Washington residents have been victims of fake job offers and computer malware
SEATTLE – Unemployed workers in Washington and the rest of the country are targets for crooks posing as headhunters, the Attorney General’s Office warned today. Scams include bogus job offers and realistic-looking e-mail messages that contain links to computer viruses or phishing sites.
Attorney General warns Washington residents to beware of cons, unregistered contractors and flood cars
SEATTLE – The Attorney General’s Office today issued a warning about schemes targeting Washington residents whose homes were damaged by recent floods.
Student killed in 1994 murder at Ballard High School
OLYMPIA—Attorney General Rob McKenna today applauded the U.S. Supreme Court for reinstating the murder convictions of an accomplice in a gang-related drive-by shooting at Seattle’s Ballard High School.
“Today’s decision helps brings closure to the family of a girl murdered on the steps of her high school,” McKenna said. “Our office argued, and the Supreme Court agreed, that the convictions for the accomplice in this despicable drive-by were constitutional.”
OLYMPIA – Two bills requested by Attorney General Rob McKenna that would protect Washington consumers are scheduled for public hearings this week.
The House Judiciary Committee has scheduled a public hearing concerning HB 1132 at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, in the John L. O’Brien building, House Hearing Room A.
AG’S office charges Spokane woman for defrauding Medicaid
Spokane--The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) has charged a Spokane County woman with overbilling the Medicaid program that provides health care services funding for low-income citizens.
Settlement resolves allegations of improper marketing of anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa
OLYMPIA -- Attorney General Rob McKenna announced today that Washington state has joined with other states and the federal government in reaching an agreement in principle with Eli Lilly and Company to settle allegations it engaged in an off-label marketing campaign to improperly promote the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa.
Eastern Washington families lost their homes to felon and his wife
SPOKANE – The Washington Attorney General’s Office is suing a convicted equity skimmer a second time, claiming the Colfax man and his wife ran a real estate investment business that misled distressed homeowners and property investors.
Dell to refund consumers under settlement with 34 states
Agenda for 2009 legislative session also includes initiative to cut back on abusive records requests
OLYMPIA – Attorney General Rob McKenna today released his 2009 legislative agenda, with a special focus on protecting the state’s most vulnerable citizens and helping financially strapped homeowners.
Settlement Ends Illegal Distribution of Natural American Spirits Cigarettes Branded Merchandise
SEATTLE – A coalition of 42 states today announced a settlement with Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company after the company violated the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) by distributing decorative tin signs to consumers that featured its “Natural American Spirit” cigarettes brand name.
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