News & Updates
AG Racine Announces Navient Will Provide $6.5 Million in Debt Relief & Restitution to DC Student Borrowers Over Unfair Practices
Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced that Navient, one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers, will be required to provide nearly $6 million in debt forgiveness for 190 District residents and over $450,000 in restitution to 1,709 District residents as part of a multistate consumer…
AG Racine's Statement on Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement for Human Trafficking Prevention Month.
AG Racine's Statement Ahead of Anniversary of January 6 Attack
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement ahead of tomorrow’s one-year anniversary of the deadly January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building.
AG Racine Announces Precedent Setting Victory in Lawsuit that Stopped Well-Connected Slumlords & Developers from Displacing Long-Term African American Tenants
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) won a precedent-setting victory in a long-running lawsuit against well-connected slumlords and developers who conspired to displace long-time African American tenants from homes they lived in for…
AG Racine Announces Wins in Two Lawsuits to Protect Vulnerable Elders from Financial Exploitation
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) achieved significant wins in two lawsuits against individuals who financially exploited vulnerable seniors. One lawsuit involved a nursing assistant at a long-term care facility who was stealing from…
AG Racine Calls on U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development to Address Failures in Implementation of Federal Program to Enable Homeowners to Pause Mortgage Payments During Pandemic
Today, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine and 20 other attorneys general urged the federal government to take critical and needed actions to help borrowers by addressing failures to implement mortgage restructuring programs to ensure those most…
AG Racine Files Lawsuit to Hold January 6 Insurrectionists Accountable & Stand Up for Harmed District Law Enforcement Officers
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a federal lawsuit to hold two violent groups accountable for the role they played in planning and carrying out the deadly January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The lawsuit specifically claims the groups, and their leaders and members, caused…
AG Racine Announces OAG Wins in Five Lawsuits that Stand Up for Mistreated District Tenants & Advocate for Affordable, Safe Housing
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) had five significant and recent wins in different lawsuits brought to defend vulnerable District residents from neglectful slumlords, dangerous living conditions, and housing discrimination. The…
AG Racine Introduces Legislation to Stop Discrimination In Automated Decision-Making Tools That Impact Individuals' Daily Lives
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today introduced landmark legislation to strengthen civil rights protections for District residents and prohibit companies and institutions from using algorithms that produce biased or discriminatory results and lock individuals, especially members of vulnerable…
AG Racine Announces Vikram Swaruup to Serve as Chief Deputy Attorney General
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Vikram Swaruup will serve as Chief Deputy Attorney General for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), effective December 18.