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November 2009
- Environmental Contractor and Principals Indicted for Larceny and False and Misleading Advertisements
- AGO Announces Indictment of Roxbury Man and His Girlfriend in Connection with Allegedly Trafficking Cocaine
- AGO Reaches Agreement with Fall River Store to Remove Unregistered Pesticide From Shelves
- AGO Hosts Fourth 2009 Quarterly Cyber Crime Initiative Training for Law Enforcement From Around the State
- AGO Offers Consumers Advice for Holiday Shopping Season
- Former Register of Probate Buonomo Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Jail for Theft of Public Monies, Campaign Funds
- AG Obtains Final Judgment Against Men Accused of Racially Motivated Assault
- AGO Obtains a Temporary Restraining Order Against Florida Man for Defrauding Timeshare Owners
- AGO Announces Arraignment of Former Hospital Facilities Administrator Charged with Stealing Millions of Dollars From Employer
- AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Men Accused of Racially Motivated Assault
- AGO Reaches Affordable Loan Modification and Foreclosure Prevention Agreement with Mortgage Servicer
- AG Coakley Enters into Settlement to Address Alleged Discrimination Against a Woman and Her Young Child by a Boston Real Estate Company
- AGO Announces Conviction of Second Clinton Man Charged with Setting Fire to Historical Landmark and Barn
- AG Coakley Urges Support for the Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act
- Dorchester Asbestos Removal Company Agrees to Pay Over $142,000 in Restitution and Penalties for Wage, Overtime and Record Keeping Violations
- Announces Arraignment of Former Newton Man Charged with Allegedly Stealing Over $23,000 in Rent Checks
- AG Obtains Consent Judgment Against Everett Landlord for Discriminating And Retaliating Against Family with a Young Child
- AGO Announces Guilty Plea and Sentence of a RI Man for Collecting Over $15,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AGO Announces Arraignment of Former Securities Broker Charged with Allegedly Stealing Nearly $350,000 From Former Clients
- East Longmeadow Couple Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Not Paying Nearly $163,000 in Taxes on Illegally Sold Cigarettes
- AGO Announces Arraignment of Roxbury Man Considered to be Major Drug Distributor in Greater Boston Area
- AG Announces Amendments to Retail Advertising Regulations Effective January 4, 2010
- Appeals Court Affirms Preliminary Injunction Against Option One and H&R Block Mortgage
- AG Coakley's Statement on Department of Public Utilities Decision
- AG Reaches Settlement with East Boston Landlord Resolving Allegations of Housing Discrimination
October 2009
- AGO and 14 Other States File Court Action Against Biotech Company Amgen and Others
- AG Coakley Honored for Work in Civil Rights and Public Safety
- AGO Announces Guilty Plea of Former Real Estate Lawyer and Arraignment of Worcester Woman in Complex Mortgage Rescue Scheme
- AG Reaches Statewide Settlement with 20 Landlords, Real Estate Agents for Discriminatory Ads on Craigslist; Files Suit Against Six
- AG Obtains Consent Judgment Against Quincy Landlords for Discriminating Against Section 8 Recipients
- AG Coakley Applauds President Obama for Signing Matthew Shepard Act into Law
- AG Honored For Work on Dispute Mediation and Resolution
- AGO Reaches Settlement with Braintree Developers Concerning Compliance with Chapter 40B
- AGO Reaches $25,000 Settlement with Dorchester Property Owner for Allegedly Making Racially Discriminatory Statements
- Insulation Companies Cited For Failing to Comply With the Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws
- Russell Woman Pleads Guilty to Falsely Billing MassHealth Over $57,000 for Personal Care Attendant Services
- AG Statement on City of Boston Email Investigation
- AG Reaches Agreement with Ameriprise Financial Services Company
- AGO Announces Guilty Plea and Sentence of a Former Financial Advisor Charged with Securities Fraud and Larceny
- Former Newton Man Indicted, Charged with Allegedly Stealing Over $23,000 in Rent Checks
- AG Statement in Response to Flaherty Demand
- AGO Enters into Brownfields Agreement That Clears Way for Redevelopment of Former Appleton Mills Complex in Lowell
- Former Securities Broker Indicted, Charged with Allegedly Stealing Nearly $350,000 From Former Clients
- Jury Finds Clinton Man Guilty of Setting Fire to Historical Landmark and Barn
- Freetown Woman Arraigned for Embezzling $200,000 From New Bedford Company
- AGO Announces Convictions, Sentences of Two Men Charged with Dealing Cocaine
- AG Requests Regulators Reject National Grid's $111 Million Rate Hike Proposal and Order Rate Reduction
- AG Enters into Affordable Loan Modification and Foreclosure Prevention Agreement with Purchaser of Fremont Servicing Rights
- Former Register of Probate Buonomo Pleads Guilty to Theft of Public Monies, Campaign Funds
- Peabody Man Indicted, Charged with Allegedly Stealing Over $15,000 by Committing Unemployment Fraud
- AG Coakley Sues Melrose landlords for Housing Discrimination
- Falmouth Man Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting More Than $26,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Brockton Man Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting More Than $12,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AG Coakley to Testify in Support of Foreclosure Prevention Legislation
- Straw Buyer Who Participated in Foreclosure Rescue Scheme Enters into Consent Judgment
