Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark
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Attorney General Charity Clark, along with Lamoille County State’s Attorney Aliena Gerhard, will host a free expungement clinic on Thursday, October 3, 2024, with appointments available from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Expungements remove specific convictions and dismissed charges from an individual's record after a certain period of time has passed. Under Vermont law, many misdemeanors, 14 different felony offenses, and all dismissed charges can be expunged or sealed.
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Our choice for President of the United States this November will have far-reaching impacts on the U.S. Supreme Court and our entire judicial system. Voters should be asking themselves: what kind of country do you want to live in? What kind of future do you want to leave for the next generation? Because the judicial choices made by President Trump during his first term present a clear – and concerning – picture of what another four years would mean for the bench and for our country.
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The Vermont Legal Community Fighting Hunger Food Drive will commence its eighth annual event on Friday, September 6th, and run until Friday, September 20th. This year, the drive will again include a collection of diapers to support families experiencing diaper need. The initiative is spearheaded by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and involves the Vermont Foodbank, the Vermont Bar Association (VBA), and various law offices across the state.
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The Attorney General’s Office announced that Andrew Moffitt, 21, of Hartland, Vermont, was arraigned today on one felony count of luring a child. The charge against Mr. Moffitt results from a criminal investigation initially conducted by the Baltimore County Police Department in Maryland and later referred to the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (VT-ICAC) with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, Vermont State Police, and Hartford Police Department. Mr. Moffitt is alleged to have engaged in sexually explicit conversations with a minor on the...
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The Attorney General’s Office announced that licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor Johan Green, 53, of Williamstown, Vermont, was arraigned on 11 counts of felony Medicaid fraud. The charges against Mr. Green stem from an investigation by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU), which found that Mr. Green had falsely billed Medicaid for services not provided, defrauding Vermont Medicaid of over $70,000 in public health care funds.
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Attorney General Charity Clark announced today that Vermont has joined an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster. The lawsuit, originally filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and state partners, accuses Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, of forming an illegal monopoly and engaging in anti-competitive practices to maintain that monopoly. Attorney General Clark’s office has been investigating Live Nation-Ticketmaster since May.
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The Attorney General’s Office announced that licensed psychotherapist Robert Martin DuWors, Ph.D., 71, of Cotuit, Massachusetts, was arraigned today on three felony counts of Medicaid fraud. The charges against Dr. DuWors result from an investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU). The investigation revealed that Dr. DuWors allowed an unlicensed associate to practice psychotherapy on his patients while billing Vermont Medicaid for that time at a licensed clinical full rate. Additionally, Dr. DuWors routinely billed...
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The Attorney General’s Office announced that Jason Benn, 35, of Derby, Vermont, was arraigned today on one felony count of luring a child and one felony count of possession of child sexual abuse material. Mr. Benn is alleged to have engaged in sexually explicit conversations with a 13-year-old child. That child disclosed the conversations to a third party, who then made a report to law enforcement. VT-ICAC also received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children relating to a suspect uploading a file of child sexual abuse material to...
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The Attorney General’s Office announced that Veronica Lewis, 40, was arraigned today on one felony count of attempted murder in the second degree and two felony counts of aggravated assault. The charges against Ms. Lewis stem from an investigation conducted by the Vermont State Police and the Department of Corrections into an incident that occurred on May 29, 2024, at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility.
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James Beam, 29, of Springfield, Vermont, was arraigned today on one felony count of Attempted Luring of a Child. The charge stems from an undercover investigation by the Hartford Police Department and the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (VT-ICAC). Beam allegedly initiated contact online via the Grindr application with a Hartford investigator posing as a 14-year-old minor. He engaged in sexual conversations and arranged a meeting to engage in sexual acts.
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The Attorney General’s Office announced that Robert Lavallee, 31, of Bristol, Vermont, was arraigned today on one felony count of luring a child. The charge brought against the defendant is the result of an undercover criminal investigation initially conducted by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois and later referred to the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (VT-ICAC) with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations. Mr. Lavallee communicated online via Facebook with a Henderson County Sheriff’s officer posing as a 13-year-old minor. The...
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Jeffrey Newbegin, 67, of Derby, Vermont, was sentenced today in Vermont Superior Court, Orleans Criminal Division, after pleading guilty to one felony count of possession of child sexual abuse materials. The Attorney General’s Office announced the sentencing.
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The Attorney General’s Office announced that Arelis Vazquez-Arce, 34, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, was sentenced today in Vermont Superior Court, Windsor Criminal Division, after pleading guilty to one felony count of Conspiracy to Sell Heroin.
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Attorney General Charity Clark has filed a lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers Evernorth, owner of Express Scripts, and CVS, along with nearly two dozen affiliated entities. The suit alleges that these companies have unfairly and deceptively driven up prescription drug prices in Vermont. Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) act as intermediaries who negotiate contracts with pharmaceutical manufacturers, insurance companies, and pharmacies, determining the cost of prescription drugs for consumers.
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The Attorney General’s Office announced that Caleb Devarney, 31, of St. Albans, Vermont, was arraigned today on three felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material and two misdemeanor counts of possession of child sexual abuse material.
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The Attorney General’s Office announced that Amy Trela, 48, of Winooski, Vermont, and Alicia Russell, 29, of Essex, Vermont, were arraigned today as co-defendants on one count each of felony Medicaid fraud. The charges are the result of an investigation by the Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU), which found that the defendants falsely certified Medicaid timesheets, defrauding Vermont Medicaid of over $62,000 in public healthcare funds since 2019.
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The Attorney General’s Office announced that David Green, 24, of South Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced today in Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Criminal Division, after pleading guilty to one misdemeanor count of possession of child sexual abuse materials. The court, with Judge Navah Spero presiding, sentenced the defendant by agreement to 1 to 2 years in jail, all suspended, with a four-year term of probation. Conditions include completing sex offender treatment, restricting access to pornography, limiting internet usage, and requiring any contact with minors to be...
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The Attorney General’s Office announced that Todd Merrow, 48, of Bennington, Vermont, was sentenced today in Vermont Superior Court, Bennington Criminal Division, after pleading guilty to one felony count of home improvement fraud where the loss was over $1,000. The court, Judge Kerry Ann McDonald-Cady presiding, sentenced the defendant to 14 to 15 days of pre-approved furlough to be performed through the Department of Corrections’ work crew program. Additionally, a signed restitution judgment order was issued for the victim’s loss.
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Attorney General Charity Clark has been appointed co-chair of the National Association of Attorneys General’s (NAAG) “Tobacco Committee.” The committee's primary mission is to lead a coalition of 52 state and territory attorneys general in their efforts to enforce, defend, administer, and improve the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). Additionally, the Tobacco Committee provides leadership on tobacco matters not directly related to the MSA, including vaping.
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Anthony Weber, 30, of Winooski, Vermont, was sentenced yesterday in Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Criminal Division, after pleading guilty to one felony count of luring a child. Judge Michael Harris presided over the sentencing on June 25, 2024. The court imposed a 10-year term of probation with conditions that Weber complete sex offender programming and restrictions on his internet access and contact with the minor victim and minors under the age of 16. If Weber violates the terms of his probation, he faces up to five years in jail. Additionally, he is required to...
