By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley demanded information from Facebook on Monday following allegations that the social media giant mishandled user data. The Republican Senate candidate said his office issued a civil investigative demand, which functions like a subpoena, seeking details on how Facebook collects, shares and…
JEFFERSON CITY (KTRS) Both the St. Louis circuit attorney’s office and the state of Missouri are investigating The Mission Continues … the charity founded by Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. At issue is whether donor lists for the charity were used for Greitens’ gubernatorial campaign in violation of federal law. Earlier today, Attorney General Josh Hawley, a…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley on Friday said his office has issued 15 subpoenas as part of an investigation into a veterans charity founded by indicted Republican Gov. Eric Greitens. Republican Hawley — who is challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill in a race with national…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s attorney general said Monday that he’s weighing whether to appoint a special investigator to check into use of the secretive Confide messaging app by several senior members of Gov. Eric Greitens’ office. Attorney General Josh Hawley, a Republican, was asked by Democratic state Sen. Scott Sifton of the St.…
By SUMMER BALLENTINE, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Attorney General’s Office says it hopes to determine by early next year how many untested rape kits are on shelves in Missouri, a first step in an effort to improve the state’s response to sexual assault. Attorney General Josh Hawley’s Deputy Chief of Staff,…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley’s office says it’s investigating Uber over the ride-hailing company’s massive data breach. Hawley’s office sent a letter Wednesday telling Uber to notify customers if their personal information might have been affected and demanding that the company make changes to protect data. The company came clean…
Jefferson City, MO (KTRS) Missouri’s new Republican attorney general says he doesn’t intend to live in Jefferson City, despite a state law that appears to require him to “reside” there. Josh Hawley lives about twenty miles north Jefferson City near Ashland. A state law says the attorney general “shall reside at the seat of government,”…