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    Berit Beck Cold Case Investigation
  
 

Fond du Lac investigators find new clues in 20-year-old cold case

  
    State of Wisconsin reaches settlement with Vonage Holdings, Corp.
  
 

Read about the Complaint and Settlement Terms
Read Complaint
Read proposed Consent Judgment
Online Complaint Form
Printable Complaint Form
    
    Justice for Thomasina Dunivant
  
 

Criminal Complaint

Thomasina Dunivant Cold Case Investigation
  
    Wisconsin AP News -- Detroit Drug Lord
 


Chicago Tour Bus Used to Move Pot, Cash Nationwide
  
    Editorial Board Visit
 
  Appleton Post-Crescent Editorial Board Visit
  
Attorney General's Summit on Public Safety

General Information

Registration Forms: Word Version Word Document PDF Version PDF Document

  
   public records and open meetings laws seminars
 

The WI DOJ Open Meetings/Public Records seminars are now available online at:
mms://71.87.25.133/IVOD/EVT/EVT_091009_Public_1.wmv
mms://71.87.25.133/IVOD/EVT/EVT_091009_Public_2.wmv

Open Meetings Guide
Public Records Outline
Public Records Powerpoint Slides
 
  
    Suspect Arrested in Drew Hack Murders
 

DOJ Press Release
Jefferson County and the Wisconsin Department of Justice Arrest Suspect in Drew Hack Murders
Criminal Complaint
Cold Case Grant

NBC 15 Coverage - Story and Videos
NBC 15 Cold Case Story

Kentucky Man Charged in 1980 Double Slaying

Jefferson Daily Union Articles:
State to revisit Hack-Drew murder
Fort teens' killer still mystery 29 years later
Families hopeful that slayings can be solved
DNA profile of suspect found
  
    Countrywide Settlement Update
  

Press Release
Van Hollen Announces Notifications to Begin for Eligible Countrywide Borrowers Under Wisconsin Settlement Agreement

Press Release
Attorney General JB Van Hollen Announces Settlement With Countrywide Financial Corporation Worth More Than $40 Million

Countrywide Settlement Information

Countrywide Frequently Asked Questions
  
    Small Town, Big Drugs Cocaine in the Heartland
 
 

Press Release
Small city Not Immune to Big Operation

Video
  
    Badges For Baseball
  

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, and Milwaukee Brewers Team to Provide Badges For Baseball Day at The Ballpark

WisconsinEye Video: Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Throws Out First Pitch 
  
    NADGI
  

Native American Drug & Gang Initiative

Tribes, police band together to fight drugs, gangs
  
    Missing & Exploited
Children and Adults Ceremony
  
Poster Winner

Missing Children
Story | Video

Van Hollen Recognizes Partners Reinforces Public Safety Priority At Missing And Exploited Children & Adults Ceremony

2009 Missing Children Poster Contest Award Winner Announced

Website: http://wimissingpersons.doj.wi.gov

 
    Crime Lab Update
  
lab technician

DNA Testing Key To Strangler Cases
Article | Video

Eliminating Crime Lab Backlog Helping Cops Track Down Serial Killer

Crime Lab Catch-Up
Article | Video
 
    National Crime Victims' Rights Week
  

Press Release
Wisconsin Department Of Justice Wins Major Victory For Crime Victims
Audio Clip [WMA]

Press Release
A.G. Van Hollen Commemorates 2009 National Crime Victims' Rights Week With Wisconsin Crime Victims Council And The Office Of Crime Victim Services

Press Release
Wisconsin DOJ Commemorates 2009 National Crime Victims' Rights Week

Office of Crime Victim Services (OCVS)

A.G. Van Hollen Guest Column: Crime Victims Should Not Be Forgotten In The Haste To Release Felons Early
 
    AG Advisory Memo on Open Carry
  
 

Press Release
Van Hollen Releases Advice to District Attorneys Regarding Open Carry and Disorderly Conduct

Advisory Memo

Open carrying of firearms legal, Van Hollen says

Van Hollen's Office Weighs In On Openly Carrying Guns
 
    Internet Crimes Against Children
  

Madison Tonight Interview With Special Agent Eric Szatkowski (Part 1 and Part 2)

Wisconsin ICAC Task Force

Wisconsin Cracking Down on Child Porn on File-Sharing Sites

Some Judges Don't Impose Harsh Sentences For Child Pornography

Dangers of Sexting

Tips to Prevent Sexting

Attorney General Van Hollen Launches Public Education Campaign Warning Parents of Danger of Internet Predators
See Press Release
See the television spot [WMV]
Hear the radio spot [MP3]

