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Press Releases 2006

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• December 2006
• Dec. 20 -- McDonnell Releases Final Report of Youth Internet Safety Task Force
• Dec. 20 -- Statements of AOL, MySpace.com on Youth Internet Safety Task Force Report
• Dec. 19 -- McDonnell Announces Sentence in Major Child Pornography Conviction
• Dec. 11 -- Statement of Hemanshu Nigam, Chief Security Officer of MySpace.com, on McDonnell E-mail Registration Announcement
• Dec. 11 -- Virginia First State to Partner with MySpace.com in Requiring E-mail Registration of Sex Offenders
• Dec. 7 -- McDonnell Teaches ‘Class Action’ To Elementary School Class in Newport News
• Dec. 6 -- McDonnell Opinion: Parents Should Not Be Forced to Lose Custody of Mentally-Ill Children
• Dec. 4 -- McDonnell's Statement Regarding Governor's Decision on Percy Walton
• November 2006
  • Nov. 30 -- Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell Joins U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for National Methamphetamine Awareness Day Panel
  • Nov. 22 -- Attorney General's Office donates $1500 to Central Virginia Foodbank
  • Nov. 20 -- McDonnell Calls on Energy Secretary to Consult Virginia Officials
  • Nov. 16 -- McDonnell's Youth Internet Safety Task Force Meets in Roanoke
  • Nov. 10 -- McDonnell Statement on Veterans Day
  • Nov. 9 -- McDonnell Statement on Allen Concession

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• October 2006
  • Oct. 25 -- McDonnell, Bolling Voice Support for Marriage Amendment
  • Oct. 24 -- McDonnell's Statement on Governor’s Marriage Amendment Press Conference
  • Oct. 17 -- McDonnell's Youth Internet Safety Task Force Meets in Va. Beach
  • Oct. 17 -- Gang Member Convicted in Rockingham
  • Oct. 12 -- McDonnell Files Complaint to Stop Pollution of Virginia Waterway
  • Oct. 4 -- McDonnell's Government and Regulatory Reform Task Force Holds First Meeting
  • Oct. 3 -- McDonnell Joins National Advocate Brandon Silveria for School Presentation on Dangers of Drunk-Driving/Underage-Drinking
• September 2006
  • Sept. 27 -- McDonnell Calls for Citizen Input in Regulatory Reform Effort
• Sept. 19 -- McDonnell's 'Youth Internet Safety Task Force' Holds Second Meeting
• Sept. 15 -- McDonnell's Statement on Cecil Field Referendum Ruling
• Sept. 14 -- McDonnell Announces Major Child Pornography Conviction
• Sept. 14 -- Statement of Attorney General McDonnell on Marriage Amendment Opinion
• Sept. 11 -- McDonnell's Statement on Fifth Anniversary of Sept. 11
• Sept. 5 -- Virginia Anti-SPAM Act Upheld -- Nation’s First Ever Felony SPAM Conviction Stands
• August 2006
  • August 31 -- Virginia Post-Disaster Anti-Price Gouging Statute Now Activated
  • August 30 -- Office of Attorney General, Other State Agencies Hold Virginia's First Legal Disaster Preparedness Drill
  • August 30 -- McDonnell Issues Consumer Alert on "Vishing"
  • August 28 -- Statement on Elimination of Virginia Estate Tax
  • August 16 -- Statement on Agreement Reached in Abraham Cherrix Case
  • August 14 -- McDonnell Announces Shenandoah Valley Anti-Gang Initiatives
  • August 11 -- McDonnell Announces TRIAD Conference
  • August 10 -- McDonnell Tours Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank
  • August 9 -- McDonnell Unveils New “Class Action” Workbook for Virginia Schools
  • August 2 -- McDonnell Announces Government & Regulatory Reform Task Force
  • August 2 -- McDonnell Announces Felony Conviction in First Identity Theft Case

