News & Updates
Attorney General Schwalb Secures Guilty Plea in Connection with Financial Exploitation of Disabled DC Senior
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Yolanda Forbe, 54, formerly of Fredericksburg, VA, pleaded guilty to one felony count of Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Person and one misdemeanor count of Credit Card Fraud, based on her stealing $6,899 from an…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1 Million from Political Texting Firm for Failure to Pay DC Sales Tax
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Toskr, Inc. (doing business as GetThru), a peer-to-peer text messaging vendor that works with political and nonprofit clients, will pay $1 million to resolve allegations that the company failed to collect and pay DC sales tax for a decade.…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1.255 Million Judgment Against Affordable Housing Nonprofit Director Who Misused Funds
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) won a $1.255 million judgment against Kenneth Brewer, Sr., the former executive director of the nonprofit H Street Community Development Corporation (HSCDC), for violating DC law and his duty as a…
Attorney General Schwalb Sues DC Government Contractor for Defrauding District and Stealing Wages from Workers
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today filed a lawsuit against Sequoia Row Consulting, LLC (Sequoia Row), and its owner and CEO, Paul Lawrence, for exploiting DC’s Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) program and fraudulently securing over $13 million in DC government contracts reserved for DC…
Attorney General Schwalb Testifies in Support of Child Support System Reforms That Increase Funds For DC Kids
Today, Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb will testify in support of the Child Support Improvement Amendment Act of 2026, legislation the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) introduced to reform the District’s child support system and increase financial support for DC kids and families.
Attorney General Schwalb Files RICO Lawsuit to Dismantle Razjooyan Slumlord Empire
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today filed a first-of-its-kind civil lawsuit under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to dismantle an extensive real estate fraud scheme led by slumlord Ali “Sam” Razjooyan, his brother Eimon “Ray” Razjooyan, and their mother Houri…
Attorney General Schwalb Releases 2025 Impact Report
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) 2025 Impact Report, highlighting OAG’s efforts to protect the District and its residents over the last year, including securing $906.8 million in savings and benefits for DC – a 477% return on…
Attorney General Schwalb Releases 2025 Impact Report
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) 2025 Impact Report, highlighting OAG’s efforts to protect the District and its residents over the last year, including securing $906.8 million in savings and benefits for DC – a 477% return on…
Attorney General Schwalb Proposes Child Support System Reforms to Expand Financial Support for DC Kids
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today introduced the Child Support Improvement Amendment Act of 2026 to reform the District’s child support system by ensuring that every dollar of child support collected from non-custodial parents gets to the children and families it is intended to help.
Attorney General Schwalb Announces Permanent Shutdown of Nonprofits That Exploited DC Kids and Misled Consumers
Attorney General Schwalb, along with Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, Maryland Secretary of State Susan Lee, and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, today announced that two fraudulent nonprofits, Maryland Youth Club of America, Inc. (Maryland Youth Club) and Virginia Youth Club of…