SEATTLE – The Washington State Attorney General’s Office and the King County Prosecutor’s Office today argued in defense of a state law to protect kids from being sold for sex. 

“Lawmakers from both parties sent a clear message that kids deserve more protection from pimps and johns,” said Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna. “The fact that there have been arrests involving more than 150 kids marketed for sex on Backpage demonstrates the urgency of this new law.”

State Attorney General warns borrowers to avoid mortgage-related scams

SEATTLE – Pam Bailey is one of millions of Americans laid off during the Great Recession. The single mom found herself out of a job in 2007 when the bank she worked for merged with another. Her job search was severely complicated by the crumbling economy and bills started to pile up. Bailey missed two mortgage payments on her Kent home.

US Fidelis will pay $13 Million in national settlement

SEATTLE – Consumers who received letters disguised as offers from vehicle manufacturers will be interested in a settlement announced today.

Daughter frequently billed Medicaid while father splurged on a new home, Seahawks tickets

OLYMPIA — Today the Washington State Attorney General’s Office announced that the husband and daughter of a home-healthcare program client will serve jail time for stealing $111,705 from state and federal health care programs.

“This was a significant case of fraud and justice was served,” said Senior Counsel Carrie Bashaw of the Washington State Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU). 

SEATTLE – The Washington State Attorney General’s Office is joining the Federal Trade Commission in warning consumers about a new scam targeting seniors. 

“Do not give personal details to callers posing as government officials attempting to collect your health information as part of the new Affordable Care Act,” said Shannon Smith, Division Chief for the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division.

More than 150 minors in 31 states posted for sale on Backpage’s “adult services” section

SEATTLE – Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna and county prosecutors from around the state this week filed their response to a lawsuit from online classified site Backpage.com.

State Attorney General warns borrowers to avoid mortgage-related scams

YAKIMA – “It’s the happy endings that keep you going,” says Tracy Harden, a certified housing counselor who has been helping debt-swamped consumers for 17 years.

GlaxoSmithKline settles drug marketing and pricing claims

OLYMPIA –Attorney General Rob McKenna today announced Washington state’s share of the largest healthcare fraud settlement in U.S. history.

“Thanks to a Medicaid-fraud fighting partnership between the states and the federal government, Washington will receive $8.9 million from this new settlement with GlaxoSmithKline,” said McKenna. “The recovered money will help fund health care services to the needy and support additional fraud-protection work.”

OLYMPIA – Today the US Supreme Court upheld the 2010 Affordable Care Act. In a close decision, with multiple opinions, the Court ruled that the federal requirement to purchase health insurance—specifically a plan dictated by government regulators – does not violate the Constitution.

President of National Association of Attorneys General addressed human trafficking, mortgage crisis

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna today concluded his term as president of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), handing the gavel to Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler.