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El Procurador General anuncia barrido para acabar con la asistencia ilegal a la inmigración
Acciones legales contra cuatro empresas para exigir el cumplimiento, más cientos de miles en sanciones y resarcimientos buscan frenar el fraude en los servicios de inmigración
AG successfully defends high-profile conviction
OLYMPIA — The state Supreme Court today unanimously affirmed the conviction of Frederick Russell, who killed three people and nearly killed three others in a 2001 drunk-driving crash in Eastern Washington. The Attorney General’s Office prosecuted Russell and successfully defended his convictions before the Supreme Court.
Court adopts AG’s argument as key component of minimum wage ruling
Consequential argument first advanced by Attorney General Ferguson
SEATTLE —The Supreme Court of Washington today held that the City of SeaTac’s $15-an-hour minimum wage applies to workers at SeaTac airport, relying in part on arguments made by the office of Attorney General Bob Ferguson. The state was not a party to the lawsuit but made the arguments in an amicus — or “friend of the court” — brief filed in the case.
AG announces sweep to crack down on illegal immigration assistance
Enforcement action against four companies, hundreds of thousands in penalties and restitution sought to curb immigration services fraud
Judge orders student loan adjustment firm to pay back students in AG enforcement action
AG also announces multi-state effort on predatory student loan forgiveness
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that a King County Superior Court judge has ordered a student loan processing company that unlawfully charged borrowers to pay back its Washington victims.
AG joins $71 million agreement to stop off-label medication marketing
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today joined 47 other state attorneys general and the District of Columbia in a $71 million agreement resolving allegations that Amgen, Inc. unlawfully promoted two medications for uses and doses not approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
Amgen produces Aranesp and Enbrel. Aranesp is used to treat certain types of anemia by stimulating bone marrow to produce red blood cells. Enbrel is used to treat a number of conditions, including plaque psoriasis.
Federal judge’s Hanford ruling a victory for Washington state
Court agrees with AG on deadlines, accountability and need for double-shell tanks
SEATTLE — A U.S. District Court judge has agreed with critical components of the Attorney General’s arguments in a lawsuit regarding the cleanup process at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
AG Ferguson responds to city council resolutions on Arlene's Flowers
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today issued a letter to Kennewick City Councilmember John Trumbo and Pasco City Councilmember Bob Hoffmann, in response to resolutions each has proposed.
The nearly identical resolutions – based on a draft provided by the Family Policy Institute of Washington conservative interest group – call on Ferguson to drop his office’s legal action against Arlene’s Flowers.
AG: Clallam County jury sends dangerous sex offender to Special Commitment Center
PORT ANGELES — A Clallam County jury has decided that repeat sex offender Brian Taylor-Rose is a dangerous predator and must be confined in the state’s Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island.
In the interest of public safety, prosecutors from Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit have been fighting since December 2012 to prevent Taylor-Rose’s release into the community.