AGO News Releases

McKenna, state AGs and feds obtain $25 billion in mortgage relief from banks

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

SEATTLE – Nearly a year of intense negotiations over mortgage servicing and foreclosure abuses has resulted in the largest consumer financial protection settlement in U.S. history. Thousands of Washington state homeowners stand to benefit who have already lost their homes or are struggling with mortgages larger than the value of their property.

Attorney General’s Consumer Resource Centers saved public over $4 million last year

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Telecoms, collection agencies and broadband providers again top complaints to AG’s Office

SEATTLE – The numbers are in. The Washington State Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division today announced their annual list of the top 20 classes of companies about which consumers complain.

Attorney General, King County Prosecutor encourage businesses to guard personal data

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

SEATTLE – Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna and King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg today asked businesses to reinforce their work to protect consumer data.

Washington state AG and Facebook target “clickjackers”

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

SEATTLE – If you use Facebook, the world’s top social networking site, you may have “liked” an Internet scheme without even knowing it – and unwittingly helped spread the scam to your Facebook friends. But today, Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna and Facebook announced the latest step in an ongoing fight against spammers and scammers: a lawsuit against the co-owners of Adscend Media, LLC, an ad network that is alleged to develop and encourage others to spread spam through misleading and deceptive tactics, including the one known as “clickjacking.”

News advisory: AG’s Office, Facebook to announce joint battle against social media scam

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

SEATTLE – Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna will visit Facebook’s Seattle headquarters Thursday to announce a joint legal strategy against a pervasive new scheme that takes advantage of those using the social media platform.

Public comment sought on Pacific Power rate increase proposal

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

SEATTLE –– Pacific Power customers may comment this week on the company’s proposed electric and gas rate increases during public hearings in Walla Walla and Yakima.

McKenna joins call to reauthorize Violence Against Women Act

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

OLYMPIA – Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna yesterday joined 52 of his fellow state and territorial attorneys general in calling on Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to ensure that vital programs to keep women and families safe continue uninterrupted.

McKenna Accepts Petitions From More Than 720,000 Americans Calling for End to Sex Trafficking of Children & Young People

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

SEATTLE - On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day (January 11th), ethical beauty retailer, The Body Shop, alongside campaign partners ECPAT USA and The Somaly Mam Foundation, will hand over petition signatures of more than 720,000 U.S. citizens to the President of the National Association of Attorneys General, AG Rob McKenna. The petition demonstrates widespread public concern on the sex trafficking crisis affecting children and young people here in the U.S. and across the world.

Supreme Court rules on Basic Education case

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Supreme Court today issued a 7-2 decision in McCleary v. Washington, ruling that the state is not complying with its constitutional duty to “make ample provision for the basic education of all children in Washington.”

McKenna pursues legislation to better protect stalking victims

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

OLYMPIA – Tracy Lundeen and Ken Paulson experienced a kind of terror that, fortunately, most people will never know. Tracy was stalked for nearly two decades by a boy she met when she was just 13.

Washington Supreme Court upholds state stock-watering law

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

OLYMPIA -- The Washington Supreme Court today upheld a challenge to state water law, affirming the states’ position that groundwater used for stock-watering purposes is exempt from the requirement to apply for a water permit.

McKenna statement on end of AT&T/T-Mobile merger proposal

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

SEATTLE – Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna issued the following statement today regarding AT&T’s abandonment of its efforts to acquire T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom.

Attorney General’s Office settles suit against Moxie Media, principals, political committees

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

OLYMPIA–The Attorney General’s Office today (AGO) settled a lawsuit against Moxie Media, its principals Lisa MacLean and Henry Underhill, and two political action committees (PAC) formed by MacLean and Underhill, Conservative PAC and Cut Taxes PAC.

McKenna thanks Congress for unplugging robo-call bill

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

OLYMPIA – Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna is celebrating the withdrawal of the “Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011” [H.R. 3035], which would have opened up mobile phones to robo-calls from businesses, whether consumers wanted to receive those calls or not.

Reed, McKenna urge people to give wisely

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

OLYMPIA -- Many Washingtonians step up to help others in need, especially during the holiday season. To make the most of that generous spirit, Secretary of State Sam Reed and Attorney General Rob McKenna unveiled the 2011 Commercial Fundraiser Activity Report Thursday as a tool to help people give wisely and avoid greedy fundraising organizations when making donations.