5 Tips to Avoid Computer Tech Scams

Do you get pop-up messages on your computer screen that tell you to call tech support? Ignore them—it’s likely a scam! The Federal Trade Commission received more than 175,000 complaints in 2017 from consumers who were scammed by callers claiming to be computer technicians.

AG Racine Announces Four Fast Food Chains To End Use Of No-Poach Agreements

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that, as a result of a settlement with 14 state attorneys general, Dunkin’, Arby’s, Five Guys, and Little Caesars will cease using “no-poach” agreements, which prevent fast food workers from moving from one franchise to another within the same restaurant chain.

AG Racine Sues Maryland Man for Fraudulently Charging Local Adult Soccer League $120K in Rental Fees to Use DCPS-Owned Sports Fields

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has intervened in a lawsuit against a Maryland resident for fraudulently charging a local adult soccer league to rent D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) athletic fields and then pocketing the money. The suit alleges that, between 2009 and 2013, Larry Washington and two of his companies took more than $120,000 in rental payments from the Washington International Soccer League (WISL), failing to remit any of the money to DCPS.

Women's History Month: Patricia M. Wald

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is recognizing some of the trailblazing women in law who have laid the foundation for the next generation of young female lawyers.

AG Racine Introduces Legislation to Protect District Residents' Personal Data

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced the introduction of the Security Breach Protection Amendment Act of 2019, which would modernize the District’s data breach law and strengthen protections for residents’ personal information. AG Racine has introduced this bill in response to major data breaches that have put tens of millions of consumers, and hundreds of thousands of District residents, at risk of identity theft and other types of fraud.

Women’s History Month: Celebrating Marjorie McKenzie Lawson

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is recognizing some of the trailblazing women in law who have laid the foundation for the next generation of young female lawyers.

Marjorie McKenzie Lawson

Protecting Evidence-Based Programs that Reduce Teen Pregnancy

Every District resident should be able to pursue the future of their choice, including whether and when to start a family. However, unexpected teen pregnancies can pose challenges for young people to pursue those choices and add significant costs to taxpayers.

AG Racine Leads 19-State Coalition Opposing Trump Policy Change That Discourages Legal Immigrants, Families from Using Public Benefits

WASHINGTON, D. C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today led a coalition of 19 states in a friend-of-the-court brief opposing a Trump administration policy that could discourages tens of thousands of legal immigrants in the District and across the country from accessing services such as healthcare or nutrition assistance for themselves and their families. The amicus brief, filed today in Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v.

AG Racine Sues Seven Adults For Residency Fraud At D.C. Schools, Seeks $700k+ In Unpaid Tuition, Damages And Fines

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced lawsuits against seven adults – including a former D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) employee and two current D.C. public charter school employees – for falsifying District residency to send their children to D.C. public schools for free. In these suits, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleges that these individuals broke District law by sending their children to District schools without paying required out-of-state tuition.