More Internet Predators Challenge Agents

More Internet predators are challenging agents

Child porn, predators know no profile

On the Prowl for Cyber Predators

Protect Your Internet
 
    Heroin In Wisconsin
  

A.G. Van Hollen Guest Column: Heroin In Wisconsin

Heroin Deaths Skyrocketing in Local Suburbs

Community Must Attack Heroin Threat

A Life Lost

Heroin Injects Rock County

Heroin's grasp extends to school-aged kids

Tips for spotting heroin use

Common heroin-related questions

Heroin in the Suburbs
 
    Wisconsin Eye
  
 

Law Enforcement and Judicial Roundtable
 
    AG Advisory Memo on Open Carry
  
 

Press Release
Van Hollen Releases Advice to District Attorneys Regarding Open Carry and Disorderly Conduct

Advisory Memo

Open carrying of firearms legal, Van Hollen says

Van Hollen's Office Weighs In On Openly Carrying Guns
 
    State Budget's Impact on Public Safety
  
Budget and Crime

Chippewa County Law Enforcement Roundtable

Changing Truth-In-Sentencing to Truth-or-Dare

Van Hollen Gives His Take on Doyle's Early Release Proposal

Letter to Joint Finance Committee on Department of Corrections

Press Release: March 16, 2009
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Outlines Public Safety and Law Enforcement Concerns with the Proposed Budget

Remarks of AG Van Hollen on Budget's Impact on Public Safety

Van Hollen Letter to the Joint Finance Committee

Statement by JB Van Hollen on Budget Impact on Public Safety [WMV]

Van Hollen Interview on WisconsinEye regarding State Budget Impact on Public Safety [WMV]

AG Van Hollen's Remarks Before the Joint Committee on Finance

Column: State Budget Impact On Public Safety
 
    DOJ & Local Law Enforcement Featured in Cold Case Series
  
cold case forensics

Tip Sparks Fresh Look at 1981 Case
Woman's Body Found in Cornfield

Suspicious Death

Old Evidence, New Technology Solving Cold Cases
Unsolved Murder of Lisa Staes | A New Look At An Old Case
Unsolved Case of Tim Hack and Kelly Drew
State to Re-visit Murder of Blackstone

State to revisit Hack-Drew murder
For teens killer still mystery 29 years later
Families hopeful that slayings can be solved
DNA profile of suspect found

Unsolved Madison Murder

Murder Mystery
 
    Minimum Markup
  
Minimum Markup Press Release: March 10, 2009
AG Van Hollen Will Not Appeal Federal Court Decision Striking Down Wisconsin's Minimum Markup Law
   
    AWP Victory
  

Press Release
 Jury Finds Pharmacia Committed Fraud On Wisconsin Medicaid Program; Van Hollen's Department Of Justice Wins State $9 Million

WI Second Amended Complaint 06-29-0654 [PDF]
Verdict Form [PDF]
How Drugs are Bought & Sold [PDF]
Trial Exhibit P-244 [PDF]
Trial Exhibit P-667 [PDF]
Trial Exhibit P-641 [PDF]
Trial Exhibit P-480 [PDF]
WisconsinEye Coverage of Press Conference
 
    DCI Reorganization
  
Division of Criminal Investigation

Press Release
 Van Hollen Announces Reorganization Of The Division Of Criminal Investigation

DCI Organizational Chart - prior to reorganization

Current DCI organization - after the reorganization

DCI Information
 
    Unsecured Prescription Drugs
  
Prescription Drugs Attorney General Van Hollen Launches Public Education Campaign Recognizing Threats Posed by Unsecured Prescription Drugs

February 2, 2009 Column

See the television spot
WMV version | MOV version

Hear the radio spot [MP3]
 
    Safe Schools
  
Safe Schools

Press Release
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Discusses School Safety Initiative At State Education Convention

J.B. Van Hollen Remarks

Safe Schools Manual

 
 Wisconsin Eye Interview
  
 

Press Release
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Addresses Prosecutor Shortage And Discussed Drunk Driving

Interview
 
    Dell Settlement
  
computer Dell Settles State Lawsuit Alleging Violations Of Wisconsin's Unfair Sales Act And Consumer Credit Laws

Press Release
Complaint
 
    Protecting the Elderly
  
Protecting the Elderly

Guest Column: Protecting The Elderly
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
  
    Immigration Enforcement Guide
  
Van Hollen Releases Immigration Enforcement Guide For Law Enforcement

Guide for Law Enforcement Contacts with Foreign Nationals [PDF]

AG Van Hollen Statement on Law Enforcement Immigration Guide [WMA]
 
