News & Updates
AG Schwalb Sues Avid Telecom Over Illegal Robocalls
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 Attorneys General in suing Michael D. Lansky, LLC, which does business under the name Avid Telecom, along with its owner Michael Lansky, and its vice president Stacey S. Reeves, for allegedly initiating and facilitating…
AG Schwalb Statement on Ruling Blocking JetBlue/American Airlines Merger
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin’s ruling in U.S. et al. v. American Airlines Group Inc. et al.
AG Schwalb Protects Private Data of Consumers Using Ovulation Tracking App "Premom"
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Easy Healthcare Corporation (“Easy Healthcare”) will make significant changes to its ovulation tracking app “Premom” to ensure that users’ sensitive data is not shared with third parties without notice or consent. The Office of the Attorney…
AG Schwalb Announces Former MPD Officer Pleads Guilty to Time & Attendance Fraud Scheme
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb and United States Attorney Matthew M. Graves announced that Medgar Webster Sr., 52, of Washington, DC, pleaded guilty in Superior Court to one count of first degree felony fraud for committing time and attendance fraud on the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD…
AG Schwalb Issues Formal Legal Opinion That US Senate Disapproval Vote Cannot Overturn DC's Policing Law
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the following statement regarding the formal legal opinion the Office of Attorney General has issued concerning the US Senate’s upcoming vote on a disapproval resolution seeking to overturn DC’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment…
AG Schwalb Leads Bipartisan Effort by 37 Attorneys General Urging Congress to Robustly Fund Legal Services Corporation
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today joined AGs Gentner (OK), Campbell (MA), and Skrmetti (TN) in co-sponsoring a letter appeal by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) urging leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to allocate robust funding for the nonprofit…
AG Schwalb Secures Settlement With Fin-Tech Lender to Safeguard District Consumers From Deceptive Practices
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a settlement with SoLo Funds Inc. (SoLo), an online fin-tech platform that facilitates and advertises loans to District consumers, which resolves allegations that SoLo deceived consumers about the true cost of the loans on its platform and…
AG Schwalb Leads 11 Attorneys General Urging Federal Action to Address Health and Safety Risks of Gas Stoves
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today led 11 Attorneys General in calling on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) – the federal agency responsible for regulating the safety of US consumer products – to address the public health and safety dangers of gas stoves, highlighting the…
AG Schwalb Compels Owners of District Apartment Complexes – Including Foster House and Marbury Plaza – to Remedy Housing Conditions
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced successful outcomes in three separate cases against the owners of four residential properties in the District – Foster House, Marbury Plaza, Garfield Court Apartments, and Concorde Gardens – each of whom failed to comply with previous court…
AG Schwalb Protects DC Residents From Unsafe Medical & Dental Providers
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced the successful resolution of three enforcement cases against licensed medical and dental providers who, in violation of DC laws, were endangering District residents. As a result of enforcement actions by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG),…