ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES SECURES LANDMARK $2.25 MILLION SETTLEMENT AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY LANDLORD

RICHMOND, Va., July 17 -- The Virginia Attorney General issued the following news release:

Attorney General Jay Jones Secures Landmark$2.25 MillionSettlement Against Discriminatory LandlordThe OAG's Office of Civil Rights Achieves Justice for Hampton Roads TenantsRICHMOND, Va. -- Attorney General Jones is proud to announce the Office of Civil Rights' historic settlement in a fair housing case brought against David Merryman, a notorious landlord in Newport News and Norfolk who is already serving 17 years in prison for wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and race-based interference with housing and employment.The court found that for years, Merryman harassed and abused his tenants by calling them racist, sexist, and homophobic epithets, r...