- AG Files Suit Against Companies for Deceptive Sales of Medical Discount Plan
- AGO Reaches Agreement with Newton Butcher for Kosher Law Violations
- AGO Joins 18-State Coalition to Preserve States' Right to Fight Global Warming
- Lowell Asbestos Removal Company to Pay Over $135,000 to Settle Allegations It Violated the State's Prevailing Wage Laws
- AGO Announces Indictments and Arrests of Connected to Widespread Drug Distribution Ring in Boston
- Statement of AG Coakley Regarding Boston City Hall Public Records Matter
- AGO Announces Arraignment Results of Individuals Charged Today in Connection with a Widespread Drug Distribution Ring in Boston
- Council Ratifies Patrick Administration, AG Coakley Agreement on Energy Efficiency Programs
- AG Files Lawsuit Against Taunton Health Club, Manager for Deceptive Solicitation of Pre-Paid Health Club Memberships
- Former East Longmeadow Man Arraigned of in Connection with Allegedly not Paying Nearly $163,000 in Taxes on Illegally Sold Cigarettes
- South Hadley Man Arraigned for Allegedly Not Paying Taxes on Illegally Sold Cigarettes
- Lynn Woman Sentenced on Charge of Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud
- Commonwealth Petitions US Department of Energy to Permit Massachusetts to Boost Residential Gas Furnace Efficiency
- AG Obtains Final Consent Judgment Against Holyoke Brothers for Harassment, Intimidation of Neighbors
- AG Coakley Applauds the EPA's Decision to Initiate an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Require Disclosure
September 2009
- AGO Hosts Third 2009 Quarterly Cyber Crime Initiative Training for Law Enforcement from Around the State
- Former Somerville Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Connection with Stealing Over $2M From Mortgage Lenders
- AGO Pushes for Consumer Protection in National Grid's Decoupling Rate Plan
- Indictments Returned Against Four People in Complex Mortgage Rescue Scheme
- Former Securities Broker Arrest and Arraigned in Connection with Stealing Nearly $350,000 from Former Clients
- AG Coakley Sends Letter to Congress Supporting the Respect for Marriage Act
- AG Coakley's Office Announces Indictment of Freetown Woman for Embezzling $200,000 from New Bedford Company
- AG Coakley Announces the Indictment of Man for Allegedly Collecting More Than $12,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AG Coakley Announces the Indictment of a Falmouth Man for Allegedly Collecting More Than $26,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AG Coakley's Office Opposes Bay State Gas Company's Proposed $34 Million Rate Hike
- AG Coakley's Office Reaches $3 Million Agreement with Wal-Mart to Settle Claims the Company Violated the Mass. Meal Break Law
- AG Coakley's Office Announces Guilty Plea of Man Charged with Possessing Child Pornography
- AG's Office Announces Indictments Against Worcester Company and Owner for Wage Law Violations, Insurance and Tax Fraud
- AG Coakley's Office Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Man Accused of Provincetown Hate Crime
- AG Coakley's Office Reaches Settlement with Help Save the Lake, Inc. for Alleged Environmental Violation in Taunton
- AG Coakley Delivers Welcoming Remarks at High Technology Crime Meeting
- AG Coakley's Office and Delta Airlines Reach Agreement to Change Employee Policies
- Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office Launches Three New Grant Programs Totaling $4 Million
- AG Coakley's Office Announces the Arraignment of a Dudley Man and Holden Doctor
- AG Coakley's Office Reaches Settlement with Waltham Real Estate Company
- AG Coakley's Office Files Lawsuit Against Developers for Falsifying Profits on Affordable Housing Project in Acton
- Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office Files Brief Asking the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to Uphold the Constitutionality of Firearms Safety Law in Massachusetts
- AG Coakley's Office Announces Indictments in Connection with Not Paying Nearly $163,00 in Taxes on Illegally Sold Cigarettes
- AG Coakley's Office Announces Indictments Against Man for Allegedly Not Paying Taxes on Illegally Sold Cigarettes
- AG Coakley's Office Secures Nearly $22,000 in Restitution and Penalties From NH Construction Company
- AG Coakley Announces Guilty Pleas in Boston Housing Authority Case
- AG Coakley Announces Opening of New State-of-the-Art Computer Forensics Lab
- AGO Announces That a Springfield Woman Was Ordered to Pay Full Restitution in Connection with Collecting Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AG Coakley Proposes Regulations to Protect Consumers From Unfair and Deceptive Marketing of Medical Discount Plans
- Attorney General Martha Coakley Announces That JP Morgan Chase and Capital One Have Agreed to Implement Enhanced Dispute Resolution Process for Victims of Spectrum, Coast and Sierra Dental
- AG Coakley's Office Announces Indictment of Contractor in Connection with Prevailing Wage Law Violations
- Attorney General Martha Coakley Appoints New Health Care Division Chief
- GA Woman Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting More Than $13,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AG Coakley's Office Announces Arraignment of Former Behavioral Assistant Charged in Connection with Alleged Abuse of Disabled Resident
- AG Coakley to Promote Economic Crime Legislation at Organized Retail Crime Symposium
- AG Recovers Additional $900,000 From Big Dig Insurer
- Massachusetts AG and 42 State Attorneys General Reach $33 Million Settlement with Pfizer Inc.
