Other LanguagesAttorneys from the Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) Unit of the Attorney General’s Office are in the Tri-Cities fighting to prevent the release of a Franklin County sex predator who has been confined to the state’s Special Commitment Center for the past 13 years.
Press release courtesy of Washington State Dept. of Labor & Industries
Eleven workers underpaid for their effort on an Auburn activity center will share nearly $43,000 in wages owed to them under a settlement between the state and the construction company involved.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today stood behind Governor Jay Inslee’s decision to cancel parole for Jerry Lain who shot Richland police officer Mike Fitzpatrick in 1982 while in Washington on parole from Iowa.
Attorney General forces Change-My-Address.com to refund consumers, stop deceptive business practices
Thousands of Washington state consumers to be refunded approximately $18.95 each.
Today in King County Superior Court, a former Renton man pleaded not
guilty to charges by the Attorney General’s Office that he illegally
abandoned roughly 40 barrels of hazardous waste on property from which
he was evicted in 2012.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson offered the following statement regarding the news that Billy Frank, Jr. died today.
Two Tacoma business owners entered guilty pleas today in Pierce County Superior Court after Attorney General Bob Ferguson leveled multiple charges against them for selling substandard asbestos worker training courses and certifications through their business, Environmental Management Training Services LLC. (EMT).
Release courtesy of Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Bryan Gilbert Robb, 35, today pled guilty in Spokane County Superior Court to one felony count of insurance fraud for filing a false insurance claim. Robb was sentenced to seven days in jail, a $1,000 fine and $800 in other court costs.
Governor Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson awarded law enforcement officers with Washington state’s highest law enforcement award: The Medal of Honor. The medal is given to officers who made the ultimate sacrifice, who were seriously injured in the line of duty or who have displayed exceptionally meritorious conduct.
Consumers who financially backed a failed crowdfunding project are finally getting some backing of their own. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed the first consumer protection lawsuit in the nation involving crowdfunding.