Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Press

Attorney General Schwalb Sues Childcare Center for Stealing Wages from Workers

Oct 15, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Issues Statement Following Hearing in Lawsuit to End Illegal National Guard Deployment in DC

Oct 14, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1.7 Million in Connection with Misclassification of Construction Workers

Oct 13, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures $8.25 Million from Amazon for Secretly Excluding Ward 7 & 8 ZIP Codes from Prime Delivery Services

Oct 1, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Sues Property Owner for Allowing Apartment Complex to Become Hotbed of Criminal Activity

Sep 22, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Announces Subprime Auto Lender Will Pay $380,000 for Taking Advantage of DC Car Buyers

Sep 18, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures $9.3 Million from Two DC Landlords in RealPage Price-Fixing Scheme

Sep 14, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Releases 2026 Labor Day Report

Sep 4, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Sues Owner and Manager of Ward 5 Affordable Apartment Building for Extreme and Pervasive Disrepair

Sep 2, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures $95,000 from Online Grocery Store for Misclassifying and Underpaying Workers and Denying Them Paid Sick Leave

Sep 1, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Sues Nonprofit Founder Who Diverted $125,000+ of District Grant Money for Personal Use

Aug 31, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Announces That Meta Will Pay Up to $17.1 Billion for Exploiting Kids with Intentionally Addictive Social Media Platforms

Aug 26, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Announces Public Corruption Charges Against 6 MPD Members For Widespread Overtime Fraud Scheme

Aug 18, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures $400,000 from Staffing Company That Denied Paid Sick Leave to Hundreds of DC Workers

Aug 5, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Announces That Fort Myer Construction Will Make Sweeping Changes to Prevent Further Water Pollution from Ward 5 Facility

Jul 31, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Announces Agreement Regarding Legally Required Review of Proposed Transfer of Nonprofit George Washington University Physician Group

Jul 28, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Advocates for Public Service Commission to Reject Washington Gas Pipe Replacement Plan That Would Raise Rates for DC Residents

Jul 24, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Issues Statement on Court Ruling Requiring Slumlord Razjooyans to Immediately Fix Conditions at All Apartment Buildings They Still Control

Jul 17, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures $4 Million from “Rent to Own” Company Acima for Engaging in Deceptive Lease Agreements

Jul 9, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Sues Landlord for Horrific Housing Conditions Including Gas Explosion That Displaced 50 Residents

Jul 9, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Announces That The Park At 14th Will Pay $243,000+ to Resolve Workers’ Rights Investigation

Jul 1, 2026

Office of the Attorney General to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Transfer of Medical Faculty Associates, Inc.

Jun 29, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Sues Landlord for Dangerous Housing Conditions and Illegal Retaliation Against Tenants

Jun 29, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures Legal Win Clearing Path for New Multifamily Housing Along Upper Connecticut Avenue

Jun 23, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1.4 Million from Two DC Landlords Involved in RealPage Rental Price-Fixing Scheme

Jun 12, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures Guilty Plea in Connection with Financial Exploitation of Disabled DC Senior

Jun 3, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1 Million from Political Texting Firm for Failure to Pay DC Sales Tax

Jun 1, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1.255 Million Judgment Against Affordable Housing Nonprofit Director Who Misused Funds

May 13, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Announces Developer Will Pay $400,000 to Fix Unsafe Construction At DC Condo Building

May 7, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Sues DC Government Contractor for Defrauding District and Stealing Wages from Workers

Apr 30, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Sues Landlord for Charging Illegal Junk Fees & Hiding the Full Cost of Rent

Apr 27, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Issues Consumer Alert on Rental Fees & Protections for DC Renters

Apr 27, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Issues Alert to Help Tenants Understand How Utilities Are Billed & Make Sure They Are Not Overpaying

Apr 27, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Launches New Hotline for DC Residents to Report Environmental Violations

Apr 22, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Announces Live Nation Will Pay $9.9 Million for Deceptive Ticket Pricing Practices

Apr 20, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures Money Back for Dozens of DC Janitors Exploited in Wage Theft Scheme

Apr 17, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Issues Statement Following Win in Live Nation Antitrust Lawsuit

Apr 15, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures Over $302,000 for Construction Workers & DC

Mar 25, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Testifies in Support of Child Support System Reforms That Increase Funds For DC Kids

Mar 18, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures $531,192 from Dangerous Maryland and Virginia Drivers

Mar 13, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Seeks Trustee Nominations to Manage $5 Million DC Healthcare Access Trust

Mar 10, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Joins State Attorneys General to Continue Live Nation Lawsuit

Mar 9, 2026

Announcing a Spring Student Loan Webinar Series to Educate Borrowers

Mar 6, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Resolves Snyder-Era Lawsuit Against Washington Commanders

Mar 2, 2026

Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1.75 Million Wage Theft Judgment Against District Restaurant and Its Owner

Feb 26, 2026