- AG Enters Into Settlement with Dentist and General Manager of Sierra Dental
- AG Completes Constitutional Review of Initiative Petitions
- AG Coakley Announces Enhanced Oversight of Non-Profit Executive and Board Compensation
- AG Reaches Nearly $15 Million Settlement with Pharmaceutical Giant Pfizer
- Straw Buyer Defendant Who Participated in Unfair and Deceptive Foreclosure Rescue Scheme Enters into Consent Judgment
- AG Settles with Cambridge Real Estate Company That Discriminated Against Family with Young Child
August 2009
- AG Files Suit Against Bronx Locksmith Company and Its Owners for Role in Locksmith Scheme
- AG Reaches $17 Million Settlement with Health Insurers Regarding Unfair and Deceptive Conduct
- AG Reaches Settlement with Real Estate Company Resolving Allegations of Unlawful Real Estate Broker Practices
- AG Applauds Creation of Regional Energy Consumer Group
- Former Accountant Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Stealing Over $202,000 From Her Former Employer
- Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley on the Loss of Senator Edward M. Kennedy
- Former BHA Employee Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Rigging the Bidding Process
- AG Reaches Settlement with AFCO Credit Corporation
- AG Praises SJC Ruling in Independent Contractor Misclassification Case
- RI Woman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing Identity of 77 Year-Old Woman
- Dover Man Pleads Guilty to Storing and Dumping Medical Waste and Disposing of Mercury Down the Drain
- AG Coakley Urges Congress to Support Legislation Creating the Federal Consumer Financial Protection Agency
- Two Domino's Pizza Franchise Owners Cited for Violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act
- AG Reaches Affordable Loan Modification and Foreclosure Prevention Agreement with Purchaser of Fremont Servicing Rights
- Former Nurse's Assistant Arraigned for Alleged Abuse of 83-Year-Old Resident in Melrose
- Former Hamilton Police Chief and Three Others Arraigned in EMT Training Scandal
- AG Coakley's Statement on Department of Public Utilities Decision
- RI Man Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting Over $18,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Appeals Court Affirms Lower Court Decision Requiring Insurance Company to Pay $415,000 Payment to Commonwealth
- Environmental Remediation and Facility Service Company Agrees to Pay $50,000 to Disaster Relief Workers
- Dudley Man and Holden Doctor Indicted in Connection with Insurance Fraud Scheme
- AGO Receives 30 Initiative Petitions Proposing 25 Laws and Five Constitutional Amendments
- AG Coakley Addresses Leadership Conference for Women
- Dorchester Painting Company Cited Nearly $90,000 for Wage and Hour Violations
- AG Coakley Announces Comprehensive Economic Crime Bill
- Former Hamilton Police Chief and Three Others Indicted in EMT Training Scandal
July 2009
- AG Files Suit Against Somerville Property Owners in Housing Discrimination Case
- AG Appoints New Government Bureau Chief and Deputy Chief
- AG Reaches $110,000 Settlement with Boch Imports, Inc. Over Misleading Advertisements
- AGO Sues Boston Company for Illegally Leasing Hazardous Waste License to Unlicensed Company
- AGO Reaches Settlement with Boston Clinical Laboratories
- Mattapan Man Indicted for Allegedly Collecting Over $11,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Sharon Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Jail in Connection with Distributing Marijuana
- Owner of Hanover Cleaning Company Arraigned for Violating the State's Wage and Hour Laws
- AG Sues Boston Property Management Company and its Manager for Discrimination
- Winchester Company Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Violating Massachusetts Wage and Workers' Compensation Laws
- Home Depot Agrees to Pay Nearly $55,000 in Restitution and Assessments
- Attorney General Martha Coakley Addresses Student Fellowship Program
- GA Woman Indicted for Allegedly Collecting More Than $13,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Lab Owner Arraigned for Submitting Falsified Water Testing Reports to Municipalities
- Darryl McCauley Arraigned on Additional Charges in Connection with Embezzling Millions of Dollars
- AGO Obtains $780,368 From Emerson College for Student Loan Borrowers
- Revere Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Using False Identities to Collect More Than $164,000 in Unemployment Benefits
- Sharon Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Distributing Over 50 Pounds of Marijuana
- AG Coakley and Gov. Patrick Agree to Develop Large Scale Solar Power Projects
- AG Requests Over $860,000 Customer Refund for Unauthorized Unitil Gas Purchasing Plan
- AG Coakley Enters into Settlement with Satellite TV Provider Dish Network
- Two Men Arraigned on Illegal Asbestos Removal Charges
- Holliston Man and His Business Arraigned on Insurance Fraud Charges
- AG Coakley and 35 State Attorneys General Announce Settlement with Drug Company
- AG Obtains Civil Rights Injunction Against Holyoke Brothers For Harrassment and Intimidation of Neighbors
- Townsend Builder and Corporation Plead Guilty, Ordered to Pay Over $17,500 in Restitution and 3 Years of Probation for Failing to Pay Employees
- AGO Completes Conflict of Interest Review of Suffolk University
- First Circuit Appeals Court Upholds Buffer Zone Law
- AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Men Accused of Racially Motivated Assault
