NEWS

Apr 8, 2020, 13:32 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric served three St. Louis-area businesses with Cease and Desist Letters after receiving complaints that these businesses were selling face masks at inflated prices. The Attorney General’s Office investigation revealed that the prices charged by the businesses for N95 masks and “Medical Isolation Masks” were substantially higher than what the masks generally sell for in the marketplace and what the masks sold for pre-pandemic.

Apr 2, 2020, 15:19 PM by AG Schmitt

As we move forward in the COVID-19 crisis and supplies are stretched to meet expanding needs, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Missouri Hospital Association President and CEO Herb Kuhn are urging Missourians not to hoard medical supplies.

Apr 2, 2020, 10:54 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is warning Missourians of potential scams that could target possible payments from the federal government to some Missourians as part of the recently passed CARES Act. While the money has not yet been disbursed to those who are eligible and won’t be for several weeks, federal agencies and the Missouri Attorney General's Office are monitoring potential scams that may try to take advantage of those payments.

Apr 1, 2020, 10:47 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is issuing a consumer alert and a public service announcement for parents to be watchful of their children’s online activity during quarantine or stay at home orders, as traffickers or other bad actors may use that increased online presence as a way to contact, groom, or otherwise exploit children.

Mar 31, 2020, 12:33 PM by AG Schmitt

Attorney General Schmitt, Governor Parson, and Lieutenant Governor Kehoe are warning Missourians of potential COVID-19 related scams and price gouging across the state. All three offices have been monitoring these scams and will be sharing information to ensure that Missouri consumers are protected.

Mar 30, 2020, 11:34 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued eight civil investigative demands to third-party Amazon sellers as part of the Attorney General’s Office’s collaborative efforts with Amazon to combat price gouging. The civil investigative demand, which operates as a subpoena, requires the third-party sellers to provide information about their pricing and sales of face masks, respirators, and hand sanitizer.

Mar 27, 2020, 16:03 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is offering a message of support to those who are on the frontlines of fighting the coronavirus in Missouri and across the country. Attorney General Schmitt recorded a video and sent a letter to a number of different associations offering support and praise for the work that they’re doing to help fight the coronavirus.

Mar 26, 2020, 15:22 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today announced a statewide initiative evaluating the burden of Missouri state regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 26, 2020, 08:56 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and the Missouri Grocers Association are working together to combat price gouging across the state. In a letter sent to the Missouri Grocers Association, Attorney General Schmitt lauded the work done by grocery stores and their employees in this time of uncertainty and opened the line of communications to hear what stores are seeing relating to price gouging.

Mar 25, 2020, 13:19 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued a cease and desist letter to a Springfield area man who was confirmed, after investigation, to be selling N95 masks at inflated prices in the Springfield area. Attorney General Schmitt’s office opened an investigation in response to a report of possible price gouging by a report from TV station KOLR 10. According to the report, the man claimed to initially be charging $12.50 per mask, but had then lowered his price considerably.

Mar 24, 2020, 16:00 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is warning today of scams and price gouging on Facebook’s third party sales platform Facebook Marketplace. In light of Facebook’s recent ban on the sale of masks, hand sanitizer and other items, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office has opened the lines of communication with Facebook and will collaborate with the platform to share information and consumer complaints. Despite this, consumers should still be wary of those seeking to profit off of a public health crisis on Facebook Marketplace.

Mar 23, 2020, 11:47 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is making it easier to report COVID-19 price gouging with a new form on his website. The form, which can be found at https://ago.mo.gov/civil-division/consumer/price-gouging, allows Missouri consumers to answer price gouging-specific questions, streamlines the form process, and makes it easier for the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Team to track these specific consumer complaints. There’s also a banner on the ago.mo.gov homepage that redirects consumers to that form.

Mar 20, 2020, 09:27 AM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Amazon are announcing a partnership aimed at monitoring and combating price gouging related to COVID-19. The Attorney General’s Office and representatives from Amazon will communicate regularly about consumer complaints and potential price gouging by third-party sellers on Amazon’s marketplace. Amazon will also provide market analysis and other aid to help identify individuals who are using the Amazon marketplace in Missouri to spike prices on COVID-19-related items.

Mar 19, 2020, 16:13 PM by AG Schmitt

During Sunshine Law Week and in the midst of shutdowns due to the spread of COVID-19, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is offering guidance to governmental bodies on handling public records requests.

Mar 18, 2020, 16:43 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is urging Missourians to exercise caution before donating to charities aiding in coronavirus outreach.

Mar 17, 2020, 16:25 PM by AG Schmitt

To kick off Sunshine Law Week, Attorney General Schmitt is offering guidelines and tips to governmental bodies who may have questions about public meetings or other Sunshine Law compliance in the midst of Coronavirus shutdowns.

Mar 16, 2020, 15:11 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and Missouri Hospital Association President Herb Kuhn are warning of potential price gouging that could affect the medical supply chain in containing the spread of COVID-19.

Mar 10, 2020, 13:03 PM by AG Schmitt

Today, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has filed a lawsuit against Jim Bakker and Morningside Church Productions, Inc. for misrepresentations about the effectiveness of “Silver Solution” as a treatment for 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Mar 9, 2020, 13:24 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is warning consumers of potential scams related to COVID-19 or the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. During and in the wake of any natural disaster or health crisis, scammers may try to take advantage of the stress and rush to stock up on supplies.

Mar 6, 2020, 15:18 PM by AG Schmitt

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that the fourth round of untested sexual assault kits identified in the SAFE Kits Initiative inventory have been delivered to the lab from the Columbia Police Department. The kits were gathered at Columbia Police Department as a host agency from neighboring agencies on Tuesday to protect the chain of custody and streamline the process.