DC AG Schwalb senior AI-fraud unit
DC AG Schwalb — Consumer Alert: Deepfake Telemarketing Scams Targeting DC Residents (April 2025)
DC · D.C. Code § 28-3904; DC OAG Consumer Alert (Apr. 18, 2025)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- April 18, 2025
- Applies to
- Persons engaged in deceptive AI practices in or affecting DC commerce
- Enforced by
- District of Columbia Attorney General
The DC Attorney General announced an Elder Justice Initiative focused on AI-enabled scams targeting older Washingtonians — voice-clone grandparent scams, tech-support fraud using AI chatbots, and AI romance scams. The office uses DC's Consumer Protection Procedures Act and the Elder Financial Exploitation Act to investigate.
Who is protected: DC seniors and consumers targeted by AI-enabled fraud
Legal detail
DC OAG Elder Justice priorities (May 15, 2025) leveraging the District Consumer Protection Procedures Act (D.C. Code § 28-3904), the Elder Financial Exploitation Act, and CFPB partnership data. Targets AI voice-clone scams, AI-driven tech support fraud, and deepfake celebrity-endorsement schemes targeting seniors.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | DC |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | April 18, 2025 |
| Citation | D.C. Code § 28-3904; DC OAG Consumer Alert (Apr. 18, 2025) |
| Private right of action | Yes, individuals can sue |
| Penalties | CPPA civil penalties up to $5,000/violation; treble damages; injunctive relief |
| Topics | consumer protection · deepfakes |
| Agency page | AG Schwalb Launches Senior Citizen Counts Campaign |
More AI rules in DC
- DC Bar Op. 388 (GenAI) · In effect
- DC DOI AI Bulletin · In effect
Related consumer protection rules elsewhere
- Missouri AI Therapy Chatbot Ban (SB 1019) · In effect
- Vermont Data Broker Law (H.211) · Enacted (not yet in effect)
- Arkansas Frank Broyles Act AI amendment — voice and likeness protection (2025) · In effect
- PA v. Character.AI (Fake Psychiatrist Chatbot) · Blocked / in litigation
- NAACP v. xAI (Colossus 2 Air Pollution) · Blocked / in litigation
- RI Therapy Chatbot Ban (2026) · In effect
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