Washington AG leads multistate support of President Obama’s policies

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that his office filed an amicus — or “friend of the court” — brief late Tuesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow President Barack Obama’s 2014 immigration reforms to move forward after prolonged legal delays.

Pharmacies objected to dispensing emergency contraceptives

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today asked the United States Supreme Court to decline to review a case challenging state rules ensuring patients have timely access to medication, including emergency contraceptives. The argument was made in a brief filed with the high court.

Roughly 2,900 businesses paid more than $360K as a result of a deceptive mailer

SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court judge today ordered civil penalties and restitution up to $1.15 million in Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s lawsuit against Mandatory Poster Agency (MPA). The company duped thousands of Washington small businesses into paying for documents many people thought were coming from a state agency.  

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed criminal charges late yesterday against a man and his company for falsifying data and allowing distribution of reclaimed water that didn’t meet state water-quality standards at the Washington State Fire Training Academy (FTA) in North Bend.

Defendant billed for new wheelchairs, instead spruced up soiled, decrepit, used chairs

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced the owner of a wheelchair company has been ordered to pay $2.7 million dollars for fraudulently billing the Medicaid program for 119 new wheelchairs, but instead delivering used wheelchairs to the poor and disabled across the state.

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson joined seven attorneys general today in calling on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald to restore education benefits to veterans who were victims of predatory institutions, such as Corinthian Colleges, Inc.

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that his office has asked a court to rule that an out-of-state organization and its late-registered political committee illegally evaded the state’s campaign finance disclosure laws.

“I’m deeply disappointed the UTC has accepted this inadequate settlement. CenturyLink’s error denied 911 service to millions of Washingtonians.  

“I strongly disagree with the UTC that this resolution is in the public interest.  If this failure does not warrant a maximum penalty, I find it hard to imagine what circumstances would.

“Bottom line – CenturyLink is getting off with a slap on the wrist.”  

Documents shed more light on efforts to shield contributors to $11M voter initiative fight

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced his office has reached an agreement with the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association to unseal documents related to his campaign finance lawsuit.

Legislation to increase 45-year-old penalty from $100 to $500; enact $1,000 repeat-violator penalty

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Senate today approved Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s agency-request bill to increase transparency in government by enhancing penalties for violations of Washington’s Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA), in a unanimous 49-0 vote.