News & Updates
At My Office, Every Week is Consumer Protection Week
Even though last week was National Consumer Protection week, at my office, every week is Consumer Protection Week. That’s because consumers like you play a key role in identifying and alerting our office to deceptive businesses, scams, and fraudsters.
OAG Testimony on Bill 24-0227, Financial Services Innovation and Regulatory Sandbox Creation Act of 2021
Statement of Benjamin Wiseman, Director, Office of Consumer ProtectionOffice of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
AG Racine Announces Caroline Van Zile to Serve as Solicitor General
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Caroline S. Van Zile will serve as Solicitor General for the District of Columbia.
AG Racine Releases New Report During Consumer Protection Week Showing That Consumer Complaints to OAG Reached the Highest Level Ever in 2021
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today released a new report during Consumer Protection Week highlighting the drastic increase in consumer complaints to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in 2021, largely due to the office’s efforts to stand up for consumers, and the amount of money the…
AG Racine Leads Coalition of 16 Attorneys General Backing Illinois Law Limiting Participation in Federal Immigration Detention
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 16 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief defending the Illinois Way Forward Act (the “Act”), which prohibits state and local governments from contracting with the federal government to detain individuals for civil immigration violations…
AG Racine Announces Local Nonprofits That Will Run Cure The Streets Violence Reduction Program Sites in Four New Neighborhoods
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced grant awards to four community-based organizations that will run new Cure the Streets violence reduction program sites in Wards 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8.
We Secured Nearly $80 Million for DC, including from the Sackler Family & Purdue Pharma, to Support Victims of the Opioid Crisis
Today, attorneys general from the District and eight other states reached a landmark agreement that requires the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma to pay a total of up to $6 billion – an additional $1.7 billion more than an initial agreement that some states agreed to last year. It resolves the…
AG Racine Announces Sackler Family & Purdue Pharma Will Pay $6 Billion for Their Role in Creating & Profiting from the Opioid Crisis - $1.7 Billion More Than Initial Agreement
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced the District and eight other states reached a landmark settlement agreement that requires the Sackler family to pay a total of up to $6 billion – an additional $1.7 billion more than the initial agreement – to resolve the family’s and Purdue Pharma…
T-Mobile customers should take action to protect their identities, as their data may be for sale on the dark web
Residents who were impacted by the massive data breach announced by T-Mobile in August 2021 should take steps to protect their information from identity theft, because they are at heightened risk as a result of the breach.
AG Racine Announces Opioid Distributors and Johnson & Johnson Will Pay Over $47 Million to the District
Today, Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced that the District will receive over $47 million from a signed settlement with the opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and three leading opioid distributors which will be used for needed support for District residents struggling with opioid…