Brown and City of Maywood Forge Agreement to Reform its Troubled Police Department
Responding to a directive from Attorney General Brown to reform its police force, the Maywood City Council unanimously approved a stipulated court order that will end the widespread abuse and gross misconduct exposed over the course of a 16-month investigation."
Brown Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold California's Law Protecting Children from Brutal Video Game Violence
On May 20, 2009, Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold California's law prohibiting the sale or rental of brutally violent games to children. Jerry Brown is fighting to protect children from video games featuring "killing sprees, torture and sexual assault."
Brown Sues Wells Fargo Affiliates to Recover $1.5 Billion for Defrauded California Investors
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. files suit against three Wells Fargo affiliates to recover $1.5 billion for California investors who purchased auction-rate securities based on "false and deceptive" advice that these financial instruments were "as safe and liquid as cash."
Brown Sues to Recover Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Illegally Diverted from Medi-Cal
Responding to a whistleblower's allegation of massive Medi-Cal fraud and kickbacks.On March 20, 2009, Attorney General Jerry Brown joined legal action against seven private laboratories to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal overcharges to the state's medical program for the poor.