DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb
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Two D.C. landlords will pay a total of $9.3 million to settle an antirust lawsuit filed by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb in 2023.
The suit alleges the companies used RealPage to conspire to keep rents artificially high.
The suit alleges the companies used RealPage to conspire to keep rents artificially high.
Two Landlords Will Pay $9.3 Million in RealPage Price-Fixing Scheme
JBG Smith and Mid-America Apartments have agreed to a settlement in the lawsuit alleging companies conspired to keep rents artificially high.
washingtoncitypaper.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Two D.C. landlords will pay a total of $9.3 million to settle an antirust lawsuit filed by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb in 2023.
The suit alleges the companies used RealPage to conspire to keep rents artificially high.
The suit alleges the companies used RealPage to conspire to keep rents artificially high.
We are resharing this alert because third-party energy companies continue to target DC residents with aggressive sales practices.
Remember:
1️⃣ You are not required to show anyone your energy bill.
2️⃣ Companies claim they will save you money but then often end up charging higher rates in the long run.
Remember:
1️⃣ You are not required to show anyone your energy bill.
2️⃣ Companies claim they will save you money but then often end up charging higher rates in the long run.
⚠️ DC CONSUMER ALERT ⚠️
Multiple companies are using deceptive tactics to trick or pressure DC residents into changing energy providers — then charging higher rates.
We are alerting residents about this third-party energy company scam and how they can avoid becoming a victim.
Multiple companies are using deceptive tactics to trick or pressure DC residents into changing energy providers — then charging higher rates.
We are alerting residents about this third-party energy company scam and how they can avoid becoming a victim.
September 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
We are resharing this alert because third-party energy companies continue to target DC residents with aggressive sales practices.
Remember:
1️⃣ You are not required to show anyone your energy bill.
2️⃣ Companies claim they will save you money but then often end up charging higher rates in the long run.
Remember:
1️⃣ You are not required to show anyone your energy bill.
2️⃣ Companies claim they will save you money but then often end up charging higher rates in the long run.
I am deeply saddened by the passing of former DC Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan.
Irv was a principled defender of the District, resolved several federal consent decrees, recovered millions in unpaid business taxes, and founded the Ruff Fellowship Program.
We are forever grateful for his service.
Irv was a principled defender of the District, resolved several federal consent decrees, recovered millions in unpaid business taxes, and founded the Ruff Fellowship Program.
We are forever grateful for his service.
September 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I am deeply saddened by the passing of former DC Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan.
Irv was a principled defender of the District, resolved several federal consent decrees, recovered millions in unpaid business taxes, and founded the Ruff Fellowship Program.
We are forever grateful for his service.
Irv was a principled defender of the District, resolved several federal consent decrees, recovered millions in unpaid business taxes, and founded the Ruff Fellowship Program.
We are forever grateful for his service.
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Two D.C. landlords have agreed to pay $9.3 million to resolve claims that they “illegally conspired” to inflate rents across the thousands of apartments they own across the city, per
@dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social.
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@dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social.
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Two D.C. Landlords Settle Rent Inflation Lawsuit for $9.3 Million
JBG Smith and Mid-America Apartments were accused of conspiring to keep rents "artificially high."
www.washingtonsun.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Two D.C. landlords have agreed to pay $9.3 million to resolve claims that they “illegally conspired” to inflate rents across the thousands of apartments they own across the city, per
@dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social.
Story in @washsunmetro.bsky.social:
www.washingtonsun.com/metro/dc-lan...
@dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social.
Story in @washsunmetro.bsky.social:
www.washingtonsun.com/metro/dc-lan...
NEW: We secured settlements with two more DC landlords that were involved in RealPage's rent-fixing scheme.
JBG Smith will pay $8.1 million and MAA will pay $1.2 million to impacted residents and the District.
Both companies will also be banned from using anticompetitive software to inflate rents.
JBG Smith will pay $8.1 million and MAA will pay $1.2 million to impacted residents and the District.
Both companies will also be banned from using anticompetitive software to inflate rents.
September 14, 2026 at 12:58 PM
NEW: We secured settlements with two more DC landlords that were involved in RealPage's rent-fixing scheme.
JBG Smith will pay $8.1 million and MAA will pay $1.2 million to impacted residents and the District.
Both companies will also be banned from using anticompetitive software to inflate rents.
JBG Smith will pay $8.1 million and MAA will pay $1.2 million to impacted residents and the District.
Both companies will also be banned from using anticompetitive software to inflate rents.
