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Attorney General Dan Rayfield Helps Secure $202 Million Settlement with Gilead Over Kickback Scheme Involving HIV Medications
Oregon to Receive Over $467,000 in Restitution and Penalties Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced today that Oregon has joined a multistate coalition in securing a $202 million settlement in principle with Gilead Sciences, Inc., resolving allegations that the pharmaceutical giant paid illegal kickbacks to health care providers to promote its HIV medications. The unlawful scheme… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on July 16, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today and a coalition of 20 states sued the Trump Administration over its decision to illegally shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, designed to protect communities from natural disasters before they strike. The BRIC program has provided communities across the nation… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on July 16, 2025
Oregon Attorney General Sues Public Officials and Community Leaders for Orchestrating Self-Dealing Broadband Sale from Non-Profit Meant to Serve Rural Communities
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today filed a civil enforcement action against several public officials and community leaders for orchestrating the insider sale of a valuable broadband company—a subsidiary of a nonprofit originally created to serve rural schools, hospitals, courthouses, and libraries in eastern Oregon—for their own personal financial benefit. The lawsuit alleges that a… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on July 15, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield to Host Town Hall in Salem as Part of Federal Oversight Series
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield will host a public town hall Wednesday, July 23 at 6pm in Salem as part of his statewide “Federal Oversight Town Hall” series. The event is the 5th in a series focused on hearing directly from Oregonians who have been affected by federal actions. Many of these decisions impact healthcare,… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on July 15, 2025
Attorney General Dan Rayfield Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Pass Legislation to Curb Deceptive ICE Tactics
Today, Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 20 attorneys general in sent a letter to members of Congress, urging them to pass legislation generally prohibiting federal immigration agents from wearing masks to conceal their identity and requiring them to show their identification and agency-identifying insignia. In the letter, the coalition expressed concern over… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters on July 15, 2025