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Lynn Fitch

Lynn Fitch (born October 5, 1961) is an American lawyer, politician, and the 40th Attorney General of Mississippi. Previously, she was the 54th State Treasurer of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020. She has been the first Republican woman to hold that position. Fitch announced her candidacy for Attorney General of Mississippi on March 14, 2018. In the Republican primary for this office, she defeated State Representative Mark Baker from Brandon, and Andy Taggert, former Chief of Staff to Governor Kirk Fordice and former Madison County Supervisor. Having defeated Democratic candidate Jennifer Riley Collins in the general election, Fitch is the first female to serve as the state's Attorney General and the first Republican to serve in the office since 1878.

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1961-10-05

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Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced a conviction and two sentencings in child exploitation cases in Warren, Rankin, and Hancock Counties.

“I am putting the full resources of this office behind our fight to protect children from vicious predators,” said Attorney General Lynn Fitch. “I commend the hard-working investigators and prosecutors in my Cyber Crime Division for their work to get child predators offline and away from our children.”. Robert Donald...

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Mississippi AG Lynn Fitch speaks about insulin manufacturer lawsuit, human trafficking arrests

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch spoke with WLOX about a lawsuit she filed against drug manufacturers and about recent human trafficking arrests made in Jackson, Miss. Fitch first spoke about the lawsuit. She claims the drug companies are driving up and even manipulating the price of...

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AG Lynn Fitch Continues Fight Against Human Trafficking in MS

Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. AG Lynn Fitch Continues to Fight Human Trafficking in Mississippi. The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office successfully executed three undercover human trafficking operations...

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AG Lynn Fitch continues to fight human trafficking in Mississippi

The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office successfully executed three undercover human trafficking operations over the last two weeks. The operations resulted in the location and rescue of twenty human trafficking victims and at least six arrests, and with investigations still ongoing, the operation may result in additional arrests. “Human trafficking is...

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AG Lynn Fitch seeks information in sexual abuse case involving an Amory High School teacher

The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office is seeking information in support of an open investigation into Toshemie Wilson who has been teaching at Amory High School for 20 years. Toshemie Wilson, 45, was arrested and charged with child exploitation following the execution of a search warrant. He was given a $250,000...

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