Month of December, 2009

AGO Announces Guilty Plea, Sentence of a Boston Woman for Collecting Over $11,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

49 Parties Agree to Pay for $30 Million Cleanup and $1.65 Million in Natural Resource Damages for the Sutton Brook Superfund Site

AGO Sues Kilgore Insurance Agency for Charging Undisclosed Fees and Misrepresenting Premiums

AGO Releases Comprehensive Report on Massachusetts Auto Insurance Market

AGO Announces the Indictment of a Former Springfield Public School Teacher in Connection with Fraudulently Collecting over $22,000 in Disability Benefits while Working

Attorney General Coakley Announces Indictments in Elaborate Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Brookline Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing over $36,000 by Filing 21 Fake Injury Reports for Same Broken Tooth

Sharon Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Serve at Least 3 Years in Prison in Connection with Distributing Over 50 Pounds of Marijuana

AGO Announces That Former Somerville Lawyer is Sentenced to 2 - 3 Years in State Prison in Connection with Mortgage Stacking Scheme

AGO Sues Property Management Company and its Employee for Discriminating Against Disabled Woman

Environmental Contractor and Principals Arraigned on Charges of Larceny and False and Misleading Advertisements

Lowell Asbestos Removal Company Cited Nearly $326,000 in Restitution and Penalties for Violating the Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws

Marblehead Attorney Arraigned in Connection with Million Dollar Mortgage Hijacking Scheme

Marblehead Attorney Arrested in Connection with Million Dollar Mortgage Hijacking Scheme

AGO Announces Guilty Plea and Sentence of a Florida Man for Collecting Workers' Compensation Benefits While Working

AGO Awards Nearly $1.5M in Grant Funding for Active Youth Job Programs

AGO Obtains Consent Judgment Against Property Management Company for Alleged Discrimination Against a Foster Parent

AGO Announces Arrest and Arraignment of Medford Man for Allegedly Stealing Millions of Dollars from Former Employer

AGO Announces Guilty Plea and Sentence of Roofing Company Owner for Failing to Pay Over $119,000 in Workers' Compensation Insurance

AGO Announce Arraignment of Peabody Man Charged with Allegedly Stealing Over $15,000 by Committing Unemployment Fraud

AGO Obtains Consent Judgment Against Property Owner for Discriminating Against a Parent with a Housing Subsidy

AGO Announces Guilty Plea of Former Court Reporter Charged with Stealing Over $17,000 From the State

AGO Reaches Agreement with City of Worcester

NH Company Ordered to Pay $39,000 for Violations of the MA Prevailing Wage Laws

AG Coakley Applauds Gov. Patrick on Restoring Funds to Vital Victim Assistance Program

AGO Announces Guilty Plea and Sentence of a Georgia Woman for Collecting More Than $13,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

AGO Releases Report on Professional Solicitations for Charity in 2008

Attorney General Martha Coakley Applauds the Endangerment Determination on Greenhouse Gases Issued by the EPA

AGO Announces Indictment of New Hampshire Man Charged with Possessing Child Pornography

AGO Reaches Agreement with Adams Ambulance Service Inc.

AGO Reaches Agreement with Cataldo Ambulance Service

AGO Announces Guilty Plea, Sentence of a Mattapan Man for Collecting Over $11,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

AGO Announces That Former Real Estate Lawyer Sentenced to Two Years in Jail for Role in Complex Mortgage Rescue Scheme

AGO Reaches Settlement with Operator of Natural Gas Pipeline in Dracut

Statement on Department of Public Utilities Decisions on National Grid and NSTAR

Month of November, 2009

AGO Announces Guilty Plea of Hyannis Business Owner for Failing to Pay Over $245,000 in Sales Tax and Failing to File Excise Tax Returns

AGO Announces That Two Clinton Men are Sentenced to 15 Years in State Prison for Setting Fire to Historical Landmark and Barn

AGO Reaches $4.25 Million Medicaid Fraud Settlement with Aventis

Environmental Contractor and Principals Indicted for Larceny and False and Misleading Advertisements

