Dear Fellow Washingtonians,

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 and DC residents about our work delivering for Washingtonians and making the District a safer, healthier, and more equitable place for all who live and work here.

Statement of Mina Q. Malik Deputy
Attorney General for the Public Safety Division
Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Before the

Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety
The Honorable Charles Allen, Chairperson

Public Hearing Bill 22-329, the "Trafficking Survivors Relief Amendment Act of 2017"

September 21, 2017
9:30 am
Room 120
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20004

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against Washington Hebrew Congregation (WHC), a synagogue that also operates a fee-based childcare center, for routinely ignoring District laws designed to protect children and creating an environment ripe for abuse. In a consumer protection lawsuit, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleges that WHC violated District law by placing children in the care of unqualified, unsupervised staff, operating in violation of its license, and misleading parents about the safety of its programs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that predatory online lender, Opportunity Financial, LLC (OppFi), will pay $1.5 million to refund over 4,000 District consumers who were charged exploitive interest rates by the company, waive over $640,000 in interest owed by those consumers, and pay $250,000 to the District. The company will also be required to limit its lending to rates that are below the District’s legal cap and cease engaging in misleading business practices.

Statement of Christina Jones
Special Counsel, Strategic Youth Initiatives
Office of the Attorney General

Before the

Statement of Elizabeth Wilkins
Senior Counsel for Policy
Office of the Attorney General

Before the

The Committee of the Whole
The Honorable Phil Mendelson, Chairperson

Statement of Aurélie Mathieu, Assistant Attorney General for Policy and Legislative Affairs, Office of the Attorney General  

Before the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chairperson

Public Hearing On Sanctuary Values Amendment Act of 2019

October 1, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that a DC-based real estate developer will be required to pay $400,000 in penalties and increase its health and safety protocols for violating District laws protecting residents from toxic lead and for deceiving homebuyers about potential lead paint hazards.

Statement of Kathryn Ladewski Jarosz, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Section Public Interest Division Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia