News & Updates
Overwhelmed by robocalls? Here are 5 tips to help!
4.2 billion. That’s how many robocalls (a call that uses an automated dialer to deliver a pre-recorded message) were made to U.S. households in August 2018 alone.
Cure the Streets: OAG’s Violence Interruption Program
OAG has launched and fully staffed its own violence interruption program called “Cure the Streets” and it’s already showing some early signs of progress.
AG Racine Sues Personal Care Aides for D.C. Medicaid Billing Fraud
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has filed lawsuits against three personal care aides alleging that they cheated the District’s Medicaid program out of more than $85,000 by filing false timesheets.
AG Racine Fines Aetna for Violating Consumer Privacy and Disclosing HIV Status
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the District of Columbia has reached a settlement with Aetna, Inc., resolving a multi-state investigation into the company’s mishandling of protected health information and improper disclosures of patients’ HIV status.
AG Racine Urges Department of Education to Immediately Address Serious Deficiencies With the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Attorney General Karl A. Racine has joined 10 states to urge the U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Federal Student Aid Acting Chief Operating Officer Jim Manning to address the severe shortage of applicants to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program who have had…
6 Tips to Make Sure You Qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
If you are a student borrower working to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, here are six tips that can help.
Testimony on Five Bills Before the Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety
Statement of Elizabeth WilkinsSenior Counsel for Policy
Testimony on Financial Services Consumer Protection Act of 2017
Statement of Benjamin M. WisemanOffice of Consumer Protection
Testimony on Protection of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Act of 2017
Statement of Deputy Attorney General Toni Michelle JacksonPublic Interest Division