This page includes all Oregon Department of Justice news, including media releases, letters and lawsuits, and reports. To find for a specific topic, use the search function on the left.
Attorney General Rayfield Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Mail Ballot Deadline
Statement from Attorney General Dan Rayfield on today’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court upholding the right of states to count mail ballots postmarked by Election Day: “Today’s Supreme Court opinion is a victory for every Oregonian. Our state laws ensure that every vote counts—including mailed ballots that are postmarked by Election Day. Those… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on June 29, 2026
Oregon Department of Justice Announces 19 New Charges Against Melissa Fireside in Identity Theft Case
A Clackamas County grand jury returned a 19-count indictment Wednesday against Melissa Fireside, alleging she opened multiple credit accounts using another person’s stolen identity. The alleged victim was 65 or older at the time the identity theft occurred. The new charges allege Fireside fraudulently opened a U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program loan, a… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Media Release on June 26, 2026
Attorney General Rayfield Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump’s unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states’ constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling follows a multistate lawsuit by Attorney General Rayfield and a coalition of 24 states that challenged the… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on June 25, 2026
Attorney General Rayfield Condemns Unprecedented Misuse of Legal System for Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization” Fund
Litigation and manufactured “settlement” agreement designed to create a taxpayer-funded windfall for President Trump and his family Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a multistate coalition condemned the purported “settlement” agreement in Trump v. IRS, which granted President Trump and his family immunity from investigations and prosecutions related to past conduct and required the Department… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on June 24, 2026
Attorney General Rayfield Highlights Strong Record, Recent Enforcement Actions in Combatting Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
Oregon’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit continues delivering results for patients and taxpayers This afternoon, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield highlighted (opens in a new window)” the ongoing work of Oregon’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), pointing to a string of recent charges, convictions, settlements, and recoveries that protect Oregonians who rely on Medicaid. AG Rayfield’s… View ArticlePosted in Homepage, Media Release on June 23, 2026