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AG Racine Introduces Legislation to Reform the District's Juvenile Justice System

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that he introduced legislation to improve public safety and increase fairness by modernizing the process for charging juveniles in adult court.

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AG Racine Announces Area Childcare Program to Reform Business Practices After Mischarging Parents and Engaging in Unfair Debt Collection Practices

Today, Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced that an area before-and-after-school childcare program will be required to overhaul its business practices after an investigation found the company misled and deceived parents about late fees, auto-enrollment payments, and other charges.  

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AGs Racine & Shapiro Announce Uber Eats To Provide New In-App Transparency Disclosures on its Prices

Attorney General Karl A. Racine and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced they successfully collaborated with online food delivery platform Uber Eats to secure better disclosures about the price discrepancy between in-app purchases and orders placed directly with restaurants…

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AG Racine Statement on Senate Hearing on DC Statehood Bill

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holding a hearing on S. 51, which would make most of the District of Columbia a state.

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AG Racine Celebrates Win in Affordable Care Act Case Before Supreme Court

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today hailed the U.S. Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision to reject a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which remains the law of the land and will continue to provide affordable health coverage for millions of Americans. 

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On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, AG Racine Announces Settlement of Investigation Into Allegations That Car Dealership Financially Exploited 86-Year-Old

On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced the positive resolution of an investigation—stemming from a report by a community member—into allegations that a Maryland car dealership financially exploited an 86-year-old District resident. He also encouraged…

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AGs Racine & Tong Lead Supreme Court Brief Supporting CDC Eviction Ban To Protect Public Health During Pandemic

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that prohibits evictions during…

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AG Racine Sues Failed Nonprofit Related to U.S. Pavilion at World's Fair for Improperly Paying Founders More Than $360K in Charitable Funds

Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against a failed nonprofit that was founded to raise funds for the U.S. pavilion at the 2020 World’s Fair Exposition in Dubai and two of its founders, alleging that the founders improperly paid themselves more than $360,000.

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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…

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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,…

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