Press Releases

2009

June
• Secretary of State Ross Miller Announces Large Judgment in Campaign Finance Reporting Law Violation - 6/26/2009

• Secretary of State Announces New Public Information Officer - 6/25/2009

• Investigators Execute Search Warrant on Offices of Man Charged With Senior Exploitation in Real Estate Scam - 6/23/2009

Investigators Seek Public Assistance in Locating Man Charged with Senior Exploitation in Real Estate Scam
More than $400,000 taken From Just One Victim, Agents Believe More Victims yet to be Identified - 6/15/2009

MAY
• Secretary of State Announces New Chief of Enforcement and New Administrator in Securities Division - 5/21/2009

• Former Nye County Commissioner Charged with Embezzlement & Securities Fraud - 5/14/2009

• Nevada Attorney General and Secretary of State Charge ACORN with Voter Registration Violations - 5/4/2009

APRIL
• Victims of Investment Fraud Scheme Sought by Secretary of State's Office - 4/30/2009

• Four Nevadans Receive Jean Ford Democracy Award From Secretary of State - 4/22/2009

• Observe April 16th “National Healthcare Decisions Dar” by Completing Advance Directives and Filing Them in Nevada’s Living Will Lockbox - 4/15/2009

• Two Arrested in Securities/Real Estate Scam; Victims Sought in New Scam : So Fare Nearly $400,000 Taken From Victims in Nevada and California - 4/01/2009

MARCH
• Nevada’s “Living Will Lockbox” Celebrates One Year Anniversay; Reports Early Success to Legislature - 3/25/2009

• Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller Recognized as “PATRIOTIC EMPLOYER” by National Guard Support Organization - 3/23/2009

• Suspected Las Vegas Securities Fraud Perpetrator Arrested in Texas After Arriving in U.S. from Dubai - 3/12/2009

• Secretary of State Announces New Deputy for Southern Nevada - 3/4/2009

FEBRUARY
• Secretary of State Ross Miller Puts Skids on Fraudulent Securities Opertation; Recognizes “AMERICA SAVES WEEK” Focus on Fraud Prevention - 2/23/2009

JANUARY
• Convicted Fraud Perpetrator Was Using Investors' Money to Pay Restitution for Previous Fraud Convictions - 1/29/2009

• Jean Ford Democracy Award Nominations Sought - 1/20/2009

• Secretary of State Files Writ of Mandamus and Injunction to Resolve Election Dispute in Fernley City Council Race - 1/06/2009

• Nevada Voter Registration Totals Through end of December, 2008 Show Slight Decline due to Legally Required Maintenance of Registration Lists - 1/05/2009

2008

DECEMBER

•Secretary of State Ross Miller will present students of Western High School with a National Secretaries of State Medallion Award 12/11/2008

• "Affinity Fruad" An Easy Way For Scammers To Gain Your Trust 12/11/2008

NOVEMBER
• 2008 Election Canvassing by Supreme Court set for Tuesday, November 25th, 9:00 A.M.- 11/21/2008

OCTOBER
• Students Prepare to Cast Their Vote in the Nevada Student/Parent Mock Election- 10/27/2008

• Last Day to Register to Vote is Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 10/14/2008

•Secretary of State Pushes for Complete Investigation Into prison Work Release Program Providing Work Release Inmates to Collect Personal Information from the Public" - 10/14/2008

•No Eligible Nevada Voters Will Be Purged From The Rolls "Says Secretary of State Ross Miller in Response to Misleading NY Times Article - 10/09/2008

•Miller Says Latest Enforcement Action "Proves that our System Works" - 10/08/2008

• Voter Fraud Task Force Serves Search Warrant on ACORN's Las Vegas Headquarters
- 10/2/2008

• Securities Fraud Arrest Nets Man Barred by Securities and Exchange Commission
- 10/2/2008

• Secretary of State Ross Miller Reports Voter Registration Tallies Through September 30,2008
- 10/1/2008

• Nevada Home Foreclosures Causing Potential Confusion in the Voting Process - 10/1/2008

SEPTEMBER
• Secretary of State Investigators Arrest Las Vegas Man in Alleged $300,000 Ponzi Scheme - 9/18/2008

• Secretary of State Warns Counties to Open Polling Places in Spite of Holiday or face Violation of Nevada Revised Statutes - 09/17/2008

