News & Updates
Attorney General Schwalb Announces Bus Company Will Pay $85,000 and Adopt Anti-idling Procedures to Address Persistent Air Pollution Violations
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that DC Trails, a local charter bus company, and its subsidiary DC2NY (which does business as BestBus), will pay $85,000 and program its bus engines to shut off after three minutes of idling as part of a settlement with the Office of the Attorney…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures More Than $166k for Workers and the District
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Unique On The Go Corporation, a car detailing and rental car management company, will pay $166,011 to resolve allegations that the company paid 84 workers less than the minimum wage and deprived them of overtime wages when they worked more…
Attorney General Schwalb, Councilmembers Frumin and Pinto Announce Child Support Increase for TANF Families
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb, alongside Councilmembers Matt Frumin (Ward 3) and Brooke Pinto (Ward 2), today announced that beginning October 1, 2025, families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) will see an increase in child support passthrough payments from $150 to $…
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…