AG Coakley Offers Consumers Advice for Holiday Shopping Season

AGO Announces Indictment of Roxbury Man and His Girlfriend in Connection with Allegedly Trafficking Cocaine

AGO Hosts Fourth 2009 Quarterly Cyber Crime Initiative Training for Law Enforcement From Around the State

AGO Reaches Agreement with Fall River Store to Remove Unregistered Pesticide From Shelves

AG Obtains Final Judgment Against Men Accused of Racially Motivated Assault

AGO Obtains a Temporary Restraining Order Against Florida Man for Defrauding Timeshare Owners

Former Register of Probate Buonomo Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Jail for Theft of Public Monies, Campaign Funds

AGO Announces Arraignment of Former Hospital Facilities Administrator Charged with Stealing Millions of Dollars From Employer

AG Coakley Enters into Settlement to Address Alleged Discrimination Against a Woman and Her Young Child by a Boston Real Estate Company

AG Coakley Urges Support for the Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act

AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Men Accused of Racially Motivated Assault

AGO Announces Conviction of Second Clinton Man Charged with Setting Fire to Historical Landmark and Barn

AGO Reaches Affordable Loan Modification and Foreclosure Prevention Agreement with Mortgage Servicer

Announces Arraignment of Former Newton Man Charged with Allegedly Stealing Over $23,000 in Rent Checks

Dorchester Asbestos Removal Company Agrees to Pay Over $142,000 in Restitution and Penalties for Wage, Overtime and Record Keeping Violations

AG Obtains Consent Judgment Against Everett Landlord for Discriminating And Retaliating Against Family with a Young Child

AGO Announces Arraignment of Former Securities Broker Charged with Allegedly Stealing Nearly $350,000 From Former Clients

AGO Announces Guilty Plea and Sentence of a RI Man for Collecting Over $15,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

AG Announces Amendments to Retail Advertising Regulations Effective January 4, 2010

AGO Announces Arraignment of Roxbury Man Considered to be Major Drug Distributor in Greater Boston Area

East Longmeadow Couple Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Not Paying Nearly $163,000 in Taxes on Illegally Sold Cigarettes

Appeals Court Affirms Preliminary Injunction Against Option One and H&R Block Mortgage

Statement on Department of Public Utilities Decision not to levy a penalty against Unitil

AG Reaches Settlement with East Boston Landlord Resolving Allegations of Housing Discrimination

Month of October, 2009

AG Coakley Honored for Work in Civil Rights and Public Safety

AGO and 14 Other States File Court Action Against Biotech Company Amgen and Others

AGO Announces Guilty Plea of Former Real Estate Lawyer and Arraignment of Worcester Woman in Complex Mortgage Rescue Scheme

AG Coakley Applauds President Obama for Signing Matthew Shepard Act into Law

AG Honored For Work on Dispute Mediation and Resolution

AG Obtains Consent Judgment Against Quincy Landlords for Discriminating Against Section 8 Recipients

AG Reaches Statewide Settlement with 20 Landlords, Real Estate Agents for Discriminatory Ads on Craigslist; Files Suit Against Six

AGO Reaches $25,000 Settlement with Dorchester Property Owner for Allegedly Making Racially Discriminatory Statements

AGO Reaches Settlement with Braintree Developers Concerning Compliance with Chapter 40B

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 Reaches Agreement with Ameriprise Financial Services Company

AG Statement in Response to Flaherty Demand

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

Statement on City of Boston Email Investigation

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

AGO Announces Convictions, Sentences of Two Men Charged with Dealing Cocaine

Freetown Woman Arraigned for Embezzling $200,000 From New Bedford Company

AG Coakley Sues Melrose landlords for Housing Discrimination

AG Enters into Affordable Loan Modification and Foreclosure Prevention Agreement with Purchaser of Fremont Servicing Rights

AG Requests Regulators Reject National Grid's $111 Million Rate Hike Proposal and Order Rate Reduction