• Voter Registration Toolkit Offered by Secretary of State - 9/4/2008

AUGUST
• Comprehensive Election Night Reporting Results Available Through Secretary of State's Election Information Website - 8/11/2008

•Oil Exploration Firm Sings Consent Decree with Nevada Secretary of State; agrees to $30,000 in Civil Penalties Related to Sale of Unregistered Securities- 8/07/2008

• Secretary of State Ross Miller Reports Voter Registration Tallies For Primary-Eligible Voters- 8/01/2008

JULY
• Multijurisdictional Task Force Will target Election Fraud, Intimidation and Other Election-Related  Violations- 7/31/2008

• Secretary of State Ross Miller's Official Comment on the Nevada Supreme Court's Term Limits Decision- 7/25/2008

• Celebrate Independence Day by Checking Your Voter Registration Status- 7/03/2008

• Changes to Resident Agent Requirements Go Into Effect July 1, 2008- 7/01/2008

JUNE
• Securities Fraud Arrest Underscores Need For Investors to do Research - 6/20/2008

MAY
• Nevada Secretary of State’s Office Works with U.S. and Canadian Agencies to Halt Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme- 5/7/2008

APRIL
• Volunteers Needed to Write Arguments for and Against Ballot Questions- 4/9/2008

• Secretary of State Investigators Freeze Assets in Gold Mine Fundraising Plan- 4/2/2008

MARCH
• Secretary Miller Issues Official Interpretation to Clarify Questions Regarding Verification of Petition   Signatures - 3/25/2008

• Secretary of State Ross Miller Announces New “Advanced Directives Registry” at LivingWillLockbox.com - 3/25/2008

• Court Imposes Fines In Campaign Finance Violations - 3/5/2008

• Secretary of State Ross Miller Reports Continued Surge in Registered Voters - 3/5/2008

FEBRUARY
• Training for New Notaries Public to be Held April 17th in Elko - 2/26/2008

• Secretary of State Agents make Securities Fraud Arrest; Seniors Again Targetted in Securities Scam
- 2/20/2008

JANUARY
• Secretary of State Announces "Please Don't Call List" - 1/30/2008

• Secretary Miller Releases Year End Voter Registration Figures - 1/9/2008

• Nevada Can Help Build National Trend in Increased Voter Participation - 1/4/2008

• Secretary of State Makes Arrest in Multi-Million Dollar Home Buying Scam - 1/2/2008


2007

DECEMBER
• New “Business Registration” Scam Targets Corporations - 12/28/2007

• Online Caucus Location and Voter Registration Information Now Available - 12/17/2007

• Mortgage Scam Warning - 12/12/2007

NOVEMBER
• Secretary of State Ross Miller Expands Expedited Commercial Recording Services in Reno Office
- 11/28/2007

• Secretary of State Ross Miller Joins Visa Inc. and Clark County Students for Statewide Launch of
   "Financial Football" - 11/8/2007

OCTOBER
• Nevada Secretary of State Announces Chairman Appointment to Advisory Council - 10/22/2007

• Multi-Agency Effort Arrests Man with History of Fraud Arrest - 10/9/2007

• More than $200,000 Returned to Fraud Victims by NV Secretary of State & Attorney General -
  10/1/2007

AUGUST
• New Mandatory Training Required for Nevada Notaries - Effective October 1, 2007 - 8/6/2007

• Prison Management Questioned in Secretary of State's Letter to Governor - 8/6/2007

JUNE
• Secretary Miller Issues Notario Violations - 6/28/2007

• Secretary Miller Announces Corporate Filings Reforms - 6/18/2007

• Secretary Miller Says Election Command Center Proving Successful - 6/04/2007

MAY
• Secretary of State Office Exposes $2.7 Million Investment Scheme Targeting Seniors - 5/25/2007

APRIL
• Secretary of State Office Makes Securities Fraud Arrest - 4/26/2007

• Additional $10 million Identified from Southwest Exchange, Inc. - 4/24/2007

MARCH
• Money Recovered from Defunct 1031 Business - 3/29/2007

• Legislation on Legal Defense Funds Proposed - 3/27/2007

• Statewide Voter Registration System Up and Ready - 3/23/2007

FEBRUARY
• Company Ordered to Freeze Investor Funds - 2/16/2007

• Jean Ford Democracy Award Nominations Sought - 2/5/2007

JANUARY
• Miller Finalizes Secretary of State Positions - 1/1/2007