Oregon Receives First Payment from Historic Opioid Settlements

Help is on the way — lots of it — for Oregonians with substance abuse issues. Today, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced that Oregon received the first round of payments from an historic $21 billion settlement with the three largest distributors of opioids — Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen. “These funds should have an immediate impact… View Article

Posted in Media Release, Opioids on July 29, 2022

AG Rosenblum Asks EPA to Consider National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Greenhouse Gasses

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today led a coalition of 8 state and territorial Attorneys General in a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan encouraging the EPA to consider establishing National Ambient Air Quality Standards for greenhouse gasses to address the climate crisis. The letter follows in the wake of West Virginia v. EPA, the recent U.S…. View Article

Posted in Media Release on July 28, 2022

Watch out for emails from scammers posing as computer software company, McAfee. They’re fakes!

Watch out for emails from scammers posing as computer software company, McAfee. They’re fakes! Have you received an email with the subject line “Thank you for your purchase!” that looks like it came from McAfee, a computer security software company? The email claims your account has been “re-approved” and your credit or debit card was… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, News on July 25, 2022

Former West Linn Police Department Sergeant Convicted of Official Misconduct

Former West Linn Police Department Sergeant Tony Reeves has been convicted of Official Misconduct in the First Degree related to Reeves’ 2017 investigation of Michael Fesser, who was an employee of A & B Towing in Portland. Mr. Reeves pled no contest to official misconduct on July 20, 2022, and was sentenced by Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge… View Article

Posted in Media Release on July 22, 2022

Reports of Hate and Bias Increase Per 3rd Annual Statewide Report

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today received the third annual report from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) on data from 2021 regarding hate crimes and bias incidents in Oregon. The Oregon DOJ Bias Response Hotline (Hotline) received the most reports in its history, with 1,683 reports made to the Hotline in 2021. Of these reports,… View Article

Posted in Hate and Bias Crimes, Media Release on July 1, 2022