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AG’s sex predator unit seeks to prevent release of Lewis County sex offender into community

CHEHALIS — The Washington Attorney General’s Office filed a petition today in Lewis County Superior Court seeking to civilly commit a sex offender and prevent his release into the community.

Rupp Freece, 27, was convicted of first-degree burglary and third-degree rape. The state will need to prove the first-degree burglary was committed with sexual motivation. He has also been convicted of fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation and communication with a minor for immoral purposes.

Court agrees with Ferguson that EPA cannot allow use of dangerous neurotoxic pesticide

EPA’s decision put farmworkers, children, pregnant women potentially at risk

SEATTLE — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson today that the Environmental Protection Agency improperly halted a scientific safety review of the neurotoxic pesticide chlorpyrifos, allowing the continued use of the pesticide at potentially dangerous levels.

AG Ferguson files lawsuit against nonprofit founder with ties to organized crime

Founder previously pleaded guilty to money laundering and conspiracy

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a lawsuit to shut down six fake nonprofit entities posing as well-known, international organizations created by Ian Richard Hosang, a former stockbroker who has ties to the mafia. The lawsuit alleges that Hosang could be using the nonprofits to cover up illegal activity.

Ferguson calls on Congress to require shell company transparency

Bipartisan coalition of AGs led by Washington support bill requiring disclosure of who profits from companies

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today led a bipartisan group of 24 attorneys general to urge leadership of the House Financial Services Committee to advance legislation improving transparency of shell corporations by requiring them to disclose who controls and profits from their activities.

AG Ferguson, 3 other states to HHS: Don’t gut our Title X funding

Proposed rule will severely diminish women’s access to family planning services

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson, joined by three other attorneys general, today urged the Trump Administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would reduce women’s family planning options, interfere in doctor-patient relationships and potentially leave many vulnerable women with no healthcare access at all.

AG Ferguson files criminal charges against Pierce County individuals for repeatedly defrauding immigrants

Edwin Cruz-Perez and Maurice Terry repeatedly violated two court orders

TACOMA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed criminal charges against Edwin Cruz-Perez and Maurice Terry for repeatedly violating previous orders to stop providing unqualified immigration services to Washington consumers.

Contractor sentenced for criminal wage theft, false reporting of workers’ comp payments

Alejandro Sandoval and his company must pay back $25,000 in workers’ wages

SEATTLE — A Maple Valley contractor and his company must pay back more than $25,000 in unpaid wages in addition to unreported workers’ compensation insurance after a joint investigation by the Attorney General’s Office and the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I).

AG Ferguson statement on EPA reversal on glider trucks following AG lawsuit

EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler reverses Pruitt decision to remove cap on glider truck manufacturing

 

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to withdraw former Administrator Scott Pruitt’s action to remove caps on the annual number of “glider” trucks allowed. Glider trucks are trucks built with a new body, or chassis, but outfitted with highly polluting, refurbished engines that skirt modern emissions standards.

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