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 to Testify in Support of Foreclosure Prevention Legislation

Brockton Man Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting More Than $12,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

Falmouth Man Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting More Than $26,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

AG Files Suit Against Companies for Deceptive Sales of Medical Discount Plan

AGO Reaches Agreement with Newton Butcher for Kosher Law Violations

Straw Buyer Who Participated in Foreclosure Rescue Scheme Enters into Consent Judgment

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 Arraignment Results of Individuals Charged Today in Connection with a Widespread Drug Distribution Ring in Boston

Attorney General Announces Indictments and Arrests of Connected to Widespread Drug Distribution Ring in Boston

Council Ratifies Patrick Administration, AG Coakley Agreement on Energy Efficiency Programs

Statement of AG Coakley Regarding Boston City Hall Public Records Matter

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

Commonwealth Petitions US Department of Energy to Permit Massachusetts to Boost Residential Gas Furnace Efficiency

Lynn Woman Sentenced on Charge of Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud

AG Coakley Applauds the EPA's Decision to Initiate an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Require Disclosure

AG Obtains Final Consent Judgment Against Holyoke Brothers for Harassment, Intimidation of Neighbors

Month of September, 2009

AGO Hosts Third 2009 Quarterly Cyber Crime Initiative Training for Law Enforcement from Around the State

AGO Pushes for Consumer Protection in National Grid's Decoupling Rate Plan

Former Somerville Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Connection with Stealing Over $2M From Mortgage Lenders

Former Securities Broker Arrest and Arraigned in Connection with Stealing Nearly $350,000 from Former Clients

Indictments Returned Against Four People in Complex Mortgage Rescue Scheme

AG Coakley Sends Letter to Congress Supporting the Respect for Marriage Act

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 Announces Indictment of Freetown Woman for Embezzling $200,000 from New Bedford Company

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 Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Man Accused of Provincetown Hate Crime

AG's Office Announces Indictments Against Worcester Company and Owner for Wage Law Violations, Insurance and Tax Fraud

AG Coakley Delivers Welcoming Remarks at High Technology Crime Meeting

AG Coakley's Office Announces Guilty Plea of Man Charged with Possessing Child Pornography

AG Coakley's Office Reaches Settlement with Help Save the Lake, Inc. for Alleged Environmental Violation in Taunton

AG Coakley's Office Announces the Arraignment of a Dudley Man and Holden Doctor

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 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 Reaches Settlement with Waltham Real Estate Company

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

AG Coakley Proposes Regulations to Protect Consumers From Unfair and Deceptive Marketing of Medical Discount Plans

AGO Announces That a Springfield Woman Was Ordered to Pay Full Restitution in Connection with Collecting Unemployment Benefits While Working

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

AG Coakley to Promote Economic Crime Legislation at Organized Retail Crime Symposium

AG Coakley's Office Announces Arraignment of Former Behavioral Assistant Charged in Connection with Alleged Abuse of Disabled Resident

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

Massachusetts AG and 42 State Attorneys General Reach $33 Million Settlement with Pfizer Inc.

AG Coakley Announces Enhanced Oversight of Non-Profit Executive and Board Compensation

AG Completes Constitutional Review of Initiative Petitions

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

Month of 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

AG Reaches Settlement with AFCO Credit Corporation

Former BHA Employee Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Rigging the Bidding Process

AG Praises SJC Ruling in Independent Contractor Misclassification Case

Dover Man Pleads Guilty to Storing and Dumping Medical Waste and Disposing of Mercury Down the Drain

RI Woman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing Identity of 77 Year-Old Woman

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

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

Appeals Court Affirms Lower Court Decision Requiring Insurance Company to Pay $415,000 Payment to Commonwealth

RI Man Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting Over $18,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

Environmental Remediation and Facility Service Company Agrees to Pay $50,000 to Disaster Relief Workers

AG Coakley Addresses Leadership Conference for Women

AGO Receives 30 Initiative Petitions Proposing 25 Laws and Five Constitutional Amendments

