Snohomish County jury denies conditional release to Louis W. Brock 

EVERETT — Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit successfully blocked the release of a convicted sex offender after a Snohomish County jury decided he should not be conditionally released into the community.

Tugboat sank in Bainbridge Island’s Eagle Harbor Marina in 2013

PORT ORCHARD — The former owner of a vessel that sank in Bainbridge Island’s Eagle Harbor in 2013 pleaded guilty today to charges of allowing the vessel to become derelict and polluting state waters.

Anthony Smith’s tugboat, the Chickamauga, sank in Eagle Harbor in October of 2013, releasing between 200 and 300 gallons of diesel fuel into the water. At the time of the vessel’s sinking, Smith had allegedly not paid moorage fees in more than six months.

AG: “Culture of indifference to worker safety must end”

OLYMPIA — In the aftermath of more than 50 workers exposed to toxic vapors at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Hanford Challenge and a Hanford union today asked a federal court to immediately order the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), to implement enhanced safety and vapor monitoring measures.

Our nation is facing yet another heartbreaking tragedy.  Each incident, from the death of Philando Castile in Minneapolis to the loss of five police officers in Dallas, from the fatality of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge to today’s killing of at least three law-enforcement officers in Louisiana’s capital, is an individual occasion for mourning and reflection.

Washington State Association for Justice allegedly failed to properly file three reports in 2012

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) will pay the state $9,240 to resolve an Attorney General’s Office lawsuit over the organization’s failure to timely and properly file lobbyist employer reports.

EVERETT — The Attorney General’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit will oppose the conditional release of a convicted sex offender in a civil trial this week in Everett.

Louis W. Brock, 64, was found by a Snohomish County jury to be a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) in November 1991, and he was civilly committed to the state’s Special Commitment Center, now located on McNeil Island. 

Court also orders respondents to cover AG’s attorneys’ fees and costs

OLYMPIA — A Thurston County judge today granted Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s request to enforce a subpoena issued in the investigation of for-profit signature gathering firm Citizen Solutions, in connection with the AG’s investigation of the firm, as well as Tim Eyman, his political committees and his for-profit company.

Eyman, related parties had refused to turn over evidence in campaign-finance case

OLYMPIA — A Snohomish County judge today granted Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s request to enforce subpoenas issued in the investigation of Tim Eyman, his political committees and his for-profit company.

Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Ellen Fair ordered the respondents to disclose the documents by July 13.

Pharmacies objected to dispensing emergency contraceptives

SEATTLE — The United States Supreme Court today declined to review a case challenging Washington state rules adopted to ensure that patients have timely access to medication, including emergency contraceptives. Attorney General Bob Ferguson had asked the court to decline review in a brief filed with the high court.

More than 22,000 Washingtonians will also receive hundreds of millions in restitution

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced a more than $26 million agreement with Volkswagen over its deceptive marketing of its “clean diesel” vehicles, plus restitution for consumers and billions in investments in clean technology development and environmental mitigation.  

The $26.1 million recovery is believed to represent the third-largest Consumer Protection recovery in Washington’s history.