- AG Obtains Final Judgment and Five Year Injunction Against Quincy Man Accused of Hate Crime
- AG Coakley Files Constitutional Challenge to Federal Defense of Marriage Act
- Darryl McCauley Indicted on Additional Charges in Connection with Embezzling From Former Client
- Man Indicted in Connection with Allegedly Stealing Nearly $780,000 From Non-Profit Organization
- NH Woman Arraigned on Charges of Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud and Larceny
- Lynn Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Collecting Over $16,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Peabody Firm Agrees to Pay Over $107,000 to Settle Alleged Prevailing Wage Violations
- Former President of Collection Co. Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 18 Months for Stealing $2.7 Million From Boston
- AG Announces Payment to Commonwealth by Merrill Lynch
- Holliston Man and His Business Indicted on Insurance Fraud Charges
June 2009
- Former Haverhill DPW Director, Son Sentenced for Defrauding Haverhill Benefit Their Own Personal Business
- AG Applauds Department of Public Utilities for Upholding $8 Million Fine Against National Grid
- Authorities Seek Public Assistance in Search for Drug Distributor Considered Armed and Dangerous
- Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Role in a Charity Fraud Ring
- AGO Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Police Charity and Its Professional Solicitors
- Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Collecting Over $18,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Framingham Man Arraigned for Unlawfully Issuing State Inspection Stickers to Untested Vehicles
- AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Owner of Contaminated Site in Danvers
- Boston Sports Club Pays $40,000 Fine for Violating Massachusetts Child Labor Laws
- RI Man Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting Over $15,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AG Obtains Consent Judgment Against Landlord for Discriminating Against Section 8 Recipient
- Phat's Hardwood Floor Cited $20,000 for Intentionally Violating Record Keeping Laws
- AG Announces Multi-State Settlement with the TJX Companies, Inc., Over Massive Data Breach
- Former CFO of Local Museum Indicted, Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Stealing Over $1.3 Million
- AG Submits States' Comments in Response to the EPA's Endangerment Determination on Greenhouse Gases
- Lynn Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced on Cocaine Trafficking Charges
- AGO Files Complaint Against Drug Manufacturer Wyeth
- Two men Indicted Illegal Asbestos Removal Charges
- AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against WY and FL Companies and FL Man for Soliciting Unlawful Fees From Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
- AGO Returns Nearly $560,000 to Workers and Fines Companies $195,000 to Address Wage Violations in the Painting Industry
- Fitchburg Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Charges
- AG Reaches $10,000 Settlement with Brookline Real Estate Brokers for Discrimination
- AG Obtains Judgment Against Mortgage Loan Originator for Alleged Role Mortgage Fraud
- Company Agrees to Pay Nearly $60,000, 1 Yr. Debarment for Violating the State's Wage and Hour Laws
- NH Woman Indicted on Charges of Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud and Larceny
- Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office Files Suit Against Contaminated Site In Danvers
- AG Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against WY and FL Companies and FL Man for Soliciting Unlawful Fees From Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
- AG Obtains Judgment Against Attorney for Her Alleged Role in Mortgage Fraud, Foreclosure Rescue Scheme
- SJC Rules That Employers Must Compensate Employees for Unused Vacation Time Upon Discharge
- Man Arraigned in Connection with Alleged Theft of $35,000 in Workers' Compensation Benefits
- AG Delivers Keynote Address at Insurance Fraud Training Seminar
- AG Coakley Reaches $10M Settlement with Fremont Investment and Loan
- Lab Owner Indicted for Submitting Falsified Water Testing Reports to Municipalities
- Norwood Man Sentenced to State Prison in Connection with Distributing Marijuana
- Lawyer Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Stealing Nearly $120,000 in Workers' Compensation Survivor Benefits
- AG Obtains Judgment Against Mortgage Broker for Deceiving Homebuyers
- Hyannis Supermarket Agrees to Pay Nearly $90,000 in Restitution and Fines
- AG Calls for $4.6 Million in Fines Against Unitil and Other Remedies in Connection with Response to 2008 Ice Storm
- Former NTA Manager Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing Over $8,000 of Public Funds
- Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with His Role in a Charity Fraud Ring
- AG Reaches Settlement with Real Estate Company to Resolve Discrimination Claim
- New Chrysler Group LLC Will Honor "Lemon Law" Obligations
- AG Coakley Reaches $545,000 Settlement with WB Mason to Resolve Allegations of Improper Write-Offs of Business Customer Credits
- Worcester Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Collecting Over $13,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Former Haverhill DPW Director and Son Convicted in Connection with Defrauding the City to Benefit Their Own Personal Businesses
