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Response to Federal District Court Order re. State Abortion Law HB 1456

Criminal charges have been filed against a Mountrail county truck driver accused of illegally dumping oil drilling waste, announced Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.

Timed with April’s designation as Alcohol Awareness Month, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and Olympic medalist Ashley Wagner teamed up with the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility to release a new alcohol awareness message. 

Attorney General, Wayne Stenehjem announced today that, starting this week, North Dakota consumers who purchased certain E-books between April 1, 2010 and May 21, 2012 will begin receiving refunds by account credits or checks.  

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem today issued Cease and Desist Orders against seven unlicensed contractors for violations of North Dakota’s consumer fraud laws, banning them from doing any business in North Dakota.

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced today that the State has agreed to the request from the Red River Women’s Clinic to dismiss its lawsuit challenging a 2013 law.

A two-day operation in the McKenzie county area involving agents with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, together with federal and local law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of 20 individuals, announced Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. 

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced today that Concealed Weapon Licenses are back on track after the backlog caused by the record-breaking 14,729 applications received in 2013, compared to 6,254 received in 2011. 

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem warned North Dakotans that an old telephone scam has resurfaced in North Dakota, but with a new twist; the scam artists are spoofing the real customer service number of a North Dakota bank. 

A telemarketer from Massachusetts who ignored North Dakota’s consumer fraud and Do Not Call laws, and refused to comply with the Attorney General’s Civil Investigative Demand, has been banned from conducting any business in the state, announced Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.