News & Updates
Strapped for cash? Beware of high-cost loans disguised as a check
A growing number of financial companies are mass-mailing checks to consumers across the country, making it easy for them to accept a high-interest loan just by signing the check.
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AG Racine Sues Turning Natural Cafe for Underpaying District Workers and Denying Sick Leave Benefits
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against Turning Natural, Inc. and Jerri Evans – a local cafe and its owner – for failing to pay employees minimum wage and overtime, and failing to provide paid sick leave.
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Attorney General Racine Sues Neglectful Landlord for Endangering Tenants and Housing Code Violations
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against Thomas K. Stephenson, the owner and operator of two rent-controlled apartment buildings in Northeast D.C., for persistently neglecting the properties and forcing tenants to live in conditions that threaten their health and safety…
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AG Racine Joins 15-State Coalition Challenging Trump’s Family Separation Policy
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s policy of separating families crossing the nation’s southern border.
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Attorney General Racine Announces Insurers Will Correct Errors In Flawed Mental Health Provider Directories
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced an agreement with three insurance companies – Aetna, CareFirst BlueChoice, and UnitedHealthcare – to ensure that consumers have access to accurate information about mental health providers.
CONSUMER ALERT: DC Water Scam
District residents should be on the lookout for scammers impersonating DC Water technicians.
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AG Racine Leads 17-State Coalition Against Trump Effort to Deport Salvadoran, Honduran, and Haitian Nationals
Attorney General Karl A. Racine, along with his counterparts from California and Massachusetts, today led a group of 17 state attorneys general in an effort to stop the Trump Administration from withdrawing protections for hundreds of thousands of people from El Salvador, Haiti, and Honduras.
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OAG Testimony on Bill 22-780, the "Intrafamily Offenses and Anti-Stalking Orders Amendment Act of 2018"
Statement of Mina Q. Malik Deputy Attorney General, Public Safety Division Office of the Attorney General
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Attorney General Racine Sues Home Contractor For Illegal, Shoddy Construction Projects and Wage Theft
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against Xquisite Basements & Kitchens, Inc. and Newton Gaynor—a contractor and its owner-operator—for illegal or incomplete construction projects and cheating employees out of their pay.