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CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Rob Bonta Announces Arraignment of Bay Area Restaurant Owners on Allegations of Tax Evasion and Labor Law Violations
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the arraignment of three individuals on charges connected to allegations of sales tax evasion and labor law violations at the Bay Area restaurants they owned and operated. -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: In Effort to Increase Transparency, Attorney General Bonta to Accelerate Release of Peace Officer Use-of-Force and Misconduct Records
In an effort to increase transparency, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced steps that the California Department of Justice (DOJ) is taking to accelerate the release of third-party peace officer use-of-force and misconduct records — covered under Senate Bill 1421 — in DOJ's possession. -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: California Department of Justice and CalRecycle Announce Six Arrests in Recycling Fraud Scheme in Southern California
The California Department of Justice (DOJ) and CalRecycle announced the results of a months-long recycling fraud investigation in San Bernardino County. Laszlo Castro Lencse, Antonio Iezza, Jr., Jaime Mosaquites Diaz, Eligio Ortega Dominguez, Geovany Ortega Narcisco, and Gonzalo Cachu Lucatero have been arrested and charged for their alleged involvement in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme to bring thousands of pounds of ineligible empty beverage containers collected from Las Vegas casinos into California. -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: California Department of Justice Expresses Concern Over Proposal to Allow Exploratory Drilling in the Suisun Marsh
The California Department of Justice (DOJ) today filed comments with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) regarding Sunset Exploration's proposal to drill for natural gas in the Suisun Marsh. Located in the San Francisco Bay-Delta, this 88,000-acre wetland is home to a number of endangered and threatened species, including California Ridgway’s rail, black rail, and Chinook salmon – and is just a few short miles from environmental justice communities in Solano County -
$10.5 million settlement against retailer Curacao includes penalties, debt forgiveness
A $10.5 million partial settlement against the retailer Curacao will see the company providing $10 million in debt relief to its consumers, as well as $500,000 in debt forgiveness, but both the company and the state say the settlement is a win. -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra Names Matthew Rodriquez as Chief Deputy and Acting Attorney General
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra stepped down as Attorney General. Prior to confirmation by the United States Senate, Attorney General Becerra selected Matthew “Matt” Rodriquez to serve as Chief Deputy Attorney General. -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra Urges Department of Energy to Restore Cost-Saving Energy Efficiency Programs
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined a multistate coalition in submitting recommendations to the Department of Energy (DOE) on its rulemaking priorities. -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra Secures Preliminary Approval of Settlement with Sutter Health Resolving Allegations of Anti-Competitive Practices
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra applauded Judge Massullo’s preliminary approval of the groundbreaking settlement reached with Sutter Health (Sutter) in December 2019 -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra: Federal Government Withdraws Supreme Court Challenge in Suit Over Public Safety Funds for California
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra applauded the federal government’s decision to withdraw a request made by the previous administration for the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case involving tens of millions of dollars in public safety funds from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) program. -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra Announces Settlements with Multiple For-Profit Fundraisers for Deceptive Fundraising and Illegal Robocall Telemarketing Tactics
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and a coalition of attorneys general, secretaries of state, and state agencies from 37 other states, in announcing settlements against for-profit corporate fundraisers Associated Community Services, Inc. (ACS) and Directele, Inc. (Directele), as well as multiple corporations and individuals affiliated with them. -
General Motors signs $5.75 million settlement over misinformed investors, airbag and ignition switch defects
California’s Attorney General and General Motors (GM) entered into a $5.75 million agreement to settle claims that the car manufacturer misinformed investors regarding the costs the company would incur due to its ignition switch and airbag defects -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra Announces $5.75 Million Settlement with General Motors
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced a $5.75 million settlement against General Motors (GM), resolving allegations that GM made false and misleading statements to investors, including the state’s largest pension system, regarding the costs the company would incur due to its ignition switch problems. -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra Announces Sentencing in AIDS Research Alliance Fraud Scheme
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the sentencing of Donnelly Montenegro, former acting Chief Operating Officer of the AIDS Research Alliance (ARA). -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra Petitions Court to Ensure Consumer Protections Against Robocalling
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined a multistate coalition in an effort to stop companies from breaking the law with harassing telemarketing calls. In an amicus brief filed in Lindenbaum v. Realgy, LLC, the attorneys general called on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to reverse a district court’s ruling that a landmark federal law intended to stop telemarketing scams was unconstitutional and unenforceable for a five-year period ending in 2020. -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra Announces $4.1 Million Settlement with Schnitzer Steel for Illegally Releasing Hazardous Waste and Harmful Emissions into the West Oakland Community
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, along with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley, announced the terms of a settlement reached with Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (Schnitzer) for violating environmental laws in the operation of its metal shredding and recycling facility in West Oakland. -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra Establishes Bureau of Disability Rights
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the establishment of the Bureau of Disability Rights (Bureau) within the Civil Rights Enforcement Section (Section) of the California Department of Justice. -
Attorney General Becerra sues seafood companies over toxic chemicals
COVID-19 may be one of the reasons why a cluster of seafood companies was sued last week by Attorney General Xavier Becerra for reportedly failing to warn consumers about toxic chemicals in ocean food products -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra Leads Multistate Coalition in Friend-of-the-Court Briefs Opposing Trump Administration “Death to Asylum” Rule
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in two amicus briefs in support of two separate challenges to a Trump Administration rule that guts major aspects of the existing asylum system and effectively eliminates the meaningful right to apply for protection in the United States. -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra Issues Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Census Apportionment Memorandum
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following statement on U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the President’s census memorandum. -
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Becerra Files Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Support of Baltimore’s Effort to Hold Big Oil Accountable for Climate Change Impacts in Their Community
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, as a part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief supporting the mayor and city council of Baltimore in their lawsuit Mayor and City Council of Baltimore v. BP, et al. In the lawsuit, the city seeks to hold oil companies accountable under state law for their actions contributing to climate change and the resulting harms to their community from sea-level rise and other effects.