Other LanguagesCONSUMER ALERT: What you need to know about the Anthem data security breach
This consumer alert is compliments of the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Bob Ferguson
Attorney General calls for enhanced data security law to protect consumers as part of 2015 legislative agenda
OLYMPIA — Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has introduced bipartisan legislation that will strengthen Washington’s data breach notification law to help Washingtonians protect their personal information.
“Identity thieves are using increasingly sophisticated methods to hack into consumer databases and steal financial information,” said Ferguson. “We must update our laws to help consumers better protect themselves in the digital age.”
Attorney General Ferguson files criminal wage theft and fraud charges against athletic club executives Sam Adams and Dana Sargent
$500,000 in unpaid taxes, withheld salary, and unpaid insurance premiums
SEATTLE —Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed criminal charges in King County Superior Court against the owners and operators of West Seattle Athletic Club for stealing wages and evading taxes. In only the second wage theft criminal prosecution brought by the state, the Attorney General’s Office seeks justice for harmed workers and Washington taxpayers.
Attorney General wins on key issues in case against Richland florist
OLYMPIA — Benton County Superior Court Judge Alex Ekstrom today agreed with the Attorney General’s Office that the Attorney General has the authority to bring a consumer protection lawsuit against a Richland flower shop and its owner. In addition, Judge Ekstrom ruled that the shop owner can be held personally liable for violating the Consumer Protection Act.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson applauds FCC chairman’s net neutrality proposal
OLYMPIA — Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his plan to ensure net neutrality.
Wheeler’s proposal essentially entails regulating Internet Service Providers as utilities.
Attorney General’s lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s leads to $21.5 million recovery for Washington state
Key credit-rating firm acknowledges role in financial crisis in one of state’s largest consumer protection recoveries
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC will pay Washington state $21.5 million as a result of an investigation into the company’s misleading of investors when it rated structured finance securities in the lead-up to and the years following the 2007-08 financial crisis.
AG’s sex predator unit seeks to prevent release of Tacoma sex offender into community
TACOMA — The Attorney General’s Office has filed a petition in Pierce County Superior Court seeking to civilly commit a Tacoma-area sex offender and prevent his release into the community.
AG prosecutors seek insurance fraud conviction in case against Spokane deputy sheriff
SPOKANE — Prosecutors from the Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Criminal Litigation Unit are in Spokane today for the start of a trial against a Spokane County Sheriff’s deputy accused of insurance fraud.
Jeremy Jeske has been charged with two counts of “false claims or proof” for allegedly submitting false claims for property insurance coverage. He’s accused of obtaining coverage then reporting a loss that occurred prior to him securing the coverage.
Jeske is a Spokane County deputy sheriff, and he is currently on administrative leave.
State officials warn of consumer rip-offs by Ebola-related scams
Joint release with the Office of the Secretary of State
OLYMPIA - Secretary of State Kim Wyman and Attorney General Bob Ferguson are urging consumers to be aware of scam artists exploiting the public’s fear of Ebola.
The two statewide officials said rip-off artists follow media coverage of natural disasters and health scares and then attempt to victimize well-intended charitable donors.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson expresses sympathy for Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting victims
SEATTLE—Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement after today's deadly shooting at Marysville Pilchuck High School.
“My sympathies go out to the victims of the Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting and their families, and to all the other students, teachers and staff in that community. Today we are united in our grief. I want to express my gratitude to the Marysville Police and other first responders who risked their lives today, as they do every day, to defend our communities from senseless violence.”
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