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Case uncovered as part of a sweep of 25 retailers across the state
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Appeals court upholds campaign finance ruling against Tim Eyman
Appeals court upholds campaign finance ruling against Tim Eyman
OLYMPIA — A Washington state appeals court today upheld virtually all of the ruling against initiative promoter Tim Eyman in the campaign finance case brought by Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
AG Data Breach Report: Data breaches remain at historic highs in 2022
Special edition of the report focuses on protecting Washingtonians’ sensitive data in wake of record cybercrime
Marysville cold case solved with assistance from Attorney General’s DNA forensic genetic genealogy program
Murder of Marysville teen cold for two decades, prior to genetic genealogy testing
SEATTLE – Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that his office’s DNA forensic genetic genealogy program has now helped solve a 24-year-old cold case from Marysville.
AG Ferguson pursues funding for organized retail crime unit
Ferguson seeks funding to hire a 10-person unit, including prosecutors and investigators, to combat organized retail crime
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that he is pursuing funding from the Legislature to establish an Organized Retail Crime Unit in his office.
Organized Retail Crime involves a group of individuals that steal products not for their own personal use, but to resell them for a profit. This does not include general retail crimes like petty theft, shoplifting or poverty-driven crimes.
AG Ferguson wins re-commitment of Walla Walla sexually violent predator
WALLA WALLA — A Walla Walla County jury denied release to a sexually violent predator after prosecutors the Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit (SVP) proved that he remains mentally ill and sexually dangerous.
Judge confirms Attorney General’s authority to investigate potential race discrimination by auto insurers PEMCO and Progressive
Auto insurance companies made investigation public by fighting to quash inquiry into use of credit history to choose customers and price car insurance
AG Ferguson statement on King County Superior Court order temporarily blocking Albertson’s $4 billion dividend payment
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today issued the following statement after a King County Superior Court commissioner granted Ferguson’s motion for a nationwide temporary restraining order blocking Albertsons’ $4 billion dividend payment.
The order is available here.
AG Ferguson files lawsuit to block Albertsons from paying $4 billion to shareholders before merger can be reviewed
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit today to block Albertson Companies Inc. from enriching its shareholders with a $4 billion payout before a proposed merger with The Kroger Co. can be reviewed by state and federal antitrust enforcers.
AG Ferguson: Judge orders two companies to pay $24.8 million after sending more than 230,000 deceptive letters to Washington small business owners
Judge finds 15,000+ Washington businesses harmed by the schemes, estimated to be eligible for more than $1.27 million in restitution
SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court judge has ordered two companies and their owners to pay more than $24.8 million for their unlawful conduct targeting small business owners. The judge determined that both companies’ “entire business model was based upon deceiving small business owners.”