Courtesy of the Washington State Dept. of Labor and Industries 

 TUMWATER — The owner of a foreign-language interpreter service pleaded guilty Monday in a scheme that authorities say cost Washington state hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Philip Ward, 41, of Mountlake Terrace, pleaded guilty in Thurston County Superior Court to three counts of first-degree theft.  Ward’s wife, Kitzia Huerta, 37, pleaded guilty in October to one count of first-degree theft in the same case.

Award recognizes attorneys with exceptional achievements early in their careers

OLYMPIA - Attorney General Bob Ferguson has selected six assistant attorneys general to receive the 2013 William V. Tanner Award for outstanding achievements early in their careers.  Ferguson established the new award this year in honor of the youngest Attorney General in state history.

Award recognizes extraordinary contributions to furthering justice in Washington

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson has honored Senior Counsel Andy Fitz with the Attorney General’s 2013 Steward of Justice Award. The award recognizes assistant attorneys general who further the cause of justice through exceptional legal work and extraordinary contributions to the people of Washington.   

OLYMPIA — This afternoon in Thurston County Superior Court, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) amended its lawsuit against the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). The amended complaint increases the amount the state alleges the GMA collected from its members to oppose Initiative 522 without complying with Washington’s campaign finance laws from $7.2 million to $10.6 million.

OLYMPIA – A three-judge panel in the Division II Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of a former Department of Defense and Port Orchard police officer who threatened his live-in girlfriend with a gun and pushed her out of a second-story window in 2010.
 
The officer’s girlfriend fractured her right ankle and shoulder and suffered a brain injury in the fall. She spent five weeks in the hospital, underwent multiple surgeries and remains confined to a wheelchair.
 

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson led a coalition of 34 states and one territory today in filing a 'friend of the court' brief in the U.S. Supreme Court. The issue in the case, Paroline v. Amy Unknown and the United States, No.

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has filed a Consumer Protection Act lawsuit against a Bellflower, Calif. company that preys on unsuspecting new property owners. 

Although the AGO sued a company for a very similar scam in 2011, these whack-a-mole scams keep popping up. The AGO encourages property owners to be on the lookout.

OLYMPIA—Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced he has selected Olympia attorney Nancy Krier to serve full time as the office’s Open Government Assistant Attorney General.

Washington helped lead $17M multi-state settlement with Google

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that his office, along with 36 states and the District of Columbia, entered into a settlement with Google Inc. for tracking information on Apple’s Safari web browser.

SEATTLE — The Washington State Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has filed suit against an Ohio-based Internet business for failing to disclose its service charge and not fully refunding customers.

“Whether deceptive businesses have a store front or are online, if you don’t play by the rules, my office will hold you accountable,” said Attorney General Bob Ferguson.  “The Attorney General’s Office is filing a lawsuit against change-my-address.com to protect Washington consumers.”