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Attorney General James Uthmeier is Fighting to Bring Clean, Reliable Nuclear Power to Florida
Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a major legal challenge against the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), accusing the federal agency of illegally blocking the development of advanced nuclear technologies—technologies that could revolutionize energy production in America. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures Guilty Conviction of Child Predator
Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution secured a guilty conviction for Deandre Devone Williams on four felony counts for sexually abusing a minor. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures 25-Year Prison Sentence for Predator Who Possessed Child Pornography
Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution secured a 25-year prison sentence for a predator charged with 22 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). -
Uthmeier returns millions from insurer to Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office has secured the return of tens of millions of dollars from Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier Charges Additional Member of Check-Fraud Ring
Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution charged an additional defendant in a check-fraud ring case. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier Charges Man Operating Fraudulent Financing Scheme
Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution charged one individual with multiple felonies for defrauding victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. -
Groups renew request to block Florida social media law
Days after a federal judge dismissed the original lawsuit, two tech trade associations filed a renewed complaint challenging a new Florida law that requires social media companies to shield minor children from harmful online content and to bar certain youths from holding social media accounts. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier Presents Back to Blue Award to Kirsten Bridegan of the Bridegan Foundation
Attorney General James Uthmeier presented the Back the Blue award to Kirsten Bridegan for her extraordinary support of law enforcement and the community through the Bridegan Foundation. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier Charges Member of Check-Fraud Ring
Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution is charging one individual with felony counts related to an organized scheme to defraud more than $500,000. -
Uthmeier issues consumer alert regarding 23andMe bankruptcy
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has issued a consumer alert regarding 23andMe's recent bankruptcy filing. -
Florida Attorney General’s Office Secures More Than $4 Million and a Lifetime Industry Ban Against Deceptive Moving Broker Enterprise
Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that the Consumer Protection Division secured a lifetime ban and final judgments totaling more than $4 million settling ongoing litigation related to a Florida-based moving brokerage scheme. -
AG secures $4M, lifetime ban against moving broker enterprise
The Consumer Protection Division of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office has secured a lifetime ban and final judgments totaling more than $4 million settling ongoing litigation related to a moving brokerage scheme. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces Investigation into Glass Lewis & Co. and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. for ESG and DEI Policies
Attorney General James Uthmeier directed an investigation into proxy advisors Glass Lewis & Co. and Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) for potential misrepresentations related to their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) investing policies in violation of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and possible unlawful collusion in adopting and enforcing these policies in violation of the Florida Antitrust Act of 1980. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier and FWC Announce Prison Sentences for Four Criminals Who Burglarized State Parks
Attorney General James Uthmeier and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced prison sentences for four criminals connected to a string of state park burglaries. Attorney General Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution charged Chandler Parrish Ellison, Alyssa Michelle Brewer, Aaron Tyler Higgins, and Kayly Dawn Burns with racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, armed burglary, and other offenses related to burglarizing ranger stations in state parks from Central Florida and into South Georgia. Each defendant pled guilty. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier Charges Six Criminal Alien Members of Organized Group Operating Car Burglary Ring
Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that the Office of Statewide Prosecution is charging six members of an organized crime ring that operated throughout the state of Florida. Hector Gonzalez Tamayo, Yainier Pinillo Toro, Inti Gomez Alonso, Yoan Oriol Gonzalez Solorzano, Maria Beatriz Rodriguez Larosa, and Felipe Benitez Alonso are charged with racketeering and conspiracy to commit racketeering. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier Announces $79 Million Settlement with JUUL and Establishes the Vape Free Florida Fund
Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a $79 million settlement with JUUL Labs, Inc. to resolve litigation over the company’s past marketing that targeted children in Florida. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier Secures 10-Year Prison Sentence for Predator in Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material and AI-Generated Child Pornography
Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution secured a 10-year prison sentence for a child predator. -
Uthmeier announces $79M settlement with JUUL, creates Vape Free Florida Fund
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has announced a $79 million settlement with JUUL Labs to resolve litigation over the company’s past marketing that targeted children in Florida. -
Attorney General James Uthmeier Charges Thirty-Three Fentanyl and Cocaine Traffickers in Massive Drug Ring Bust
Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution is charging 33 fentanyl and cocaine traffickers involved in a massive drug ring in Hillsborough County. -
AG secures ban against hot tub company that scammed consumers
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s office has announced its Consumer Protection Division has secured a permanent injunction on behalf of consumers deceived by a used hot tub company and its owners.