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CONSUMER ALERT: Pierce County businesses claiming to help homeless aren’t charities

JOINT CONSUMER ALERT:
Office of Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna
Office of Secretary of State Sam Reed
Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington

TACOMA – The telemarketers’ pitch seems innocent enough: They want you to buy trash bags, light bulbs or gift cards at jacked-up prices. They claim your cash will help the homeless or support employment for those with disabilities. But state officials and consumer advocates are warning residents not to be misled by these sales calls.

Former King County Assessor sentenced to eight months for drunk driving crash

SEATTLE—Today in King County Superior Court, former King County Assessor Russell Scott Noble was sentenced to eight months in jail after pleading guilty to one count of felony vehicular assault in a drunken crash that injured him and two others on Jan. 18.

The standard sentencing range for this crime is three to nine months in jail. The Attorney General’s Office recommended the maximum.

A public/private partnership to fight prescription drug deaths, By Attorney General Rob McKenna

Guest column, Washington Association of Corporate Counsel

Ryan DePuy was an athletic, affectionate teenager from Bothell, Washington. According to his parents, their soccer-loving son was the last person anyone would expect to experiment with drugs.

Ryan died on April 10, 2008, from a combination of four different prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

Island seniors at risk of exploitation, By Attorney General Rob McKenna

Guest column, Mercer Island Reporter 

June 9, 2009

If you regularly peruse the Mercer Island Reporter’s police report, you have probably noticed the trend of fraud targeting seniors. Some of the crimes are new. For example, the “Grandma Scam,” in which a young‑sounding person — often overseas and always posing as a grandchild — makes a breathless phone call pleading for an urgent wire transfer to pay a medical bail or to post a jail bond.

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