Maryland State Executive - Attorney General
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New Report on Workplace Fraud in Maryland Finds Thousands of Misclassified Workers in Maryland
Maryland’s Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud (JETF) has released a new annual report, revealing the magnitude of worker misclassification in Maryland. -
Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general to warn against efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). -
Attorney General Brown Calls for Action Against Counterfeit Weight Loss Drug Makers
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a 37-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Mounjaro, Zepbound, Ozempic, and Wegovy (GLP1 drugs). -
Attorney General Brown and Coalition of 17 Attorneys General Release Joint Statement Regarding the Vice President’s Comments on Judicial Review
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown released the following joint statement signed by 17 attorneys general regarding Vice President Vance’s comments on judicial review made on February 9, 2025. -
Frederick County Woman Convicted of Felony Theft After Stealing 65K to Pay Restitution in a Different Theft Case
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Cheryl Leigh Gray, 50, of Middletown, Maryland, pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Frederick County to one count of felony theft of $25,000-$100,000. -
Attorney General Brown Announces Convictions of Two Men for Charges Related to the Illegal Discharge of Pollutants in Montgomery County
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced the convictions in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County for Robert H. Dupey, 51, of Randallstown, and Jaime A. Beza, 33, of Berwyn Heights, for violations of Maryland environmental laws regarding the discharge of pollutants in Montgomery County. -
Attorney General Brown Launches New Strategic Plan Advancing Justice, Protecting Marylanders’ Rights, and Strengthening Maryland Communities
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today launched the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Strategic Plan, which highlights the work undertaken during the first two years of his history-making first term as Maryland’s 47th Attorney General and announces the five strategic priorities that will drive the work of the Office of the Attorney General over the remaining half of his first term. -
Joint Statement from 12 State Attorneys General: President Trump is Misleading the American People on Purpose of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, along with the attorneys general of California, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, and Washington, issued a joint statement addressing President Trump’s recent executive orders purporting to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) policies and programs—collectively referred to below as “DEIA”: “President Trump’s executive orders are unnecessary and disingenuous. -
Attorney General Brown Announces That No Charges Will Be Filed in the July 22, 2024, Fatal Police-Involved Pursuit in Talbot County
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision to not seek charges in the July 22, 2024, fatal police-involved pursuit in Easton, Talbot County, Maryland. On Monday, July 22, 2024, at approximately 7:00 p.m., deputies from the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office, in marked police cruisers, attempted to initiate a traffic stop, in the area of Route 50 and Dutchmans Lane in Easton. -
Joint Statement from 11 State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Mexico, and Vermont, issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federal immigration enforcement. -
Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend Biden Administration’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a multistate coalition in filing a motion to intervene in American Water Works Association v. EPA, Case No. 24-1376 (D.C. Cir.) to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). -
Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend California Clean Air Act Waivers
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition of 16 attorneys general and 3 cities to defend two Clean Air Act waivers granted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that are critically important to stop climate change and protecting public health from air pollution. -
Attorney General Brown Urges Supreme Court of the United States to Preserve Crucial Telecommunications Services
As the Supreme Court of the United States reviews an important case that could determine the fate of internet and phone service for millions of people living in rural areas in Maryland and across the country, Attorney General Brown has joined a bipartisan brief urging the court to keep in place a fund that supports those services. -
Attorney General Brown Announces 2025 Legislative Priorities Agenda Focuses on Expanding Protections for Vulnerable Adults and Establishing Worker Protection Unit
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his priority legislation for the 2025 Maryland General Assembly session. Attorney General Brown will introduce a series of bills that focus on protecting the civil rights, health, and wellbeing of Marylanders, with particular focus on those most vulnerable to both long-standing threats and new risks. -
Body-Worn Camera Footage from Fatal Shooting in Howard County Released
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General released body-worn camera footage from the fatal shooting that occurred on Saturday, November 30, 2024, in Howard County, Maryland. -
Former Insurance Producer Convicted of Felony Theft Scheme
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Cheryl Leigh Gray, 49, of Middletown, Maryland, pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Frederick County to one count of theft scheme having a value of $100,000 or more. -
Attorney General Brown Announces Settlement with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. over Cancelled Jazz Cruises
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that his Consumer Protection Division has entered into a settlement resolving an investigation into Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd., d/b/a Royal Caribbean International, regarding 2021 and 2022 Capital Jazz “SuperCruise” sailings. -
Attorney General Brown Supports Efforts to Undo 2020 Rule that Weakens HealthCare Nondiscrimination Protections
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY), et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), et al. in support of the plaintiffs’ motion to undo a 2020 federal rule (the Rule) that weakened the nondiscrimination protections provided by Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). -
Body-Worn Camera Footage from Prince George’ County Police InCustody Death Investigation in February Released
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General today released the body-worn camera footage from the Prince George’s County Police Department’s in-custody death that occurred on February 16, 2024, in Largo, Maryland. -
Attorney General Brown Joins Bipartisan Coalition Calling on Meta to Protect Users’ Accounts from Scammers
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 Attorneys General in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent increase in Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers.