Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon) will pay $8.25 million in refunds and penalties and change its business practices to resolve the District’s lawsuit alleging that Amazon deceived tens of thousands of DC residents by failing to inform them that their ZIP codes were excluded from Amazon’s in-house delivery services and misleading Prime members about the true cause of shipping delays.

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a lawsuit against the owners of a Ward 8 apartment building for failing to implement basic security measures to address ongoing illegal drug activity at the property, endangering tenants and the surrounding community, and violating the District’s Nuisance Act. In its complaint, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) details how 1828 Q Street SE has become known as a location for drug activity and how its owners have failed to take even the most basic steps—like securing entrances and vacant units—to keep residents safe.

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that the District of Columbia, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a $694 million settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation’s largest auto finance companies, to resolve allegations the company set car buyers up to fail with loans it knew they could not afford. District consumers will receive over $250,000 in restitution and CAC will pay the District more than $130,000 in penalties and legal fees.

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that JBG Associates, L.L.C. (JBG Smith) and Mid-America Apartments (MAA) will pay a total of $9.3 million and change their business practices as part of separate settlement agreements resolving the OAG’s antitrust lawsuit alleging that the companies had illegally conspired with other landlords, using RealPage, Inc.’s pricing software, to inflate rents at thousands of apartments across the District. In DC, JBG Smith owns over 4,500 units and MAA owns 269 units.