25 years later.
DC will never forget the profound sacrifice and the unwavering courage of our communities on September 11, 2001.
DC will never forget the profound sacrifice and the unwavering courage of our communities on September 11, 2001.
September 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM
25 years later.
DC will never forget the profound sacrifice and the unwavering courage of our communities on September 11, 2001.
DC will never forget the profound sacrifice and the unwavering courage of our communities on September 11, 2001.
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Particularly poignant for us—the fact that these kids, who were 11 at the time, would today be the age of our youngest councilmembers
For those unfamiliar with the DCPS students & teachers we lost when Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, here's the story
www.edweek.org/leadership/d...
For those unfamiliar with the DCPS students & teachers we lost when Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, here's the story
www.edweek.org/leadership/d...
September 11, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Particularly poignant for us—the fact that these kids, who were 11 at the time, would today be the age of our youngest councilmembers
For those unfamiliar with the DCPS students & teachers we lost when Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, here's the story
www.edweek.org/leadership/d...
For those unfamiliar with the DCPS students & teachers we lost when Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, here's the story
www.edweek.org/leadership/d...
Happy Labor Day, DC!
JUST RELEASED: Our 2026 Labor Day Report lays out our work upholding worker rights over the past year.
⚖️ 32 settlements
💰 $7.8 million secured
✅ 3,486 workers supported
DC is a city that believes in protecting workers and leveling the playing field for businesses.
Dive in: oag.dc.gov/LaborDay2026
⚖️ 32 settlements
💰 $7.8 million secured
✅ 3,486 workers supported
DC is a city that believes in protecting workers and leveling the playing field for businesses.
Dive in: oag.dc.gov/LaborDay2026
September 7, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Happy Labor Day, DC!
JUST RELEASED: Our 2026 Labor Day Report lays out our work upholding worker rights over the past year.
⚖️ 32 settlements
💰 $7.8 million secured
✅ 3,486 workers supported
DC is a city that believes in protecting workers and leveling the playing field for businesses.
Dive in: oag.dc.gov/LaborDay2026
⚖️ 32 settlements
💰 $7.8 million secured
✅ 3,486 workers supported
DC is a city that believes in protecting workers and leveling the playing field for businesses.
Dive in: oag.dc.gov/LaborDay2026
September 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
JUST RELEASED: Our 2026 Labor Day Report lays out our work upholding worker rights over the past year.
⚖️ 32 settlements
💰 $7.8 million secured
✅ 3,486 workers supported
DC is a city that believes in protecting workers and leveling the playing field for businesses.
Dive in: oag.dc.gov/LaborDay2026
⚖️ 32 settlements
💰 $7.8 million secured
✅ 3,486 workers supported
DC is a city that believes in protecting workers and leveling the playing field for businesses.
Dive in: oag.dc.gov/LaborDay2026
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For years, dozens of young people with experience in DC’s foster care system fought to create a new permanency option for older youth. Now, their vision is a reality. SOUL is officially law! Get to know some of these young advocates & learn more in this powerful segment: abcnews.com/video/134832...
Video Foster youth help create bill allowing them to choose their own families
ABC News' Alex Presha talks to current and former foster youth about a new bill that would allow those in the system to choose their own families without losing legal contact with their birth parents.
abcnews.com
September 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
For years, dozens of young people with experience in DC’s foster care system fought to create a new permanency option for older youth. Now, their vision is a reality. SOUL is officially law! Get to know some of these young advocates & learn more in this powerful segment: abcnews.com/video/134832...
16% of youth age out of DC’s foster system without being adopted, legal guardianship, or family reunification — leaving them vulnerable to serious risks.
Former foster youth in DC set out to change that.
Their vision just became law through the SOUL Act, a bill passed and funded by the DC Council.
Former foster youth in DC set out to change that.
Their vision just became law through the SOUL Act, a bill passed and funded by the DC Council.
D.C. foster system veterans wrote a bill to let teens make their own families
The Soul Act, a bill that goes before the D.C. Council on Tuesday, would allow older teens to create a legally binding network of support.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM
16% of youth age out of DC’s foster system without being adopted, legal guardianship, or family reunification — leaving them vulnerable to serious risks.
Former foster youth in DC set out to change that.
Their vision just became law through the SOUL Act, a bill passed and funded by the DC Council.
Former foster youth in DC set out to change that.
Their vision just became law through the SOUL Act, a bill passed and funded by the DC Council.