- Hudson Woman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Stealing $724,000 From Local Antiques Dealer
May 2009
- NJ Ventilation Company Agrees to Pay $48,000 for Violating the MA Prevailing Wage Laws
- Billerica Man Indicted in Connection with Alleged Theft of $35,000 in Workers' Compensation Benefits
- RI Man Indicted for Allegedly Collecting Over $15,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Owner and Operator of Pocasset Mobile Home Park
- Boston Currency Trading Company Cited for Over $59,000 for Failing to Pay Employees
- Progressive Auto Insurance Company Settles with AG Over Offering Consumers Inaccurate Rates
- Lawyer Indicted in Connection with Allegedly Stealing Nearly $120,000 in Workers' Compensation Survivor Benefits
- AGO Receives National Award for Excellence in Computer Forensics
- AGO Files Complaint Against Owner and Operator of Pocasset Mobile Home Park
- AG to Attend Signing of Credit Card Bill in the White House Rose Garden
- Man Convicted, Sentenced to 10 Yrs in State Prison for Selling Cocaine to Undercover State Trooper
- AGO Files Lawsuits against Charities and Professional Solicitors, Joins FTC in Warning Consumers about Fraudulent Fundraising
- Former Director of Internal Audits for Company Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Stealing $50,000
- AGO Reaches $22 Million Medicaid Fraud Settlement From Eli Lilly
- Wealthy Couple Plead Guilty, Sentenced on Charges They Fraudulently Obtained Public Health Insurance
- RI Mother and Daughter Indicted in Connection with Allegedly Stealing Identity of 76 Year-Old Woman
- AG Enters into 17-State Settlement with Michelin North America, Inc.
- Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Collecting More Than $9,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AGO Hosts Second 2009 Quarterly Cyber Crime Initiative Training
- AG Settles Bid Rigging Lawsuit Against Great American Insurance Company
- President of Collection Company Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Stealing $2.7 Million From the City of Boston
- Former Westborough Data Management Company Cited Over $400,000
- AG to Tour Gloucester Fish Auction and Meet with Local Fishermen
- AG Coakley and Goldman Sachs Reach Settlement Regarding Subprime Lending Issues
- Former Loan Director Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing Over $200,000
- Worcester Restaurant Cited for Keeping Employees' Tips and Retaliating Against Employees
- AG Awards Over $430,000 in Grants to Organizations to Combat Childhood Lead Poisoning
- Man Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Aiding in the Theft of Over $100,000
- AG Attends Inaugural Attorneys General Education Program Public Policy Conference
- Consumer Advisory: AG Urges Consumers to Beware of Time-Share Re-Sellers
- Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Collecting Over $29,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AG Coakley Testifies Before Congress on Predatory Lending Impact on Massachusetts
- AGO Appeals Decision By NRC Related to Pilgrim and Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plants
- AG Obtains Consent Judgment Against Boston Realty Company Resolving Allegations of Discrimination
- AG Honored in Celebration of Health Care Leaders
- President of Collection Company Indicted in Connection with Allegedly Stealing $2.7 Million
- AG Obtains Consent Judgment Against Man and His Company Resolving Allegations of Providing Deceptive College Investment Advice
April 2009
- Former Chelsea Construction Co. Agrees to Pay Nearly $78,000 to Settle Violations
- State and Federal Agencies Join to Form Stimulus Fraud Prevention Task Force
- AG Obtains Court Orders in Cases Involving Newburyport Landfill and Everett Solid Waste Facility
- AG Statement on Withdrawal of Bush Administration Endangered Species Act Regulations
- AG Reaches Settlement with Dorchester Auto Inspection Station and Auto Inspector
- R.I. Man Arraigned For Allegedly Collecting Over $12,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Florida Man Arraigned For Allegedly Collecting Over $13,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Western Mass. Environmental Co. Settles Case for Transporting Hazardous Waste
- AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Company Accused of Violating Foreclosure Rescue Regulations
- Owner of Roofing Co. Arraigned for Allegedly Failing to Pay Approximately $119,000 in Workers' Compensation Insurance
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Higher Energy Efficiency Rules
- AG Enters into Settlement with Company Accused of Deceptively Advertising Foreclosure Relief Services
- AG Sues Wood Pellet Distributer for Deceiving Customers About Contracts
- Former Register of Probate Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Stealing Over $100,000
- AGO Denies Protests Regarding Norwood High School Project
- Former Director of Internal Audits for Company Indicted in Connection with Allegedly Stealing $50,000
- AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Former Owner of Cape Cod Time-Share
- AG Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Former Owner of Cape Cod Time-Share
- AG Sponsors Legislation to Enhance Victim Compensation Assistance
- Man Arraigned in Connection with Operating Illegal Car Rental Scheme
- Disposal Company to Pay $454,000 to Settle Allegations It Violated the State's Overtime and Prevailing Wage Laws
