News & Updates
Attorney General Schwalb Secures First STEER Act Judgment & Sues 12 More Dangerous Drivers Who Owe $619,000+ For Nearly 2,000 Unpaid Traffic Citations
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) secured its first court judgment against a dangerous driver under the Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education, and Responsibility (STEER) Act. OAG also filed 12 new lawsuits against Maryland and…
Attorney General Schwalb Announces Washington Gas Will Cease Pollution of Anacostia River
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Washington Gas has agreed to contain hazardous pollution actively seeping into the Anacostia River at the former site of the company’s East Station, a gas plant that operated on the banks of the river for nearly 100 years.
Attorney General Schwalb Testifies Before House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Today, Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb will testify before the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $259,294 Judgment Against Former DC Assistant Principal Who Fraudulently Worked a Second Full-Time Job in Rhode Island
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has secured a $259,294 judgment against Michael Redmond, a former assistant principal at Stephen E. Kramer Middle School in Ward 8, for defrauding the District by taking a full-time, in-person job in…
Attorney General Schwalb Warns DC Residents About Predatory Practices in the Home Solar System Industry
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today issued a Consumer Alert to help inform District residents about predatory practices in the home solar system sales and loan industry.
Attorney General Schwalb Announces 7-Eleven Will Pay $1.2 Million to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Vape Sales Near DC Schools
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that 7-Eleven will pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that the company violated DC’s ban on the sale of vapes and e-cigarettes within a quarter mile of middle and high schools.
Attorney General Schwalb Sues Crypto ATM Operator for Financially Exploiting District Residents
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today sued Athena Bitcoin, Inc. (Athena), one of the country’s largest operators of Bitcoin Automated Teller Machines (BTMs), for charging undisclosed fees on deposits that it knows are often the result of scams, and for failing to implement adequate anti-fraud…
Attorney General Schwalb Sues to End Illegal National Guard Deployment in DC
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today filed a lawsuit to stop the federal government’s illegal deployment of National Guard troops in the District of Columbia. Since the President’s August 11 announcement, nearly 2,300 National Guard troops, including units from seven states, have been…
Attorney General Schwalb Releases 2025 Labor Day Report Highlighting $6 Million Secured for Workers & District
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) 2025 Labor Day Report, detailing the office’s efforts to stand up for workers, enforce the District’s labor laws, and ensure all businesses in the District compete on a level playing field.
Attorney General Schwalb Sues Developer of New Ward 7 Apartment Building for Dangerous, Illegal Construction
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb, following an investigation in which the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) worked closely with the District’s Department of Buildings (DOB), today sued the developers and former owners of a newly-built apartment building in Ward 7 for performing shoddy,…