Billed Medicaid for four months after client’s death
OLYMPIA — A King County woman entered a guilty plea today in Thurston County Superior Court after the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) charged her with First Degree theft and four other felony counts of Medicaid False Statement.
Judge rules charter school implementation may continue.
SEATTLE —King County Superior Court Judge Jean Rietschel today issued a ruling that the state’s 2012 charter schools initiative may continue to be implemented.
The judge upheld the charter schools law, as written, against multiple constitutional arguments, finding that only one limited aspect of the law should be stricken.
Yakima, Wash. — The Washington Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is scheduled to offer its opening statements this afternoon in the civil commitment trial of a Yakima County sex offender. At trial, the AGO will argue that Jonathan Parsons, 38, meets the legal definition of a sexually violent predator and should be civilly committed indefinitely. Parson has three prior convictions.
Less than 5 percent of donations go to charities, 50 percent to Gannons
SEATTLE — The Washington state Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has filed a Consumer Protection Act complaint and will seek a temporary restraining order against Knowledge 4 Kids, otherwise known as Kures 4 Kids, and its operators, Michael and Amy Gannon.
Courtesy of the Department of Labor and Industries
TUMWATER — Scores of businesses are contacting the Department of Labor & Industries to report they have received an official-looking letter that implies they must buy required workplace posters or face fines.
L&I did not send the letters, but wants to remind companies that the workplace posters are available for free.
OLYMPIA—Flanked by a bipartisan group of legislators, Attorney General Bob Ferguson unveiled a 2014 legislative agenda focused on veterans, open government, safer communities and protections for consumers against businesses who do not play by the rules.
“This bipartisan legislative package will strengthen consumer protections, improve public safety, assist veterans and increase transparency in government,” Ferguson said.
OLYMPIA—Secretary of State Kim Wyman, Attorney General Bob Ferguson and AARP are urging Washington residents to make wise choices when giving money to charity and avoid unscrupulous fundraising groups during the holidays and afterward.
The two statewide officials and AARP are also sharing tips on how to give wisely.
Courtesy of the Department of Labor & Industries
TUMWATER — The owner of a Vancouver chiropractic clinic has repaid the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) nearly $90,000 resulting from fraudulent billing.
Clinic owner Dr. Lucas Homer recently paid the full restitution amount of $88,846 to settle a case involving improper billing practices.
Claimed to be providing care for family member in Washington while living in Louisiana
OLYMPIA — The Attorney General’s Office filed charges Monday in Kitsap County against a women who collected roughly $9,500 from the state’s Medicaid program to care for her family member in Kitsap County while the woman was living in Louisiana.
This special to the Bellingham Herald was published November 20, 2013.
By Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson
You might reasonably assume that the federal government regulates and tests most of the chemicals found in our children’s toys, household products, and other consumer goods to make sure they are safe. They do not. In response, states like Washington stepped up with stronger chemical safety state laws to protect consumers and the environment from the impacts of toxic chemicals.
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