WASHINGTON, D. C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) Office of Consumer Protection has settled a lawsuit it brought against Jefferson and Insun Hofgard, a Virginia-based couple accused of engaging in an illegal house-flipping scheme. Under the settlement, the Hofgards are required to pay full restitution to affected consumers, which will amount to at least $1.3 million.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a coalition of 23 Attorneys General urging the Supreme Court to reject Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request that the Court overturn election results in four states critical to President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. In an amicus brief filed in Texas v.
By Karl A. Racine and Miriam Aroni Krinsky Karl A. Racine is the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
Miriam Aroni Krinsky is the executive director of Fair and Just Prosecution.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced four recent actions by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to ensure that tenants across the District, regardless of their income level or neighborhood, can live in safe, habitable housing. OAG has filed a lawsuit against the owner of an apartment building in Brightwood Park for forcing tenants to live in deplorable conditions.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined nine states in filing a multistate lawsuit to stop the merger of telecom giants T-Mobile and Sprint. In the complaint against the companies, the states allege that the proposed merger of two of the four national mobile network operators would deprive consumers of the benefits of competition and drive up prices for cellphone services for District residents and consumers nationwide.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that his office filed two friend-of-the-court briefs opposing a policy from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (USAO) to prosecute felon-in-possession (FIP) gun cases in federal court.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Power Design, Inc., a national electrical contractor, will be required to pay $2.75 million to workers and the District as part of a settlement in a wage theft and worker misclassification case.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the owner of Park 7 Apartments will refund at least $450,000 to more than 470 current and former tenants who were improperly billed for water. This settlement resolves an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) into allegations that Park 7 Residential, L.P., charged tenants for water despite lease agreements stating that the cost of water was included in rent.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against JUUL Labs, Inc., a major e-cigarette manufacturer, and its original parent company, for purposely marketing nicotine products to teenagers and misleading consumers about their highly-addictive quality.