Allure Esthetic must pay restitution to 21,000 Washingtonians and seek removal of all fake reviews, among other significant reforms

SEATTLE — Allure Esthetic and Dr. Javad Sajan must pay $5 million as a result of Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s consumer protection lawsuit. Allure and Sajan threatened patients with illegal non-disclosure agreements and falsified online reviews to inflate the plastic surgeon’s reputation.

TACOMA — A Pierce County Superior Court judge found probable cause to transfer a sex offender to McNeil Island after the Washington Attorney General’s Office filed a petition to prevent his release to the community.

Andrew A. Vejar, 46, was convicted of first-degree rape, first-degree attempted rape and first-degree kidnaping in 1999. He pleaded guilty in May 2023 to three counts of fourth-degree assault against a 22-year-old woman and two minor girls.

State-level protections in place to ensure emergency access to abortions in Washington

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson offers the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to send the challenge to Idaho’s near-total abortion ban back to lower courts, temporarily allowing emergency abortions to resume: