Texas Attor­ney Gen­er­al’s Med­ic­aid Fraud Con­trol Unit Helps Dis­man­tle $142 Mil­lion Genet­ic Test­ing Fraud Scheme, Seizes $7.1M in Assets

The Office of the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (“MFCU”) has arrested Lily Tran Daniel, Kenneth Reynolds, and Lillian Thai, who are associated with the genetic testing company ApolloMDx, for their involvement in a major healthcare fraud scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare approximately $142 million.

July 28, 2023 | Press Release

Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Rec­og­nizes Child Sup­port Assis­tant Attor­neys Gen­er­al of the Year

This week, the Office of the Attorney General of Texas recognized 11 Assistant Attorneys General (“AAG”) of the year from the Child Support Division for their commitment to Texas children.

July 27, 2023 | Press Release

Texas OAG Secures $10.76 Mil­lion Judg­ment Against Pyra­mid Scheme Oper­a­tors Who Exploit­ed Con­sumers Dur­ing Covid-19 Pandemic

The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) secured a $10.76 million Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction against BINT Operations LLC (“Blessings in No Time”) and its owners, LaShonda and Marlon Moore of Frisco, Texas, for the perpetration of an illegal pyramid scheme. 

July 26, 2023 | Press Release

Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Reach­es $168 Mil­lion Set­tle­ment With Wal­mart Over Company’s Role in Nation­al Opi­oid Cri­sis and Encour­ages Local Areas to Sign On to Receive Funds

The Office of the Attorney General of Texas (“OAG”) finalized a settlement with Walmart for $168 million due to the company’s negligent practices that contributed to the nationwide opioid crisis.  

July 19, 2023 | Press Release

OAG Con­ducts Enforce­ment Oper­a­tion With FTC to Tack­le Ille­gal Spam Calls

The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) has announced that Texas, along with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and a coalition of law enforcement partners nationwide, is conducting Operation Stop Scam Calls to combat the nationwide problem of illegal telemarketing and robocalls by which companies and scammers target and harass U.S. consumers. 

July 18, 2023 | Press Release

Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Sup­ports Spe­cial Mas­ter Rul­ing that Aims to Resolve Years-Long Mul­ti­state Dis­pute Over the Rio Grande

A Special Master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico by asking the Supreme Court to approve a settlement that makes critical progress toward ensuring proper distribution of the Rio Grande’s resources.  

July 18, 2023 | Press Release

OAG Secures $300 Mil­lion for Texas in Opi­oid Set­tle­ment With CVS and Encour­ages Local Areas to Sign On to Receive Funds

The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) reached a $5 billion multistate settlement with CVS for the company’s role in the national opioid epidemic, including inadequately monitoring opioid prescriptions.

July 07, 2023 | Press Release

Texas Attor­ney General’s Med­ic­aid Fraud Con­trol Unit Helps Take Down $6.9 Mil­lion Med­ic­aid Fraud Scheme

Christian Agno Aquino, 42, of Humble, was arrested for his role in a $6.9 million Medicaid fraud and kickback scheme, alongside Rene Gaviola, 67, and Ifeanyi Ndubisi Ozoh, 51, of Houston, who were previously arrested.

June 29, 2023 | Press Release

Office of the Attor­ney Gen­er­al Cel­e­brates One Year Anniver­sary of the Over­turn­ing of Roe v. Wade in Obser­va­tion of Sanc­ti­ty of Life Day

On June 24, the Office of the Attorney General observes Sanctity of Life Day to honor and commemorate the tens of millions of lives lost to abortions.

June 23, 2023 | Press Release