McKenna announces $12 million settlement with Mattel

SEATTLE – Attorneys general for Washington and 38 other states today announced that they reached a $12 million settlement with Mattel, Inc., and its subsidiary, Fisher-Price, Inc., resolving a 16-month investigation into the events that resulted in the voluntary nationwide recall of nearly 2 million toys for excessive lead paint in 2007.

SEATTLE – A Sammamish-based nonprofit organization recently entered into an agreement with the Washington Attorney General’s Office concerning its charitable solicitations.

The agreement with Network Services of Puget Sound does not include a finding or admission of wrongdoing. It resolves a complaint the Attorney General’s Office brought against the organization in December 2008.

Sandra Gilbert sentenced to 10 years in prison

OLYMPIA – A woman who pleaded guilty to multiple counts related to her theft of nearly $60,000 from residents of a Raymond nursing home has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars.

OLYMPIA – The State of Washington and the Washington Education Association (WEA) announced today that they have settled a dispute stemming from campaign finance charges brought eight years ago against the Washington Education Association.

The Washington Supreme Court has denied the State's motion to vacate the stay of execution.  The court denied the motion without prejudice, indicating the State may renew the motion before the superior court in 90 days.  This means the execution will not occur on December 3, 2008.  Rather, the execution date will reset in the future once the stays are lifted. 

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The Washington Supreme Court has denied the State's motion to vacate the stay of execution.  The court denied the motion without prejudice, indicating the State may renew the motion before the superior court in 90 days.  This means the execution will not occur on December 3, 2008.  Rather, the execution date will reset in the future once the stays are lifted. 

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Washington Attorney General announces settlement with California man over fake site

OLYMPIA – The Washington Attorney General’s Office says a Pinole, Calif., man’s mirror-image version of Russell Investments’ site violated the state’s anti-phishing law.

The Washington State Clemency and Pardons Board will hold a special hearing at 9 a.m. on  Monday, Dec. 1, 2008 in House Hearing Room C of the John L. O’Brien Building in  Olympia to consider the Petition for Clemency by the Washington State Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty re Darold Stenson.  TVW will cover the hearing live on TV and on the Web.

Due to operational necessity, the scheduled execution of Darold R. Stenson has been moved to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.