State environmental laws would be preempted under proposed law

SEATTLE — Today, Attorney General Bob Ferguson and eight other Attorneys General from around the country released a letter they sent to Congress strongly objecting to provisions in the proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act (S.1009) that would override state environmental laws.

SPOKANE — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson today filed a complaint against two businessmen and their credit card processing companies for allegedly scamming small business owners.

“Scamming small business owners in Washington will not be tolerated,” said Ferguson. “When businesses don’t play by the rules, the Attorney General’s Office will hold them accountable.”

SEATTLE — The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) today filed suit against an insurance agent and his two business partners who allegedly preyed on elderly consumers and duped them out of thousands of dollars. Many of the 30-plus victims were widows, usually over 80-years-old.  

Since 2007, the defendants, Henry William “Bill” Dailey, Janet Sparks, and Deborah Higgins of TEAM Services LLC, and TEAM Insurance Services LLC sold reverse mortgages, annuities and living trusts to senior citizens.

Courtesy of the Department of Labor & Industries 

 TUMWATER - An Idaho woman faces felony charges after allegedly receiving more than $12,000 in workers’ compensation benefits and nearly $4,000 for vocational rehabilitation while claiming she was unable to work.

The Attorney General’s Office filed charges Wednesday against Donna Childers-Adams in Thurston County Superior Court. She faces first and second degree theft charges and two counts of perjury – all felonies.

Attorneys General send letter to Congress calling for an amendment to the Communications Decency Act

OLYMPIA—The Attorney General’s Office this week filed a petition asking a Benton County judge to find probable cause to believe that convicted multi-victim pedophile Stephen Robinson may be a sexually violent predator (SVP). If the judge ultimately agrees, Robinson would be civilly committed at the state's Special Commitment Center, preventing his release into the community.
 

SEATTLE — The Washington State Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has successfully prosecuted a Snohomish County environmental crime involving illegal dumping of over 6,000 gallons of sewage. This is the first environmental crime the AGO has prosecuted in 10 years.

Attorney General Ferguson joins national coalition in sharing resources for veterans, military and families

OLYMPIA… As required under Initiative 960, the Attorney General has sent written notice to the Secretary of State identifying legislation adopted in the 2013 legislative session that is subject to an advisory vote of the people under Initiative 960.

Billed Medicaid for care two months after grandmother’s death

OLYMPIA— The Attorney General’s Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) filed felony criminal charges against Burnice R. Thompson in Thurston County Superior Court today.