October 11, 2022 Media contact: Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley, 701-328-2210BISMARCK, ND – A jury found Gracious Weah guilty of Aggravated Assault causing permanent impairment and Reckless Endangerment, on September 23, in Barnes County. The evidence at trial showed that Weah, a certified nurse aide, performed...
September 23, 2022Media contact: Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley, 701-328-2210BISMARCK, ND – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley today issued the following statement about the violent death of 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson.“The loss of a young life is always a tragedy, under any circumstances. Outrageously, in...
BISMARCK, ND – Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley will hold a news conference to highlight the 2021 North Dakota crime statistics and trends. The Attorney General will be joined by Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness and Colleen Weltz, Statistics Program Manager for the Office of...
BISMARCK, ND – Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley will hold a news conference to discuss the North Dakota Supreme Court’s opinion in Hendrix v. Jaeger. The Attorney General will be joined by Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness, Special Assistant Attorney General David Phillips, and Secretary of...
Bismarck, ND - Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley announced today a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. The State of North Dakota will receive $6,028,211.45...
August 29, 2022Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley will hold a news conference today. He will be joined in the news conference by Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness, and Fargo Police Chief, David Zibolski.The news conference will be held in the Fargo Police Department, located at 105...
July 27, 2022Media Contact: Ryan Koppy (701) 328-1574Bismarck – North Dakota Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley announced today the North Dakota Lottery contributed $6.7 million to the state during fiscal year 2022. The Lottery provided $5.6 million to the state’s general fund, $800,000 to the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug...
June 30, 2022Media contact: Liz Brocker (701) 328-2213BISMARCK, ND – “Today North Dakota secured a landmark U.S. Supreme Court victory in one of the most important environmental and energy law cases in decades, firmly establishing the States’ role as an equal partner with the Federal...
June 28, 2022Media contact: Liz Brocker (701) 328-2213June 28, 2022BISMARCK, ND – Attorney General Drew Wrigley hand-delivered a letter to the North Dakota Legislative Council this morning, in response to the United States Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs.# # #[print-me] ...
June 24, 2022Media contact: Liz Brocker (701) 328-2213BISMARCK, ND – The consumer protection division recently was able to recover $47,000 that a scam victim had wired to a fraudster, according to Attorney General Drew Wrigley.“Thanks to the efforts of a dedicated consumer fraud investigator and...