News & Updates

Attorney General Schwalb Secures Over $1 Million to Improve Conditions at Ward 7 Apartment Complex

Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced that the owner and manager of Mayfair Mansions (Mayfair), a 410-unit affordable housing complex in Ward 7, will pay more than $1 million and make additional investments to improve the health and safety of its residents as part of a settlement…

Topics: Tenant Rights

Attorney General Schwalb Secures $350,000 for District & Workers Cheated in Misclassification Scheme

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Tricon Construction, Inc. (Tricon) will pay $350,000 to resolve allegations that Tricon and four of its subcontractors engaged in an illegal worker misclassification scheme that denied sick leave and other benefits to approximately 200…

Topics: Worker Rights

Announcing the 2024 Impaired Driving Student Video Contest Winners

This winter, the Office of Attorney General and its partners held the second Impaired? No Time to Drive high school student video contest and is pleased to announce the winning video.

Topics: Other

Improving Public Safety with a New Grant Program

At the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), we recognize that along with policing and prosecution, prevention work is a key component of any comprehensive public safety strategy to help make the District safer now and in the future.

Attorney General Schwalb Announces 11 "Leaders of Tomorrow" Youth Violence Prevention Grant Awardees

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced the recipients of the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) “Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Violence Prevention Grant Program.” The public safety grants have been awarded to 11 high-impact local nonprofit organizations serving DC youth and families.…

Topics: Public Safety

Attorney General Schwalb Releases 2023 Impact Report

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released a 2023 Impact Report detailing how over the past year, The Office of the Attorney General has delivered for District residents, securing $610 million in total savings and benefits – over four times its annual budget.

Testimony

OAG Testimony on B25-0609, Protecting Affordable Loans Amendment Act of 2023

Statement of Brian L. Schwalb Attorney General for the District of Columbia  

Attorney General Schwalb Secures $3 Million For Workers & DC in Wage Theft Enforcement Action

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Arise Virtual Solutions, Inc. (Arise), a gig economy customer service company, will pay $3 million to customer service workers and the District to resolve an employee misclassification lawsuit. In the suit, the Office of the Attorney General…

Topics: Worker Rights

Attorney General Schwalb Sues Nonprofit’s Former Treasurer for Illegally Using Organization Funds for Personal Enrichment

 Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today filed a lawsuit against Robynn Chandler-Mitchell, the former Treasurer and board member of the nonprofit Parents Organized for the Power of Powell School (POPPS), the parent-teacher organization created to support the teachers, students, and staff of…

Topics: Nonprofit

Council Oversight: Delivering for District Residents

Yesterday, I testified in front of the DC Council’s Judiciary and Public Safety Committee for the Office of Attorney General’s annual performance oversight hearing. Oversight hearings are an important part of serving as an elected official, and this hearing was a chance to talk with the Council…