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• July 2006
  • July 26 -- McDonnell Announces Gang Prosecution Strike Force
  • July 25 -- McDonnell's Statement on Cherrix Decision
  • July 25 -- McDonnell's Statement on Filing of Amicus Brief in Abraham Cherrix Case
  • July 21 -- McDonnell's Letter for the Virginia Israel Solidarity Gathering
  • July 18 -- McDonnell Denounces Comments by Tetterton Attorney
  • July 14 -- McDonnell Holds First Meeting of Youth Internet Safety Task Force
  • July 13 -- McDonnell, Wilder Open G.R.I.P. 'One-Stop' Office in Richmond
  • July 10 -- McDonnell Announces Major Child Pornography Indictments in Halifax County
  • July 5 -- Attorney General Bob McDonnell Offers Summer Car Repair Advice

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• June 2006
  • June 30, 2006 - McDonnell Issues Consumer Alert for Flood Victims
  • June 28, 2006 - Virginia Prevails in Supreme Court Case -- Bustillo Case Argued in March, Decided Today in Favor of Commonwealth
  • June 28, 2006 - Statement on Nomination of Sean Connaughton
  • June 27, 2006 - McDonnell Legislation Takes Effect Saturday
  • June 19, 2006 - McDonnell Launches Attorney General’s Youth Internet Safety Task Force
  • June 16, 2006 - Media Advisory - Youth Internet Safety Task Force
  • June 16, 2006 - Agreement with Chevron Curb Tobacco Sales to Minors
  • June 14, 2006 - McDonnell and Wilder Join Together to Combat Gangs in Richmond
  • June 13, 2006 - McDonnell and Wilder to Hold Joint Media Availability
  • June 13,2006 - McDonnell Joins with Leaders across State, Nation to Combat Online Child Sex Predators
  • June 12, 2006 - Attorney General McDonnell, State Police Superintendent Flaherty Unveil New Virginia Sex Offender Registry
  • June 8, 2006 - Statement of Attorney General Bob McDonnell on 2006 Budget Impasse (Click here for Official Opinion)

• May 2006
  • May 26, 2006 - McDonnell praises grant for injured veterans
  • May 25, 2006 - McDonnell Announces Re-Arrest of Convicted Child Pornographer
  • May 24, 2006 - McDonnell’s statement regarding Oceana Naval Air Station
  • May 23, 2006 - McDonnell Issues Alert for Virginia Veterans--Personal Information of 26.5 Million Veterans Stolen
  • May 16, 2006 - McDonnell Announces Victory to Protect VA Commuters
  • May 9, 2006 - McDonnell Announces Felony Indictments of Suspected Identity Thief
  • May 1, 2006 - Attorney General McDonnell Announces Refunds in  American Savings Discount Club Case
  • May 1, 2006 - McDonnell Issues Computer Scam Alert

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April 2006

• April 27, 2006 -Anti-Youth Drinking Efforts
• April 25, 2006 - Applauds Central Virginia Food Bank
• April 24, 2006 - Sexual Predator Legislation Becomes Law
• April 24, 2006 - McDonnell’s Sex Offender Legislation
• April 6, 2006 - Prohibit Tax Preparers from Sharing Personal Information
• April 5, 2006 - ACLU Threatens to Shutdown Boy Scout Jamboree
• March 2006
  • March 27, 2006 - South Boston Man to be Held Without Bond
  • March 23, 2006 - McDonnell Named to National Panel
  • March 21, 2006 - Settlement with Time Inc.
  • March 15, 2006 - Tobacco Agreement with CVS
  • March 13, 2006 - McDonnell Legislation Set to Become Law
  • March 7, 2006 - McDonnell Defends Conviction in Nation’s First Felony SPAM Case
  • March 2, 2006 - Case of the $6 Gasoline

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• February 2006
  • February 14, 2006 - Louisa Co. Man sentenced after conviction of Sexual Exploitation of Children
  • February 9, 2006 - Child Pornography Guilty Pleas
  • February 6, 2006 - National Consumer Protection Week
  • February 2, 2006 - McDonnell Warns Consumers About H&R Block Mailing

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• January 2006
  • January 26, 2006 - McDonnell Settlement Halts Fraudulent Mailings
  • January 24, 2006 - Bob McDonnell: Virginia Will Lead Nation in Fight against Sexual Predators
  • January 25, 2006 - McDonnell Announces 2006 Legislative Agenda Plan for “A Safer and Stronger Virginia”