Recent NewsAttorney General Mark R. Herring today called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Acting Director Mick Mulvaney to continue protecting military servicemembers against predatory lenders under the Military Lending Act (MLA).
October 23 - Herring Launches Virginia’s First Online Re-Entry Portal Attorney General Mark R. Herring today announced the launch of VirginiaReEntry.org, Virginia’s first ever online re-entry portal, which provides a “one-stop shop” for people involved in every phase of helping Virginians re-enter communities after incarceration.
October 22 - Herring Calls for Reforms to Virginia’s Cash Bail System Attorney General Mark R. Herring today called for reforms to Virginia’s cash bail system, citing potential policy and constitutional concerns and the availability of alternatives that can keep communities safe and ensure defendants show up for court without simply penalizing and jailing low-income Virginians because of the inability to come up with hundreds or thousands of dollars to post bail.
Gregory Taylor, 44, of Fort Washington, Maryland, was sentenced today to serve twelve years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering and conspiracy to distribute more than 1 kilogram of heroin for his role in a large, interstate heroin trafficking ring centered in and around Alexandria.
October 16 - Herring Protects Virginia Student Loan Borrowers Attorney General Mark R. Herring today announced that a federal judge rejected a challenge to the Borrower Defense Rule, ordering its immediate implementation for students nationwide.
October 16 - Herring Opposes Trump Administration’s Suspension of Fair Housing Rule Attorney General Mark R. Herring today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the Trump Administration urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) to reverse its efforts to delay and dismantle critical fair housing regulations.
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