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Schwalb calls the conditions at Binitie’s building “shocking,” while @cmzparker5.bsky.social, who visited the building this summer, says “there is simply no excuse for the disturbing and rapid decline of this property.”
Schwalb is seeking an order to get repairs made, and restitution for residents.
Schwalb is seeking an order to get repairs made, and restitution for residents.
September 2, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Schwalb calls the conditions at Binitie’s building “shocking,” while @cmzparker5.bsky.social, who visited the building this summer, says “there is simply no excuse for the disturbing and rapid decline of this property.”
Schwalb is seeking an order to get repairs made, and restitution for residents.
Schwalb is seeking an order to get repairs made, and restitution for residents.
HOUSING ENFORCEMENT: We are suing a Ward 5 landlord for extreme housing neglect.
Tenants at this 10-story building have been without air conditioning and working elevators since early July and face shocking, dangerous housing conditions.
We are fighting for accountability and emergency repairs.
Tenants at this 10-story building have been without air conditioning and working elevators since early July and face shocking, dangerous housing conditions.
We are fighting for accountability and emergency repairs.
September 2, 2026 at 12:37 PM
HOUSING ENFORCEMENT: We are suing a Ward 5 landlord for extreme housing neglect.
Tenants at this 10-story building have been without air conditioning and working elevators since early July and face shocking, dangerous housing conditions.
We are fighting for accountability and emergency repairs.
Tenants at this 10-story building have been without air conditioning and working elevators since early July and face shocking, dangerous housing conditions.
We are fighting for accountability and emergency repairs.
WORKER WIN: Online grocery store Weee! will pay $95,000 for illegally misclassifying its delivery drivers.
All Weee! drivers in DC will be reclassified as employees with a right to paid sick leave and other worker protections.
DC labor laws apply to all industries. The gig economy is no exception.
All Weee! drivers in DC will be reclassified as employees with a right to paid sick leave and other worker protections.
DC labor laws apply to all industries. The gig economy is no exception.
September 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
WORKER WIN: Online grocery store Weee! will pay $95,000 for illegally misclassifying its delivery drivers.
All Weee! drivers in DC will be reclassified as employees with a right to paid sick leave and other worker protections.
DC labor laws apply to all industries. The gig economy is no exception.
All Weee! drivers in DC will be reclassified as employees with a right to paid sick leave and other worker protections.
DC labor laws apply to all industries. The gig economy is no exception.
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“In Largest Big Tech Settlement Ever, DC Will Receive Between $90.3 and $129.3 Million & Meta Will Make Sweeping Child Safety Reforms to Instagram and Facebook” - See the full OAG release: www.popville.com/2026/08/wash...
“In Largest Big Tech Settlement Ever, DC Will Receive Between $90.3 and $129.3 Million & Meta Will Make Sweeping Child Safety Reforms to Instagram and Facebook” - PoPville
photo by Mr.TinMD From The Office of the Attorney General (OAG): "Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta). It is the largest...
www.popville.com
August 26, 2026 at 2:08 PM
“In Largest Big Tech Settlement Ever, DC Will Receive Between $90.3 and $129.3 Million & Meta Will Make Sweeping Child Safety Reforms to Instagram and Facebook” - See the full OAG release: www.popville.com/2026/08/wash...
NEW: We are suing a nonprofit founder who diverted more than $125,000 in DC grants for personal use.
The defendant and her two nonprofits took District funds meant to help people struggling with addiction, misused those funds, and lied about where the money went.
Then, they failed to repay it.
The defendant and her two nonprofits took District funds meant to help people struggling with addiction, misused those funds, and lied about where the money went.
Then, they failed to repay it.
August 31, 2026 at 12:54 PM
NEW: We are suing a nonprofit founder who diverted more than $125,000 in DC grants for personal use.
The defendant and her two nonprofits took District funds meant to help people struggling with addiction, misused those funds, and lied about where the money went.
Then, they failed to repay it.
The defendant and her two nonprofits took District funds meant to help people struggling with addiction, misused those funds, and lied about where the money went.
Then, they failed to repay it.
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Big news from @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social office. This is the largest tech settlement ever and represents our DC values: we will always fight to safeguard District youth.
August 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Big news from @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social office. This is the largest tech settlement ever and represents our DC values: we will always fight to safeguard District youth.
Meta was the first company to come to the table and agree to necessary reforms that protect kids online.
It will not be the last.
It will not be the last.
August 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Meta was the first company to come to the table and agree to necessary reforms that protect kids online.
It will not be the last.
It will not be the last.
Our settlement requires Meta to adopt sweeping child safety protections on Facebook and Instagram.
We are setting a new standard for how social media platforms keep kids safe online.
We are setting a new standard for how social media platforms keep kids safe online.
August 26, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Our settlement requires Meta to adopt sweeping child safety protections on Facebook and Instagram.
We are setting a new standard for how social media platforms keep kids safe online.
We are setting a new standard for how social media platforms keep kids safe online.
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Meta will pay D.C. between $90 million and $130 million as part of a settlement agreement to resolve a large, multistate lawsuit over claims the company’s platforms endangered children’s mental health.
D.C. Could Receive Up to $130 Million From Meta as Part of Massive Settlement
The social media giant is expected to pay up to $17 billion total in a landmark agreement.
www.notus.org
August 26, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Meta will pay D.C. between $90 million and $130 million as part of a settlement agreement to resolve a large, multistate lawsuit over claims the company’s platforms endangered children’s mental health.
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Meta reached a landmark settlement of up to $17.1 billion with 47 states, D.C. and U.S. territories and has to make major changes to its products over claims it endangered children with addictive social media platforms. nyti.ms/4gwjgkP
August 26, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Meta reached a landmark settlement of up to $17.1 billion with 47 states, D.C. and U.S. territories and has to make major changes to its products over claims it endangered children with addictive social media platforms. nyti.ms/4gwjgkP
NEW: Meta will pay up to $129 million to DC for exploiting children through intentionally addictive social media.
Instagram and Facebook will also adopt sweeping child safety protections to transform how social media platforms protect kids.
This is the largest big tech settlement in history.
Instagram and Facebook will also adopt sweeping child safety protections to transform how social media platforms protect kids.
This is the largest big tech settlement in history.
August 26, 2026 at 1:32 PM
NEW: Meta will pay up to $129 million to DC for exploiting children through intentionally addictive social media.
Instagram and Facebook will also adopt sweeping child safety protections to transform how social media platforms protect kids.
This is the largest big tech settlement in history.
Instagram and Facebook will also adopt sweeping child safety protections to transform how social media platforms protect kids.
This is the largest big tech settlement in history.
Hands-on experience ➡️ fun and learning
I loved spending time with BEST Kids DC participants this month as they wrapped up their 8-week summer program on small business and local government.
Shoutout to Best Kids, Commissioner Garrett, and King Street Oyster Bar for mentoring young people in DC!
I loved spending time with BEST Kids DC participants this month as they wrapped up their 8-week summer program on small business and local government.
Shoutout to Best Kids, Commissioner Garrett, and King Street Oyster Bar for mentoring young people in DC!
August 25, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Hands-on experience ➡️ fun and learning
I loved spending time with BEST Kids DC participants this month as they wrapped up their 8-week summer program on small business and local government.
Shoutout to Best Kids, Commissioner Garrett, and King Street Oyster Bar for mentoring young people in DC!
I loved spending time with BEST Kids DC participants this month as they wrapped up their 8-week summer program on small business and local government.
Shoutout to Best Kids, Commissioner Garrett, and King Street Oyster Bar for mentoring young people in DC!
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Six current and former D.C. police employees are facing fraud charges after prosecutors say they collectively received more than $441,000 in overtime pay that they did not earn.
6 current, former D.C. police employees charged in $441K fraud scheme
Six current and former D.C. police employees are facing fraud charges after prosecutors say they collectively received more than $441,000 in overtime pay that they did not earn.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 18, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Six current and former D.C. police employees are facing fraud charges after prosecutors say they collectively received more than $441,000 in overtime pay that they did not earn.
Yesterday, 6 MPD members were arrested for widespread overtime fraud.
In 2024 alone, they got $441,137 for work they did not do – exploiting the DC residents they took an oath to serve and protect.
Public officials cannot abuse their positions of power.
In 2024 alone, they got $441,137 for work they did not do – exploiting the DC residents they took an oath to serve and protect.
Public officials cannot abuse their positions of power.
August 19, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Yesterday, 6 MPD members were arrested for widespread overtime fraud.
In 2024 alone, they got $441,137 for work they did not do – exploiting the DC residents they took an oath to serve and protect.
Public officials cannot abuse their positions of power.
In 2024 alone, they got $441,137 for work they did not do – exploiting the DC residents they took an oath to serve and protect.
Public officials cannot abuse their positions of power.