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AG Racine Announces Area Dentist Pleads Guilty To Failing To Pay DC Taxes

Today, Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced that a District resident and dentist failed to pay his District income taxes for four years and pled guilty to one count of Failure to Make a Return for tax year 2014. He will now pay nearly $286,000 in back taxes, penalties, and interest to make…

Topics: Other
Testimony

OAG Testimony for FY 2022 Budget Oversight Hearing

Statement of Karl A. Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia

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Press Release

AG Racine Sues Officer of Two Nonprofits for Abusing His Authority for Decades & Diverting Charitable Funds for Personal Benefit

Today, Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced he filed a complaint against two District nonprofit entities and a long-standing officer and director of those entities for disregarding the nonprofits’ governing requirements and diverting nonprofit funds for the officer’s personal benefit,…

Topics: Nonprofit
Press Release

AG Racine Statement on Conclusion of Three-Decade Long Court Oversight of District's Child & Family Services Agency

Today, Attorney General Karl A. Racine issued the following statement after the United States District Court for the District of Columbia announced the end of the three-decade long LaShawn A. v. Bowser case, a class action lawsuit filed by children who were in foster care or known to the…

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AG Racine Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Amazon to End its Illegal Control of Prices Across Online Retail Market

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com, Inc., (Amazon) seeking to end its anticompetitive practices that have raised prices for consumers and stifled innovation and choice across the entire online retail market.

Topics: Antitrust

Keeping Older Residents Safe & Hate Crimes Bill Signed into Law

May is Older Americans Month, and it’s a time for us to honor and show our appreciation for those in our own lives: the grandparents, great grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles, sisters and brothers, cousins, neighbors, friends, and more.

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Testimony

OAG Testimony on An Equitable End To Safety Net Protections Put In Place During The COVID-19 Pandemic 

Statement of Kate Vlach, Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia 

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Press Release

AG Racine Reintroduces Legislation To Strengthen Child Abuse & Elder Abuse Reporting Law

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today reintroduced legislation to expand the District’s protections to safeguard children and vulnerable adults from abuse and strengthen existing laws on reporting abuse.

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Testimony

OAG Testimony on Fair Tenant Screening Act of 2021 and Eviction Record Sealing Authority Amendment Act of 2021 

Statement of Kate Vlach, Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia 

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Press Release

During Older Americans Month, AG Racine Encourages DC Residents To Spot, Prevent & Report Elder Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation

During Older Americans Month in May, Attorney General Karl A. Racine is encouraging District residents to learn how to keep loved ones’ safe from elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and to report these harmful practices to the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) so older Americans can live…

Topics: Elder Justice