- NH Woman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced For Stealing From Her Former Employer
- Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced For Fraudulently Collecting Unemployment and Workers' Compensation Benefits
- AG Commends U.S. Department of Public Health and Human Services
- Attorney General Martha Coakley Teams with MHP to Offer Trainings
- Insurance Co. Lowers Auto Insurance Rates in Response to Challenge by AG
- Home Health Care Company Ordered to Pay Nearly $22,000 for Failing to Pay Employees
- Former Bookkeeper Sentenced in Connection with Loss of $350,000 From Bridgewater State College
- Wayland Man Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Possessing Child Pornography
- Woman Indicted for Allegedly Collecting Over $11,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Former Accountant Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Stealing From Her Former Employer
- NY Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Trafficking Large Amounts of Marijuana
- AG Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Perpetrators of Loan Modification Scam; Warns Public About Scams Targeting Homeowners
- Boston Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Insurance Fraud and Attempted Larceny
- AG Cautions Homeowners to Beware of Foreclosure Assistance Scams
- AG Sues Company for Selling Fraudulent Health Insurance
- Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Collecting More Than $10,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Pan Am Railways and Subsidiaries Ordered to Pay $500,000 in Fines
March 2009
- AG Requires Occidental Fire & Casualty Insurance Company to Remove Unfair and Discriminatory Provisions
- Former Middlesex Register of Probate Indicted in Connection with Allegedly Stealing Over $100,000 from Campaign Committee
- Man Indicted for Allegedly Collecting Over $17,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Uncle and Nephew Indicted in Connection with Allegedly Using Stolen Identities
- Dorchester Man Indicted in Connection with Operating Illegal Car Rental Scheme
- Woman Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Falsely Billing MassHealth
- Toys 'R' Us Agrees to Pay More Than $100,000 in Restitution and Penalties
- Man Indicted for Allegedly Collecting Workers' Compensation Benefits While Working
- Owner of Roofing Co. Indicted in Connection with Allegedly Failing to Pay Workers' Compensation Insurance
- AG Obtains Judgment Against Brockton Property Owner and Landlord in Housing Discrimination Case
- Couple Plead Guilty, Sentenced on Charges of Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud and Larceny
- AG Obtains Civil Rights Injunction Against Norwood Woman for Harassment of Former Neighbor
- AG Wraps Up Big Dig Civil Litigation
- Darryl McCauley Arraigned in Connection with Embezzling Millions From Former Client
- Man Indicted for Allegedly Collecting Over $13,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AG Coakley Releases 2008 Community Benefits Hospital Reports
- Greenfield Woman and Her Niece Arraigned In Connection With Allegedly Committing ID Fraud and Stealing Nearly $7,000 From The Commonwealth
- Man Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting Over $16,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AG Teams with Massachusetts Housing Partnership to Expand Abandoned Housing Initiative
- AG Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Company for Deceptively Advertising Foreclosure Relief Services and Soliciting Illegal Advance Fees
- Man Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting Over $18,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Company Cited for Failing to Properly Pay Employees, Violating Mass. Record Keeping Laws
- AG Taps Barretto as New Economic Development Chief
- Property Management Company Pays Over $60,000 for Failing to Pay Employees
- Jury Finds Pan Am Railways, Subsidiaries Guilty of Failing to Report Environmental Contamination in Ayer
- Woman Indicted in Connection with Allegedly Stealing Over $202,000 From Her Former Employer
- AG Sues Weymouth Company for Failing to Pay Environmental Penalties
- Darryl McCauley Indicted in Connection with Embezzling Millions From His Former Client
- AG Obtains Judgment Prohibiting Companies That Mismanaged Nursing Home From Operating in MA for Ten Years
- AG Obtains Civil Rights Injunction Against Woman Accused of Racial Harassment, Intimidation of Neighbors
- Woman and Her Niece Indicted in Connection with Committing ID Fraud, Allegedly Stealing From the Commonwealth
- Foxboro Couple, Hanover Man Plead Guilty, Sentenced for Committing Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud
- Woman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing $126,000 From Her Former Employer
- AG Pushes for Reinstatement of Surcharge Hearings Function of Board of Appeals to Protect Consumers
- Painting and Contracting Co. Cited for Over $27,000 in Restitution and Penalties
- 7th Defendant Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing Over $211,000
- RI Man Indicted for Allegedly Collecting Over $12,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AG Obtains Judgment Against Process Server for Violating MA Consumer Protection Law
- AG Sues East Boston Landlord for Discriminating Against Family
- Statement of AG on the Appointment of James Milkey to the Appeals Court
