Other LanguagesWashington state strikes back against rigged Internet auctions
SEATTLE – Bidders on electronics and other goods auctioned on ArrowOutlet.com thought they were competing with other human beings. But it turns out, according to a lawsuit filed by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office, they were often battling “bots.”
Attorney General-Elect Bob Ferguson today announced the selection of Seattle attorney Noah Guzzo Purcell as the new Solicitor General for the Washington State Attorney General's Office (AGO), replacing retiring Solicitor General Maureen Hart
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Attorney General’s Office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) today announced the resolution of cases against two women accused of criminal negligence and fraud at an Eatonville boarding home.
SEATTLE – As he nears the end of a busy eight years as Washington State Attorney General, Rob McKenna is reminding families and policymakers to stay alert for threats to seniors.
SEATTLE – A powerful spam-sending application is attacking the most common smartphone operating system.
OLYMPIA – Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced that Washington joined with other states and the federal government to reach an agreement with Amgen, Inc., settling allegations that the drug-maker illegally marketed several drugs.
People Helping Horses bucks director and will audit finances
SEATTLE – An investigation by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office has led to significant changes to a Snohomish County horse rescue’s management and new controls on the organization’s fundraising and financial practices.
A man charged by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office for Medicaid fraud has been apprehended...Mba was extradited from Texas to Washington state by the Thurston County
Sherriff’s Office and arraigned on Dec. 13, 2012 in Thurston County
Superior Court. Bail was set at $100,000 and Mba was required to
surrender his passports. Mba operated Pacesetters Medical
Equipment. He is charged with billing Medicaid for incontinent supplies
that were not provided to 17 Medicaid recipients, resulting in
$106,730.64 in Medicaid payments to Mr. Mba to which he was not
entitled. His trial is scheduled for Feb. 4, 2013.
State attorneys general reach deal over Zyvox and Lyrica
SEATTLE – Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced that he and 33 other state attorneys general reached a $42.9 million settlement with Pfizer Inc. to resolve allegations that the company unlawfully promoted its drugs, Zyvox and Lyrica.
Florida firm faces lawsuit over spam called “as illegal as it is annoying”
SEATTLE – Spammers have discovered one of the most popular forms of modern communication: text messages. Unwanted word-filled bubbles now pop up on mobile phone screens, pitching products and frustrating consumers. Over a period of two days in May, for example, a Florida company blistered Washington state residents with tens of thousands of texts offering “quick cash” from payday loans. The Washington State Attorney General today fired back with a first-of-its-kind lawsuit.