SEATTLE — A Going Out of Business (GOB) Sale is not something people usually want to consider. However, if necessary, it is important to do it right.

AG Ferguson obtains Grocery Manufacturers Association’s agreement to register and disclose donors by close of business Friday

AG alleges association skirted disclosure rules in $7.2 million contribution to No on Initiative 522 campaign

Courtesy of the Dept. of Revenue 

OLYMPIA – Oct. 15, 2013 – A Seattle man pled guilty Monday  to stealing more than $30,000 in sales tax from August 2010 to October 2011.

Calvin D. Gilpin pled guilty Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, to one charge of theft in the first degree and nine counts of operating a business with a revoked license. Gilpin was charged in May 2013 by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office on behalf of the state Department of Revenue (Revenue).

Personal stories of NW families struggling to make ends meet & avoid foreclosure highlight the need for community involvement to help Pierce County families struggling to stay in their homes

Christensen admits beating, strangling stepfather in domestic violence dispute

FERRY COUNTY, WASH.– Morgan Eugene  Christensen pled guilty to second degree murder with a deadly weapon and first degree burglary Friday in Ferry County Superior Court. Christensen broke into the home of his mother and stepfather in October 2012 then beat his stepfather with a tire iron and strangled him to death. Both charges are Class A felonies with maximum penalties of life in prison and $50,000.  

Affinion settles deceptive advertising and membership enrollment allegations  

 Evaluating response options

 SEATTLE - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE) informed the Washington State Attorney General’s Office that the federal government is at substantial risk of failing to meet three more milestones ordered by the court in the 2010 Hanford Cleanup Consent Decree.

With today's notice, all deadlines set in the Consent Decree for the construction and operation of Hanford's Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) between now and 2022 appear to be at risk.

SEATTLE – Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a criminal case Friday, October 4 against Colville police officer Rex Newport.

The charges are the result of a sexual misconduct investigation by the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office, after receiving a complaint from a citizen in March of 2013. 

The seven charges include: 

STOP.THINK.CONNECT.™ Campaign Encourages Awareness During Cyber Security Month

SEATTLE – Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington and the Washington State Attorney General’s Office are proud to announce their participation as partners of STOP.THINK.CONNECT.™, a global cyber security awareness campaign to help digital citizens stay safer and more secure online.