- AG Urges the EPA to Grant California Waiver
- Man Indicted for Allegedly Collecting Over $16,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AG Calls for Auto Insurance Rate Hearing for Occidental Fire & Casualty Insurance Company
- AGO Hosts First 2009 Quarterly Cyber Crime Initiative Training
- AG Challenges Weaver's Cove Proposal to Construct LNG Berthing Station
- Statement of MA AG on the U.S. Supreme Court's Decision Allowing State Court Lawsuits Against Drugmakers
- AGO Launches Blog and Twitter for National Consumer Protection Week
- Arlington Painting Company Agrees to Pay Over $352,000 in Restitution and Fines
- Man Arraigned in Connection with Filing 21 Fake Injury Reports for Same Broken Tooth
- Man and Woman Plead Guilty to Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud Charges
- AG Expresses Support for Lawsuit Challenging the Federal Defense of Marriage Act
February 2009
- AG Coakley, Rep. O'Flaherty, Sens. Menard and Tarr Announce Legislation to Update Manslaughter Statute
- AG Defends Constitutionality of Buffer Zone Law
- AG Announces Multi-State Settlement Resolving Unsubstantiated Enviga Weight Loss and Calorie-Burning Claims
- Man Indicted for Allegedly Collecting Over $18,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Fall River Woman Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Faking Fall in Elevator
- Contractors to Pay a Total of Over $36,000 in Fines and Restitution
- Acton Home Design and Manufacturing Company Cited for Failing to Pay Employees
- AG Reaches $239,011 Settlement with Chubb Insurance Company
- Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Fraudulently Collecting Unemployment Benefits
- AG Obtains Jury Verdict in Housing Discrimination Case
- AG Sues Brighton Realty Company for Housing Discrimination
- AG Appoints New Leadership for Public Protection & Advocacy Bureau, Consumer Protection Division
- Real Estate Investment Firm Arraigned on Illegal Asbestos Removal Charges
- AG Reaches Settlement Against Realty Company and Landlord
- Former Court Reporter Charged with Allegedly Stealing Over $17,000 From the State
- NH Man Pleads Guilty to Failing to Report Hazardous Waste Threat on Hudson Pig Farm
- AGO Launches Enhanced Energy and Utilities Features on Website
- Man Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Statement of AG on President Obama's Foreclosure Relief Plan
- Man and East Boston Company Plead Guilty, Sentenced for Violation of the State Prevailing Wage Laws
- Owner of Boston Restaurant and Construction Company Cited for Nearly $50,000
- Boston Restaurant Owner Cited Over $27,000 in Restitution and Penalties
- AGO to Offer Grants to Organizations to Combat Childhood Lead Poisoning
- AGO Launches Website Posting of Non-Compliant and De-Activated Charitable Organizations
- AGO Prevails in Supreme Judicial Court Challenge to Unitil Energy Rate Increase
- AGO Awards Prescription Drug Assistance Grants to Community Health Centers
- AG Issues New Community Benefits Guidelines for Hospitals and HMOS
- Man Arraigned in Connection with Threats Made to Governor and Lynn District Court
- AG Enters Agreement with Bayer Corp. Resolving Allegations of Deceptive Advertising
- Wrentham Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Not Properly Paying Employees
- AG Coakley Applauds President Obama for Lifting Restrictions on Health Insurance for Low-Income Children
- NJ Company to Pay Over $661,000 in Restitution, Fines for Violating Multiple MA Laws
- AG and 17 States Urge the EPA to Act on Massachusetts v. EPA
- AGO Files Complaint Against Starmet
- AGO Launches Public Charities Annual Filing Document Search
- AG Obtains Court Order Requiring Malden Landlords to De-Lead Rental Apartment
- Former Nurse Assistant Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Sexual Assault
- AG Urges Federal Agencies to Join Fight for Affordable Loan Modifications
- Connecticut Printing Company Agrees to Pay Over $62,000
January 2009
- Woman Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting Over $25,000 in Federal Workers' Comp. Benefits While Working
- AG Announces $77 Million in Securities Recoveries for Local Governments, Authorities
- Reading Man Indicted for Stealing Nearly $500,000 From His Former Employer
- AG Reaches Settlement with Health Insurer That Failed to Provide Mandated Benefits
- Man Indicted for Allegedly Collecting Over $13,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- Man Sentenced to 12 to 15 Years for Lying to Judge About Not Being Able to Pay Restitution
- AG Coakley to Hold Hearings on Proposed Retail Advertising Regulations
- AG Coakley Files Legislation as Part of Continued Efforts to Tackle Mortgage Crisis in the Commonwealth
- Former New Bedford Police Officer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Stealing Funds
- AG Reaches Settlement with Contaminated Property Owners in Holden
- Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Participating in Six Separate Staged Motor Vehicle Accidents
- AG Reaches Agreement to Remedy Unintentional Violation of Prevailing Wage Laws
- Former Norwood Doctor Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Failing to File State Tax Returns
- AG Reaches Agreement with Comcast Over Misleading Digital Transition Promotional Campaign
- Real Estate Investment Firm Indicted on Illegal Asbestos Removal Charges
- Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Larceny and Workers' Compensation Fraud
