Other LanguagesRICHLAND – ¿Si su nieto llamara buscando ayuda, enviaría usted dinero? La Oficina del Procurador General de Washington advierte a residentes de Washington acerca de la "Estafa de Abuelo," donde estafadores que actúan como parientes tratan de convencer a víctimas de edad avanzada que envíen dinero en efectivo para ayudarles a pagar por reparaciones imprevistas de autos, cuentas médicas – o incluso pagarles la fianza.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) and its former subsidiary Apothecon, Inc. has agreed to pay the state of Washington nearly $6.8 million to settle allegations of illegal marketing and pricing of prescription medications, Attorney General Rob McKenna announced today.
Building on the work of his Youth Internet Safety Task Force and the high-tech unit in his Consumer Protection Division, Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced a number of updates to his office’s Internet Safety Web pages.
OLYMPIA – The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) charged a Bremerton woman Wednesday with nine counts of Medicaid fraud for billing the government for care she claimed to have provided to her mother long after her mother had died.
RICHLAND – If your grandchild called seeking help, would you send money? The Washington Attorney General’s Office is warning Washington residents about the “grandparent scam,” where cons posing as relatives try to convince elderly victims to wire cash to help pay for emergency car repairs, medical bills – or even post bail.
OLYMPIA – Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced the state will appeal a recent King County Superior Court ruling that suggests three sections of the Municipal Water law are invalid.
OLYMPIA – A King County former nursing facility employee and a Spokane County Medicaid Personal Services individual care provider were charged last week with several felonies related to Medicaid Fraud.
SEATTLE – Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced a multi-state agreement with MoneyGram Payment Services intended to help prevent U.S. residents from becoming victims of wire transfer scams. MoneyGram will pay $1.1 million to fund a national peer-counseling program to be overseen by the AARP Foundation. The company also agreed to print an attention-grabbing warning on its form used to send money and provide enhanced training to branch agents.
OLYMPIA — A former Spokane County adult family home operator was sentenced yesterday for six felony counts of Medicaid fraud.
SEATTLE, WA - El 12 de junio entra en vigor una nueva ley estatal cuyo objeto es brindar protección a aquellas personas que han sido afectadas por la crisis hipotecaria que ha sufrido el país. Con el motivo de proteger a aquellas personas que enfrentan la ejecución de una hipoteca, le lay establece nuevos requisitos y responsabilidades a los individuos que intentan ayudar y asesorar a los deudores hipotecarios para evitar la perdida de su propiedad.