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Bob Ferguson

AG Ferguson: Federal Way gun store to pay $3 million for illegally selling high-capacity magazines

King County judge already ruled that the store and its owner violated the law

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that Federal Way Discount Guns and its owner, Mohammed Baghai, will pay $3 million for violating Washington’s prohibition on selling high-capacity magazines with the capacity to hold more than ten rounds of ammunition.

AG Ferguson: Federal Way gun store to pay $3 million for illegally selling high-capacity magazines

King County judge already ruled that the store and its owner violated the law

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that Federal Way Discount Guns and its owner, Mohammed Baghai, will pay $3 million for violating Washington’s prohibition on selling high-capacity magazines with the capacity to hold more than ten rounds of ammunition.

AG Ferguson: Providence must provide $157.8 million in refunds and debt relief for unlawful medical charges to low-income Washingtonians

Resolution benefits nearly 100,000 Washingtonians

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that Providence, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, must forgive more than $137 million in medical debt and refund more than $20 million to patients the company billed for services despite knowing they likely qualified for free or reduced-cost health care. The $157.8 million resolution will provide full refunds, plus interest, and debt forgiveness for 99,446 individuals. It is the largest resolution of its kind in the country.

AG Ferguson: PR firm will pay Washington state $7.9 million for helping Purdue aggressively and deceptively market opioids

Publicis worked with doctors to record intimate patient conversations for marketing purposes

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today public relations firm Publicis Health will pay Washington state more than $7.9 million for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic. The Washington Attorney General’s Office has recovered more than $1.2 billion and counting that must be used to combat the fentanyl and opioid crisis in Washington as a result of legal actions against entities that helped fuel the epidemic.

AG Ferguson wins commitment of Pierce County sexually violent predator

TACOMA — Following a trial prosecuted by Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit (SVP), a Pierce County Superior Court judge has ruled that a 36-year-old Pierce County sex offender is a sexually violent predator will be civilly committed.

In December 2016, a mother reported that John L. Brewer molested her daughter, a developmentally disabled 7-year-old girl, while he babysat her and three other children. The girl reported to her mother what he had done and she confronted him. He said the girl was lying.

Washington State Office of Independent Investigations

Agency's use-of-force policy is consistent with the AGO model policy:
No
Why agency's use-of force policy departs from the AGO model policy:
OII employees are not authorized to use force in the performance of their duties.
How agency's use-of-force policy is consistent with RCW 10.120.020:
OII employees are not authorized to use force in the performance of their duties, so RCW 10.120.020, which describes permissible uses of force by peace officers, does not apply.
Date policy last updated:

AG Ferguson: Insurance company must repay every penny to Washingtonians it denied due to mental health discrimination

Lawsuit results in important reforms to the travel insurance industry to provide protections for individuals experiencing severe mental health events

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that Allianz, the world’s largest insurance company, must pay $1.5 million for discriminating against 560 Washingtonians with mental or nervous health disorders.