- Man Indicted in Connection with Stealing Over $36,000 by Filing 21 Fake Injury Reports
- Lynn Painting Contractor Pleads Guilty, Sentenced on Wage and Hour Violations
- AG Obtains Consent Judgment Against Man Accused of Harassing, Intimidating Former Coworkers
- Woman Arraigned on Charges of Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud
- AG Joins Multi-State Federal Court Challenge Over Changes to Endangered Species Act
- Woman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Stealing over $290,000 from Her Former Employer
- AG Announces Record $46.7 Million in Recoveries for the Mass. Medicaid Program
- AG Joins Lawsuit to Block Federal Rule Jeopardizing Women's Reproductive Health Rights
- Mortgage Officer Pleads Guilty, Incarcerated for Two Years for Fraudulently Obtaining Subprime Mortgages
- Former Loan Director Arraigned in Connection with Stealing over $200,000
- AG Reaches 34-State Settlement with Dell Involving Customer Service Financing and Rebate Practices
- Richard Vitale and WN Advisors Arraigned in Connection with Lobbying and Campaign Finance Violations
- Texas Electronics Manufacturer Cited Over $91,000 for Not Paying Employees
- Hyannis Business Owner Arraigned for Failing to Pay Over $245,000 in Sales Tax and Failing to File Excise Tax Returns
- Woman Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing More Than $724,000
- Soldiers Home Hospice Care Director Arraigned on Clean Air Act Violations
- Sixth Defendant Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing More Than $211,000
- BMC and East Boston Neighborhood Health Center to Settle False Claims Allegations
- AG Obtains Civil Rights Injunction Against Woman for Severe Harassment, Intimidation of Neighbor
- AG Reaches Agreement with Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company
- AG Urges Congress to Amend Bankruptcy Code to Protect Distressed Homeowners
- Drug Company Pays $7 Million to State's Medicaid Program
- AG Reaches Agreement with Insurance Brokerage Firm
- Construction Co. Cited Nearly $32,000 in Restitution and Penalties
- AG Obtains Consent Judgment Against Property Management Co, Condominium Association
December 2008
- Local Businesswoman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced For Falsifying Court Records
- Wilmington Man Arraigned In Connection With Embezzling Millions Of Dollars From His Former Client
- Business Owner Indicted for Failing to Pay Over $245,000 in Sales Tax
- Man Arrested in Connection with Embezzling Millions of Dollars From His Former Client
- AGO Recovers $4.65 Million in Cephalon Off-Label Marketing Investigation
- AGO Reaches $75,000 Settlement with Grafton Food Waste Operation for Violating Judgment
- AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Methuen Mortgage Broker
- NH Construction Company Cited for Violating Prevailing Wage and Record Keeping Laws
- Former Loan Director Indicted for Stealing over $200,000 from Local Credit Union
- Norwood Construction Company Agrees to Pay Over $131,000 in Restitution and Penalties and a 9-Month Debarment for Violating Prevailing Wage, Overtime, and Record Keeping Laws
- Woman Indicted for Alleging Stealing More Than $724,000 From Local Antiques Dealer
- AG Announces 10 Grand Jury Indictments Against Richard Vitale
- Hospice Care Director Indicted on Clean Air Act Violations
- AG Coakley's Office Resolves Criminal and Civil Cases Against Powers Fasteners
- AG Reaches $300K Settlement with Billerica Property Owner for Wetlands Damage
- Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Collecting Nearly $12,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
- AGO Releases Report on Professional Solicitations for Charity in 2007
- Company Cited Nearly $50,000 in Restitution and Penalties
- Woman Pleads Guilty, is Sentenced for Stealing Over $18,000 From Her Employer
- AG Coakley and 38 Other AGs Reach $12M Settlement with Mattel Regarding Lead Paint in Toys
- Landscaper Pleads Guilty to Charges That His Company Failed to Pay Employees
- Former Framingham Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Pornography
- AG Obtains Restraining Order Against Methuen Mortgage Broker
- AGO Celebrates Civil Rights Week
- Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud, Larceny and Forgery
- Former Account Manager Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $70,000 From Client
- SJC Affirms Injunction Obtained by AG Restricting Foreclosures by Subprime Lender
- AGO Hosts Cyber Crime Security Training
- AG Requests That Regulators Reject Hike Proposed by NE Gas Company
- Painting Company Cited for not Paying Employees for the Second Time in Three Years
- AG Statement on Consumers Affected by Tweeter Closing
- AGO Completes Conflict of Interest Review of Holyoke Medical Center
- Bourne Construction Company to Pay $19,000
- Mattapan Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to State Prison
November 2008
- AG Urges Congress to Support the Protecting Patients and Healthcare Act
- AG Submits Comments to EPA on Regulating Greenhouse Gases
- Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Charges of Unemployment Fraud and Larceny
- AG Reaches Agreement on Timilty Campaign's Unauthorized Claim of Governor's Endorsement
- Martha's Vineyard Company Cited Over $22,000
- Four Individuals Plead Guilty in Connection with Orchestrating Fraudulent Motor Vehicle Insurance Claims
- AG Marks 10-Year Anniversary of Landmark Tobacco Agreement