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DES MOINES—In a report issued today, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office has concluded that the July 30, 2024, fatal shooting of Weston Derby by two Des Moines police officers was “legally justified.” The Attorney General’s conclusion was based on a review and investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation....

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today issued a warning to Iowans about “pig-butchering” scams. Pig-butchering scams are long cons that occur when con artists connect with someone online and build a relationship over a period of time before tricking them into sending money. These con artists bond over common...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a 22-state coalition in supporting a lawsuit by survivors and families of Americans who were murdered in the Hamas terror massacre on October 7—the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust. The lawsuit challenges American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and the National...

DES MOINES—The Iowa Attorney General’s office today issued an updated report with corrections on the legally justified April 6, 2024, fatal shooting of David Vanderhamm by Cedar Rapids police officers. A copy of the updated report is available here.  ###

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that her office will lead the prosecution against a non-U.S. citizen, legally residing in the United States, who was arrested Wednesday in Marshall County for alleged voter fraud. Jorge Oscar Sanchez-Vasquez, a 42-year-old man from Marshalltown, was arrested for two counts of...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today filed two briefs opposing settlement agreements that abuse the system and take advantage of the harmed Americans that the lawsuits were supposed to support. Google Settlement The Google settlement resolves a class-action lawsuit by Americans who were tracked by the search engine despite...

DES MOINES—Today, during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird sent a letter to the Biden-Harris EPA, urging it to deny California’s request for a waiver that would allow it to mandate that if a traditional gas-powered truck hauls through the state of California, even one time,...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced the promotions of Keisha Cretsinger to Chief of the Statewide Prosecutions Section and Lindsey Browning to Chief of the Administrative Law Section. “These promotions are well-deserved and bring valuable new leadership to our team,” said Attorney General Bird. “With their vast experience,...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that the Attorney General’s office, in coordination with the Marshall County Attorney’s office, secured a second-degree murder conviction against Scott Swartz for beating his elderly father to death. On August 30, 2024, a Marshall County court found Scott Swartz guilty of second-degree...

DES MOINES—Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that Scott Brown, the current chief of the Iowa Attorney General’s office’s Statewide Prosecutions Section, will serve as the prosecutor for the office’s new cold case unit, in addition to prosecuting cases for the office’s criminal division. “Scott Brown is, hands down,...