds of ecstasy and 10 guns, including assault-style weapons, during the…
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, along with a bi-partisan coalition of 30 other attorneys general, has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging changes to strengthen current identity theft rules to better protect consumers. The letter is in response to the FTC’s December request for comment on whether modifications should be made…
Attorney General Mike Hunter said 266 Oklahomans, who were victims of Midland Funding, LLC.’s debt-buying scheme, will receive $327,437 in credit as part of a nationwide settlement. The announcement is the result of a 2012 multistate investigation into Encore Capital Group, Inc., one of the nation’s largest debt collection companies, and its subsidiaries, Midland Credit…
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter and a bipartisan coalition of 34 state attorneys general have sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), calling on the commission to adopt new rules to allow telephone service providers to block robocalls and scam phone calls before they reach consumers. The added authority sought by the attorneys…
Attorney General Mike Hunter announced his office will give $100 to 4,655 Oklahoma Uber drivers who were affected by the 2016 data breach as part of a national settlement with the company. The $148 million settlement comes after attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia investigated the California-based ride-sharing company for…
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has taken action in response to a South Carolina federal judge’s ruling that overturned Pres. Donald Trump’s attempt to delay the contentious Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The judge’s decision reinstates the 2015 WOTUS rule immediately in Oklahoma and 25 other states. Hunter led an alliance of organizations…