October 31, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK - Attorney General Drew Wrigley today joined a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two significant settlements and cooperation agreements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread,...
October 9, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, with the full support of Gov. Doug Burgum, today joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and South Carolina Attorney General...
August 28, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Bismarck, ND - Attorney General Drew Wrigley has announced that his office won dismissal of legal challenges brought against the state by multiple organizations opposed to laws permitting the State to regulate the development of pore space reservoirs for CO2...
August 8, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Bismarck, ND - Attorney General Drew Wrigley issued the following statement in the wake of former State Senator Ray Holmberg's guilty plea in federal court.“This is an important milestone in North Dakota’s battle against child sex trafficking. Former State Senator...
June 18, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Bismarck, ND - Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley today issued a Cease & Desist Order against Minot Smoke Shop Inc., its owner Mohammed Wazwaz, and manager Taha Almuhisen, operating the smoke shop “Smokes4Less” located at 301 40th Ave SW in...
July 23, 2024CONTACT: Ryan Koppy, 701.328.1574Bismarck, ND - North Dakota Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley announced today the North Dakota Lottery contributed $9.92 million to the state’s general fund, to support a drug fighting task force and compulsive gambling treatment efforts during the Fiscal Year...
June 18, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Bismarck, ND - Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley will hold a press conference to highlight the 2023 North Dakota crime statistics and trends. The Attorney General will be joined by Chief Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness and Jeffrey Vyska, Statistics...
June 10, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Bismarck, ND - North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Attorneys General from West Virginia, Alaska, Georgia, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming filed...
May 31, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Bismarck, ND - The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of the National Rifle Association in its case against a New York state official for allegedly coercing regulated financial entities to terminate their relationships with the NRA to...
May 9, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Bismarck, ND - North Dakota Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, along with 21 other states have filed a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia,...