Other LanguagesThe Attorney General’s Office this week filed a petition asking a Benton County judge to find probable cause to believe that convicted multi-victim pedophile Stephen Robinson may be a sexually violent predator (SVP). If the judge ultimately agrees, Robinson would be civilly committed at the state's Special Commitment Center, preventing his release into the community.
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has successfully prosecuted a Snohomish County environmental crime involving illegal dumping of over 6,000 gallons of sewage. This is the first environmental crime the AGO has prosecuted in 10 years.
The Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) filed
felony criminal charges against Burnice R. Thompson in Thurston County
Superior Court today.
The Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) has
entered into diversion agreements with two defendants in connection with
falsifying timesheets as paid caregivers under the Medicaid program.
The Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) has
charged an Otis Orchards woman with one count of 1st degree theft and
two counts of making a false statement to obtain a Medicaid payment.
The State of Washington was extremely disappointed to hear from
the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) on Thursday that two more
milestones agreed to in the 2010 Hanford Cleanup Consent Decree
with the State are at substantial risk of being missed. USDOE Secretary
Ernest Moniz called Governor Jay Inslee on Thursday to inform him of
this information
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced the state filed
a Notice of Appeal in the case of US v Washington— the “culverts” case.
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office Friday charged Emily Kirk
of Pullman, Wash., with theft of $13,910 from Whitcom 911 Employee
Guild. The Guild’s treasurer is accused of Theft in the First Degree,
Money Laundering and Forgery.
Governor Jay Inslee today signed Attorney General-request
legislation making courthouses safer for the people of Washington. He
also signed measures supported by the Attorney General expanding the use
of treatment courts and creating a statewide coordinating committee to
fight child sex trafficking
TUMWATER — A 39 year old Tacoma woman faces charges on five counts of
theft for fraudulently collecting more than $50,000 in workers’
compensation benefits from the Washington State Department of Labor
& Industries (L&I).