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A federal court took a step toward final approval of a $700 million settlement against Google, ending the five-year antitrust case led by Utah.

More than 100 million Americans will get their money back, most without filing a claim.

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Investigating crimes against children starts with knowing how to build a case that holds.

Instructors from the Office of the Utah Attorney General led the Utah ICAC Bootstrap Academy this week, training new task force members on CyberTipline investigations, search warrant drafting, and the legal frameworks that make prosecutions stick.

The academy is offered at no cost to participating agencies.

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Utah's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force just reached 100 affiliate agencies statewide. That network puts more investigators on predators, more cases in court, and more children out of danger across every community in Utah.

Every child reached through this network is a child protected.

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Attorneys, judges, law students & public servants — same course, same cause. The Law Day 5K raised awareness and funds for civil legal aid in Utah.

Proud to represent the UtahAG's Office on the course.

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Know what apps your kids use and who they talk to online. Check their privacy settings. Be aware.

June is Internet Safety Month. Utah's children are safer when their families know the warning signs.

Utah ICAC Tip Line: 801-281-1211
NCMEC: 1-800-843-5678
DCFS: 855-323-3237

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Salt City Inn wasn't just a place to stay. It was operating as an active hub for sex trafficking. We just made sure the man running it answered for that crime.

A Salt Lake County jury convicted Sameer Syed of money laundering and exploitation of prostitution. He was handcuffed in the courtroom the moment the verdict was read.

Sentencing is August 12. The trial attorneys were Emma Bykerk and Colleen K. Magee.

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Protecting kids will always be a priority of our office. The annual Children's Justice Center Symposium brings together prosecutors, law enforcement, child advocates, and medical professionals from across Utah to do just that.

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Utah's Internet Crimes Against Children investigators are on the front lines of the fight against online child exploitation.

Sete Aulai and Kim Burton presented at the annual Utah Children's Justice Symposium, sharing the Office's work to investigate and prosecute those who target children online.

Utah's children are safer because of this work.

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AG Brown joined VP Vance and FTC Chair Ferguson at the White House today to push for two specific fixes: better investigative tools for Utah's Medicaid fraud unit, and data sharing that lets investigators follow fraud across state lines. Utah's MFCU is ready. The reforms need to follow.

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Child protection is a team effort.

Experts. Practitioners. Three days of sessions on child trauma, perpetrator tactics, forensic science, and multi-disciplinary team coordination. The Utah Children's Justice Center Program brought together the professionals who protect Utah's children and gave them tools to do it better.

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On Memorial Day, the Office honors the men and women who gave their lives in service to this nation. Their sacrifice is the foundation of the freedoms we defend.

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Hon. Derek Brown, @UtahAG, calls out the "bait and switch" being pursued by blue states when they sue energy companies for legal energy production:

"That's what makes a lot of these climate lawsuits frustrating for me — the companies that are being sued are being sued for doing not only what they are legally allowed to do, but also for following a very extensive and long list of regulations and permitting requirements to get to that point. And so what we basically said is regulations and laws ought to mean something, and that's what I said… 'Do we want to have legislation through legislators or through lawsuits? What's it going to be?' I said, 'Look, you're the lawmakers. We should legislate through laws and not through lawsuits, because laws are predictable — with lawsuits, it's anyone's guess.'"

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$7.4 billion settlement against Purdue and the Sacklers takes effect today. The Office sued Purdue and helped force a stronger deal after the Supreme Court struck down the first.

The Sacklers can never sell opioids in the U.S. again.

The work continues.

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Guilty. Three counts of aggravated human smuggling of a child.

A Grand County jury convicted Chay Tiguila on all counts. Judge Torgerson sentenced him to prison.

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A Kentucky court let local zoning override federal religious liberty law.

Utah AG Derek Brown joined 19 states to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case.

The First Amendment is not optional. It is worth defending in court.

Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist v. Frederick

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Last week, Utah's fallen officers Sgt. Lee Sorensen and Officer Eric Estrada were honored at the Utah Fallen Officer Memorial.

This week, we recognize the men and women who carry the weight of keeping communities safe. Their service and sacrifice protect the communities we serve.

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Utah law now bans kratom-mixed products from reaching consumers.

Lawmakers passed it to address safety risks.

We successfully defended the law in court.

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Every time Utah families bought chicken, pork, or turkey, a manipulated market padded their bill. That ends today.

For years, Agri Stats unlawfully fed secret pricing data to meat processors while grocery stores and restaurants negotiated blind. Families paid the difference.

Our office secured a settlement that ends it.

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Convicted. 11 felony counts. A Tooele County boss hid estimated $780,000 in wages from the state for five years — paying more than 30 workers off the books while pocketing the taxes he was required to collect. Sentencing June 4.

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Generations of Kane County residents have used Sand Dunes Road, and that history just won in federal court.

A federal court just confirmed Utah's access to Kane County's Sand Dunes Road.

The United States disclaimed its adverse interest, outside groups can't block it, and historical county use wins.

Utah's sovereignty matters, and so does defending it in court.