Dorchester Painting Company Cited Nearly $90,000 for Wage and Hour Violations

Dudley Man and Holden Doctor Indicted in Connection with Insurance Fraud Scheme

AG Coakley Announces Comprehensive Economic Crime Bill

Former Hamilton Police Chief and Three Others Indicted in EMT Training Scandal

Month of July, 2009

AG Appoints New Government Bureau Chief and Deputy Chief

AG Files Suit Against Somerville Property Owners in Housing Discrimination Case

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

Mattapan Man Indicted for Allegedly Collecting Over $11,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

Owner of Hanover Cleaning Company Arraigned for Violating the State's Wage and Hour Laws

Sharon Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Jail in Connection with Distributing Marijuana

AGO Reaches Settlement with Boston Clinical Laboratories

AG Announces Multi-State Settlement with the TJX Companies, Inc., Over Massive Data Breach

AG Sues Boston Property Management Company and its Manager for Discrimination

Home Depot Agrees to Pay Nearly $55,000 in Restitution and Assessments

Winchester Company Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Violating Massachusetts Wage and Workers' Compensation Laws

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

AGO Obtains $780,368 From Emerson College for Student Loan Borrowers

Darryl McCauley Arraigned on Additional Charges in Connection with Embezzling Millions of Dollars

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 Enters into Settlement with Satellite TV Provider Dish Network

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

Holliston Man and His Business Arraigned on Insurance Fraud Charges

Two Men Arraigned on Illegal Asbestos Removal Charges

AG Coakley and 35 State Attorneys General Announce Settlement with Drug Company

Townsend Builder and Corporation Plead Guilty, Ordered to Pay Over $17,500 in Restitution and 3 Years of Probation for Failing to Pay Employees

AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Men Accused of Racially Motivated Assault

AGO Completes Conflict of Interest Review of Suffolk University

First Circuit Appeals Court Upholds Buffer Zone Law

AG Coakley Files Constitutional Challenge to Federal Defense of Marriage Act

AG Obtains Final Judgment and Five Year Injunction Against Quincy Man Accused of Hate Crime

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

Former President of Collection Co. Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 18 Months for Stealing $2.7 Million From Boston

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

AG Announces Payment to Commonwealth by Merrill Lynch

Holliston Man and His Business Indicted on Insurance Fraud Charges

Month of 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

AGO Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Police Charity and Its Professional Solicitors

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

AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Owner of Contaminated Site in Danvers

Boston Sports Club Pays $40,000 Fine for Violating Massachusetts Child Labor Laws

Framingham Man Arraigned for Unlawfully Issuing State Inspection Stickers to Untested Vehicles

Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Collecting Over $18,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

AG Submits States' Comments in Response to the EPA's Endangerment Determination on Greenhouse Gases

Former CFO of Local Museum Indicted, Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Stealing Over $1.3 Million

Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office Files Suit Against Contaminated Site In Danvers

AG Coakley Reaches $10M Settlement with Fremont Investment and Loan

Month of May, 2009

AGO Files Lawsuits against Charities and Professional Solicitors, Joins FTC in Warning Consumers about Fraudulent Fundraising

Attorney General Martha Coakley and Goldman Sachs Reach Settlement Regarding Subprime Lending Issues

AG Coakley Testifies Before Congress on Predatory Lending Impact on Massachusetts

Month of April, 2009

Boston Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Insurance Fraud and Attempted Larceny

Month of March, 2009

Former Middlesex Register of Probate Indicted in Connection with Allegedly Stealing Over $100,000 from Campaign Committee

AGO Launches Blog and Twitter for National Consumer Protection Week

Month of February, 2009

AG Coakley, Rep. O'Flaherty, Sens. Menard and Tarr Announce Legislation to Update Manslaughter Statute

Month of January, 2009

AG Coakley Files Legislation as Part of Continued Efforts to Tackle Mortgage Crisis in the Commonwealth

AG Coakley to Hold Hearings on Proposed Retail Advertising Regulations

Sixth Defendant Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing More Than $211,000 from Local Aerospace Company