OLYMPIA: La Oficina del Procurador General solicita información de los residentes de Washington sobre los efectos que están experimentando, o que esperan experimentar, como resultado de la política de separación familiar del gobierno de Trump.
OLYMPIA — The Office of the Attorney General is requesting information from Washington residents regarding the impacts that they are experiencing – or expect to experience – as a result of the Trump Administration’s family separation policy.
Judge orders owner to cooperate with cleanup effort
Affected Washington entities eligible for restitution
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that Citibank, a Wall Street financial institution, will pay a total of $100 million to 42 states for manipulating a key interest rate before and during the Great Recession, costing investors millions of dollars.
These manipulations may have led investors to make riskier investments than they realized, or impacted the profits from or costs of various investments throughout the financial system.
OLYMPIA — The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 4-4 decision in the culverts case today, which means the lower court decision will remain in place. That ruling forces the state to pay 100 percent of the cost of replacing barrier culverts, even though the federal government provided the design for those culverts, and regardless of whether other barrier culverts block salmon from getting to the state culverts. Attorney General Bob Ferguson offers the following statement:
Companies failed to keep legally required records on political advertising
High court ruling will not affect similar Washington case
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson offered the following statement in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission:
“Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision may add some procedural steps to the Arlene’s Flowers case, but it will not alter its ultimate resolution.
OLYMPIA — The Washington Attorney General’s Office filed a petition today in Thurston County Superior Court seeking to civilly commit a sex offender and prevent his release into the community.
Randy R. Smith, 59, was convicted of first-degree rape of a child in 1990. He was also convicted of first-degree voyeurism in 2013, which constitutes a recent overt act under the Sexually Violent Predator Act.
Clallam Bay corrections officer suffered traumatic brain injury from attack
PORT ANGELES — The Attorney General’s Office filed second-degree attempted murder charges today in Clallam County Superior Court against a state prison inmate after an assault left a corrections officer with a traumatic brain injury.
The charges are only allegations. A person is presumed innocent unless and until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
OLYMPIA — Former 19th Legislative District candidate Teresa Purcell will pay $14,395 over campaign finance violations.
The Attorney General’s Office’s lawsuit alleged Purcell failed to timely report debts, contributions and expenditures, and also failed to report employer and occupation information for contributors giving more than $100.
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