Brown Directs Maywood to Reform its Police Department after Investigation Uncovers Gross Misconduct
On April 28, 2009, Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. directed the Maywood City Council to reform its police department in the wake of a 16-month investigation which exposed "gross misconduct and widespread abuse."
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.
Attorney General Brown Announces Charges in Anna Nicole Smith Case
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. on March 13, 2009, announced charges filed against three individuals -- Howard K. Stern, Doctor Khristine Eroshevich, and Doctor Sandeep Kapoor - who "engaged in a criminal conspiracy to illegally furnish" controlled substances to Anna Nicole Smith.