Amazon is accused of slowing deliveries to two predominantly Black zip codes in Washington, D.C., while still charging for memberships that promise fast-delivery benefits, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

The District of Columbia is alleging in a lawsuit fthat Amazon secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents who live in two predominantly Black neighborhoods in the city.

The D.C. attorney general alleged in a lawsuit that Amazon packages unfairly take longer to arrive for Prime subscribers in two majority-Black Zip codes.

In a lawsuit filed in District of Columbia Superior Court, the district alleged that Amazon stopped fast deliveries service to two neighborhoods in the city.

The District of Columbia is alleging in a lawsuit that Amazon secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents who live in two predominantly Black neighborhoods in the city

Amazon allegedly stopped its fastest delivery service to almost 50,000 Prime subscribers in two District of Columbia zip codes.

Amazon has defended its actions by citing driver safety concerns as the reason for halting direct deliveries in the neighborhoods.

The attorney general for the District of Columbia filed a suit Wednesday against Amazon, accusing it of denying two neighborhoods high-speed delivery service.

Washington, D.C.’s attorney general sued Amazon on Wednesday, accusing the company of covertly depriving residents in certain ZIP codes in the nation’s capital from access to Prime’s high-speed delivery.