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One female farmworker reported the supervisor raped her repeatedly
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Attorney General Ferguson issues statement on today’s Supreme Court decision in mifepristone case
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson released the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court released its decision in Food & Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a case challenging the FDA’s approval of the abortion medication mifepristone:
AG Ferguson to join US Department of Justice lawsuit asserting Apple unlawfully monopolized smartphone market
Lawsuit asserts former Apple CEO wanted to “further lock customers” into using products like the iPhone
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today he will partner with the U.S. Department of Justice and a bipartisan group of 20 attorneys general in an antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolizing the smartphone market.
AG Ferguson launches first-of-its-kind statewide youth helpline
HearMeWA makes it easier for Washington youth in crisis to find help they need, no matter where they live
SEATTLE — Today, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the launch of HearMeWA, a first-of-its-kind statewide reporting system exclusively focused on the safety and well-being of young people.
First prosecution by AG Ferguson’s Organized Retail Crime Unit leads to prison time for offender
Shawn Nanez pleads guilty to multiple felonies for stealing more than $145,000 in merchandise in King, Pierce and Kitsap counties
PORT ORCHARD — The first prosecution by Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s new Organized Retail Crime Unit ended in a conviction today, when a Bremerton man pleaded guilty to stealing and then selling tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise.
AG Ferguson: Jury orders Wenatchee, Kennewick veterans nonprofit, CEO to pay $1.5M for sexually harassing 12 women
Thrift-store company and its CEO Thelbert “Thad” Lawson Jr. found liable for harassment as a result of AG civil rights lawsuit
WENATCHEE — A jury found a veterans nonprofit and its founder and CEO, Thelbert “Thad” Lawson Jr., liable for pervasive and ongoing sexual harassment of 12 women. The jury ordered the defendants to pay nearly $1.5 million to the victims of the harassment as a result of Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s civil rights lawsuit.
AG Ferguson: Final week for eligible Washington families to claim $120 or $50 restitution payment as a result of price-fixing on common food items
Time is running out to file a claim — the deadline is next Wednesday, June 5
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that 24,492 claims checks will head to Washingtonians in the next week as a result of his antitrust lawsuits against chicken and tuna producers. The checks amount to an additional $2.59 million to eligible households throughout the state.
AG Ferguson files charges against Clarkston man for judge intimidation, harassment of other local officials
ASOTIN — The Attorney General’s Office announced today that it filed felony charges against Trevor Lunney, of Clarkston, in Asotin County Superior Court for intimidation of a judge and four counts of harassment against local officials.
AG Ferguson, feds seek breakup of Ticketmaster, Live Nation ticket monopoly
Industry giants unlawfully monopolized to block competitors
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today he is partnering with the U.S. Department of Justice and a bipartisan group of 29 other attorneys general in an antitrust lawsuit aimed at breaking up Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s monopoly over the live entertainment industry.