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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.
Lawsuit target duped homeowners into unnecessary $89 payments for deeds
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson prevailed today in his lawsuit against a California company that scammed new property owners into buying overpriced deeds.
Impacts include safety warnings, ingredients listing, restriction on sales
OLYMPIA — The Washington State House of Representatives today approved Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s agency-request bill to reduce youth access to vapor products, in a 59-36 vote.
Cautions outside agent charges one-third of claims recovery for a process consumer can do easily themselves for free
SEATTLE — The Washington State Attorney General’s Office (AGO) will soon launch a website for consumers to file claims for their share of the $63 million LCD recovery. In the meantime, the AGO cautions consumers that a third-party agent has set up a website to file claims on behalf of consumers, but will charge one-third of the recovery money to do so. When the AGO claims website goes live, consumers can file their own claims for free.
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s agency-request bills to combat Medicaid provider fraud by reauthorizing the state’s highly effective Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act (FCA) today unanimously passed the Senate, and passed the House 88 to 8.
Unscrupulous medical providers seek to profit from the state’s Medicaid program — performing unneeded tests, charging for services not provided, and otherwise defrauding and abusing the Medicaid system.
5,000 Washington consumers may be affected
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced Moneygram Payment Systems, Inc. will pay $13 million to resolve a multi-state investigation into how Moneygram’s wire transfer service was used in schemes to defraud consumers.
The investigation focused on whether Moneygram falsely represented to consumers that it has a robust fraud prevention program when in fact it did not have adequate internal fraud prevention controls.
SEATTLE — A Richland florist who was ordered to stop discriminating against gay and lesbian customers seeking flowers for their weddings has filed her response brief before the Washington State Supreme Court.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson released the following statement regarding this latest brief:
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