Release courtesy of Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Bryan Gilbert Robb, 35, today pled guilty in Spokane County Superior Court to one felony count of insurance fraud for filing a false insurance claim. Robb was sentenced to seven days in jail, a $1,000 fine and $800 in other court costs.
Substandard training, false certifications put workers, public at risk
OLYMPIA— Two Tacoma business owners entered guilty pleas today in Pierce County Superior Court after Attorney General Bob Ferguson leveled multiple charges against them for selling substandard asbestos worker training courses and certifications through their business, Environmental Management Training Services LLC. (EMT).
First state enforcement action in the nation against a crowdfunded project highlights consumer risks
SEATTLE — Consumers who financially backed a failed crowdfunding project are finally getting some backing of their own. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed the first consumer protection lawsuit in the nation involving crowdfunding.
Ceremony honors fallen officers, seriously injured and meritorious conduct
OLYMPIA—Governor Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson awarded law enforcement officers with Washington state’s highest law enforcement award: The Medal of Honor. The medal is given to officers who made the ultimate sacrifice, who were seriously injured in the line of duty or who have displayed exceptionally meritorious conduct.
The press release is courtesy of the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
OLYMPIA--The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is warning homeowners and businesses to steer clear of scam artists offering to pave driveways and resurface parking lots.
Sound Inpatient Physicians to make payment to state’s Medicaid Program
OLYMPIA—In response to allegations that it knowingly overbilled the state over an eight-year period, a Tacoma-based physician group will pay $259,649 to the state’s Medicaid program.
“Providers who participate in our state’s Medicaid program must accurately bill for services provided and accurately document those services in the patient record,” said Attorney General Bob Ferguson “If you participate in the Medicaid program, you must play by the rules.”
Washington State Employees Credit Union (WSECU) members and nonmembers continue to be the target of a text message and phone call scam.
Please read WSECU’s alert for more information:
OLYMPIA—The Attorney General’s Office has charged a Franklin County corrections officer with two counts of custodial sexual misconduct in the first degree.
The state alleges Justin Thomas Husom had sexual contact with two separate female inmates at the Franklin County jail while serving as a correction officer at the facility.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. The Franklin County Prosecutor referred the case to the AGO to avoid the appearance of conflict.
A JOINT RELEASE FROM GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL BOB FERGUSON
State triggers dispute resolution
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Attorney General’s Office and Department of Social and Health Services today issued the following answers to questions about the status of the Rekhter v. Washington Department of Social and Health Services case:
Q: How much did the State Supreme Court’s recent 5-4 ruling in Rekhter v. DSHS order DSHS to pay to care providers?
A: The Supreme Court ordered DSHS to pay $57 million in contract damages to certain care providers, plus $22 million in post-judgment interest. The total is $79 million.
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