Labor Group Asks Bob Ferguson to Criminally Charge Amazon Over Construction Pause

by Steven Hsieh Charles Mudede
Amazon’s decision to halt construction of downtown offices over the City Council’s head tax proposal was cold, but was it criminal?
Working Washington thinks so. In an open letter to Attorney General Bob Ferguson, the labor group called on the state’s top prosecutor to charge Amazon for intimidating a public servant, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.According to state law, "a person is guilty of intimidating a pub