Attorney General Racine Continues Actions to Hold Sanford Capital Accountable

WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that his office has filed two new actions against landlords who allegedly violated the District’s consumer protection laws by neglecting their properties while collecting rent from tenants who were living in unsafe and unsanitary apartments. Attorney General Racine also announced additional claims in a pending similar suit. The two new lawsuits were filed against the former owners and managers of the Franklin Street Apartments in Ward 5 and the G Street Apartments in Ward 7.

Statements of Mayor Bowser and Attorney General Racine on Settlement Ending Terrence Sterling Lawsuit

WASHINGTON, D. C. –– Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Attorney General Karl A. Racine issued the statements below regarding a $3.5 million settlement agreement the District reached with the family of the late Terrence Sterling. The agreement resolves a lawsuit filed by the family against the District in the wake of Mr. Sterling’s 2016 shooting death at the hands of a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer.

Statement from Mayor Bowser:

Criminal Section

The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG) is one of two prosecutorial entities in the District, the other being the United States Attorney’s Office. The Criminal Section of the Public Safety Division (PSD) of OAG prosecutes adults who commit certain criminal offenses within the District. Specifically, the Criminal Section prosecutes five primary categories of criminal offenses:

Civil Enforcement Section

Matters handled by the Civil Enforcement Section include:

Alcoholic Beverage Control

The Section prosecutes violations of the District’s alcoholic beverage control laws before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The Board may fine, and suspend or revoke the alcoholic beverage licenses of licensees that are the subject of the Section’s prosecutions.

Complaints about alcoholic beverage licensed establishments may be made to the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration at the hotline at 202-329-6347.

SFST Training Manuals

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), part of the US Department of Transportation (US DOT), publishes a course given to law enforcement officers around the country to understand, administer, detect and document field sobriety test. Originally called the DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing course, the newer version is now called Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) manual.

The following SFST Training and ARIDE manuals are available for download and review:

PL Government Prosecutions and Qui Tam Actions (DC 2-381.03)

District of Columbia Official Code 2001 Edition

Division I. Government of District.

Title 2. Government Administration.

Chapter 3B. Other Procurement Matters.

Subchapter I. Procurement Related Claims.

§ 2-381.03. Corporation counsel investigations and prosecutions; powers of prosecuting authority; civil actions by individuals as qui tam plaintiffs; jurisdiction of courts.

Attorney General Racine & 18 Counterparts Sue U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for Abandoning Borrower Protections

WASHINGTON, D. C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine has joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for abandoning a critical federal protection for students. The Borrower Defense Rule is designed to act as a shield for students who have been defrauded by predatory for-profit colleges.

DeVos’ decision puts in limbo thousands of District residents, whom the rule would have enabled to gain relief from loans they took out when they were misled into enrolling in predatory schools.

PL False Claims Act Violations, Damages, and Penalties (DC 2-381.02)

District of Columbia Official Code 2001 Edition

Division I. Government of District.

Title 2. Government Administration.

Chapter 3B. Other Procurement Matters.

Subchapter I. Procurement Related Claims.

§ 2-381.02. False claims liability, treble damages, costs, and civil penalties; exceptions.