    Voting laws
  
  VAN HOLLEN FILES SUIT AGAINST GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD

Press Release
Guest Column: Protecting The Right To Vote
Copy of Complaint Filed in Dane County Court
August 27 Letter to the Government Accountability Board
Response From the Government Accountability Board
 
    Fire Safety
  
A Major Concern For Students Living Both On- And Off-Campus
 
    WisconsinEye Interview
  
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen spoke with WisconsinEye as part of its Newsmakers interview series to discuss drug problems in the state [WMA]
 
    DCI Awards
  
Division of Criminal Investigations Department Of Justice Special Agents Receive Awards For Investigative Work
 
    DOJ Involved in Heroin Sting
  
Twenty Seven Defendants Charged in Heroin Drug Conspiracy Case Which Resulted in 5 Deaths in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties
 
    Law Enforcement Roundtable
  
Van Hollen, Fitzgeralds meet at Dodge County Law Enforcement Roundtable
 
Missing Persons Ceremony Van Hollen Commemorates Wisconsin's Missing Children and Adults

Pictured left, Special Service Award Winner Cindy Ross with J.B. Van Hollen
 
J.B. Van Hollen Speaks at Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony
Click photo to enlarge		 Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Speaks at The Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the State Capitol, in Madison May 9, 2008.
 
Arson Awareness Week
 
JB and Amber Alert Poster Winner Attorney General Van Hollen with Amber Alert poster contest winner Jada Hutcherson and her mother Aleta Hutcherson
 
April 13-19 is National Crime Victims' Rights Week
Attorney General Van Hollen to Host Capitol Ceremony on April 17
National Crime Victims Rights Week

 

ICAC Attorney General Van Hollen Launches
 New Public Education Campaign
Warning Parents of Danger of Internet Predators

See the television spot
Hear the radio spot

 

Human Trafficking:
Understanding the crime

 

2007 Open Meetings / Public Records Compliance Outlines

 

Attorney General Van Hollen Names

Michael Myszewski

Administrator of the Division of Criminal Investigation

 

Attorney General Van Hollen's Wisconsin Crime Alert Network

New Initiative Would Link Law Enforcement and Wisconsin Businesses

Crime Alert Network Fact Sheet [PDF]

AG Van Hollen's  Legislative Testimony [PDF]

 

Crandon Investigation Documents

Statements of Attorney General, Acting Administrator Myszewski, and Special Agent Kust [PDF]

The Statement of the Records Custodian [PDF]

Incident Timeline [PDF]

Investigation Process Flow Chart [PDF]

Responding Agencies [PDF]

 

Documents relating to FAQ's about Crandon Homicides
October 9, 2007
Statement Of Attorney General Van Hollen On Crandon Multiple Homicides

October 8, 2007
Statement From Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen On Crandon Multiple Homicides

Content of Basic Training [PDF]
Law Enforcement Prepatory Training Requirements [PDF]
Law Enforcement Employment Standards [PDF]
Peterson, Tyler Form 303 Application [PDF]

 

Van Hollen Releases Immigration Enforcement Guide For Law Enforcement
♦

Guide for Law Enforcement Contacts with Foreign Nationals [PDF]

AG Van Hollen Statement on Law Enforcement Immigration Guide [WMA]

 

2007 Safe Schools
Legal Resource Manual [PDF]

 

Open Meetings and Public Records Law Seminars
•  Schedule
•  Register
•  2007 Open Meetings Compliance Outline
•  2007 Public Records Compliance Outline
•  AG's Statement on Seminars [.mp3]

 

AG Van Hollen Participates In "We Don't Serve Teens" Campaign
  Miller - Don't Serve Teens PSA #1 with AG Van Hollen [MP3]
  Miller - Don't Serve Teens PSA #2 with AG Van Hollen [MP3]

 

DOJ
Fireworks Law
Information

 

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen Announces the Appointment of Janice Brazil Cummings as Director of DOJ Office of Crime Victim Services.
Pictured left: the Attorney General with Cummings at Neighborhood House in Milwaukee

 

Wisconsin's Legislative Joint Committee on Finance
Takes up DOJ Budget

Hear Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen's
Statement on Budget Action [WMV 1,293kb]

 

Susan WhiteHorse of the Wisconsin Department of Justice receives National award for her work with missing persons.
Photo: U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Susan WhiteHorse, and Acting Associate Attorney General  William Mercer

 

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen will speak at the Greater Milwaukee Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2007.  The ceremony will be held at Clas Park: 901 N. 9th Street, Milwaukee.

On Friday, May 18, 2007, the Attorney General will speak at 12:00 p.m. at the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the State Capitol, in Madison.

 

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