Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against Amazon that accuses the e-commerce giant of stealing tips from the e-commerce giant's delivery drivers and deceiving the customers about who was receiving gratuities.FTC suit against Amazon FlexThe Federal Trade Commission in February 2021 required Amazon to pay $61.7 million to drivers deprived of tips from customers between 2016 and 2019.According to that complaint, Amazon Flex launched in 2015 in order to let ordinary people use their own vehicles to deliver packages on behalf of Amazon.Soon after Amazon Flex launched, however, the company started skimming drivers' tips, the FTC claims.Seeking "accountability"While Amazon later reimbursed the Amazon Flex drivers as part of its agreement with the FTC, "It has thus far escaped appropriate accountability, including any civil penalties, for consumer harm," Racine said in filing his complaint in D.C. superior court."