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AG Racine Announces Actions in Six Cases Related to Financial Exploitation of Older and Vulnerable District Residents
Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced the filing of four cases and resolution of two others concerning financial exploitation of elderly and vulnerable adults.
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AG Racine Sues Home Health Care Agency for Defrauding District Medicaid Program of More than $3 Million
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against Vizion One, a home health care provider, for defrauding the District’s Medicaid program of more than $3 million. In the lawsuit, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleges that Vizion One engaged in an elaborate scheme to…
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AG Racine Releases Report Detailing 2020 Consumer Protection Trends
Today, Attorney General Karl A. Racine released a year-end “Consumer Complaint Report” about issues District consumers faced in 2020, a year largely driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the action the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) took to protect consumers.
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AG Racine Leads 20 Attorneys General in Supreme Court Brief Supporting the Rights of Temporary Protected Status Holders to Become Permanent Residents
Attorney General Karl A. Racine, along with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a brief with the United States Supreme Court supporting the ability of individuals living in the United States under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to…
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AG Racine Leads Coalition of 24 Attorneys General Supporting Schools' Ability to Protect Students from Bullying
Attorney General Karl A. Racine, along with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, today led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Supreme Court to preserve schools’ ability to address cyberbullying and other forms of…
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AG Racine Leads Coalition of Attorneys General Defending Family Reunification Programs for Haitian and Filipino Immigrants
Attorney General Karl A. Racine and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a group of 20 attorneys general urging the Biden administration to abandon Trump-era plans to terminate family reunification programs impacting Haitian and Filipino immigrants.
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AG Racine Announces $624K+ Court Judgement Against Neglectful Landlord And Settlements With Two Other District Property Owners And Managers
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) won a court judgment in a lawsuit against Thomas K. Stephenson, a neglectful landlord who endangered the health and safety of tenants at two Ward 7 apartment buildings, and resolved two…
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AG Racine Sues AT&T for Overcharging the District Government Millions of Dollars for Cell Phone and Internet Services
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against AT&T Mobility National Accounts LLC (AT&T) over its failure to comply with a long-term contract for cell phone and internet services, which resulted in millions of dollars of overcharges to the District
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AG Racine Leads Coalition of 19 Attorneys General Supporting Fair Resentencing For Low-Level Drug Offenses Under First Step Act
Attorney General Karl A. Racine led a coalition of 19 attorneys general urging the Supreme Court to affirm that people serving harsh sentences for low-level crack cocaine offenses can seek resentencing under the First Step Act, landmark criminal justice reform legislation that Congress passed in…
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AG Racine Announces Two Actions to Stop Discrimination Against District Residents Living East of the River
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced two separate actions to prevent discrimination against District residents who live east of the Anacostia River.