2012 Press Releases

Month of December, 2012

Month of November, 2012

Revere Woman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Three Years in Prison on Drug Charges

Newton Man to Pay $700,000 for Medicaid Kickback Scheme

Demolition Company Ordered to Pay $100,000 in Civil Penalties After Improper Asbestos Removal

East Boston Auto Repair Shop Owner Ordered to Clean Up Hazardous and Solid Waste Impacting Vital Wetlands

Woburn Business Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection with Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Former Personal Care Assistant Pleads Guilty to Falsely Billing Medicaid Program for Services Not Provided

AG Coakley Urges Passage of Legislation Narrowing Timeframe for Nuclear Power Plant License Renewal

Owner of Chinatown Travel Agency Arraigned in Connection with Citizenship, Airline Ticket Schemes

AG Coakley Sues Former Northampton Car Dealer for Selling Vehicles Without Delivering Titles

AG Coakley Urges Congress to Extend Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners

AG Coakley Sues Hanover Contractor for Soliciting Elderly Homeowners with Illegal Home Improvement Contract

Principal Reductions Jump Significantly in Second Report on National Mortgage Settlement

Drugmaker to Pay Massachusetts $2.1 Million as Part of National Settlement Over Diabetes Drug

AG Coakley’s Office Intervenes in First Water Rate Case Under New Energy Bill

Six Individuals Indicted in Connection with Allegedly Throwing a Criminal Trial

Burger King Franchisee Fined $50,000 for Child Labor Violations

Moving Company Accused of Hiking Costs, Holding Goods Hostage

AG Coakley Makes Staffing Announcements

Amesbury Business, Owner, Arraigned for Failing to Pay into the Unemployment Trust Fund

Owner of Chinatown Travel Agency Indicted in Connection with Citizenship, Airline Ticket Schemes

Revere Man Arrested, Arraigned in Connection with Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography

AG Coakley and Coalition of 45 Attorneys General Urge Passage of Act to Combat Human Trafficking

Company That Backed Out of Contract with the MBTA to Operate “The Ride” to Pay $7.3 Million

AG Coakley: Penalties from Irene, Snowtober Should Go to Ratepayers, Not General Fund

Month of October, 2012

Worcester Area Property Owner Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Child Endangerment and Other Charges

Weymouth Man Found Guilty, Sentenced to Jail in Connection with Cyber Crime Sweep Targeting Users of Child Porn

AG Coakley Recovers $730,000 for State Medicaid Program in Multistate Settlement with Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley on Pending Storm and Utility Preparedness

Waltham Store Manager Arraigned in Connection with EBT Fraud

Four Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting More Than $78,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

Physicians Receive Training and Education in Data Privacy Protection

Acushnet Man Sued for Improper Removal and Storage of Asbestos in New Bedford

Holyoke Man Indicted in Connection with Violating Permanent Civil Rights Injunction

Woburn Drug Screening Lab Defendants Plead Guilty to Medicaid Kickback Scheme

Operators of Massage Parlors in Wellesley and Revere Arraigned in Connection with Human Trafficking, Prostitution

Former Tewksbury Attorney Arraigned in Connection with Stealing More Than $400,000 from Clients

Owners of Massage Parlors in Wellesley and Revere Arrested in Connection with Human Trafficking, Prostitution

Former Controller of Holyoke Counseling Center Arraigned in Connection with Stealing More Than $80,000 From Organization

$4 Million in HomeCorps Grants Awarded to Address Foreclosure Crisis Across the Commonwealth

Company Fined for Using Pirated Software to Gain Unfair Advantage Over Massachusetts Businesses

Texas Trash Hauling Company Cited More Than $376,000 in Restitution and Penalties for Prevailing Wage Violations

AG Coakley Awarded for Her Work on Behalf of Victims

Two Members of AG’s Leadership Team Honored at Women’s Law Event

Department of Correction Employee Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Thousands of Dollars from Vending Machines

AG Coakley Warns Consumers Over Lost TD Bank Data

Waltham Store Manager Indicted in Connection with EBT Fraud

AG Coakley’s Office Announces Opening of HomeCorps Office in Brockton

AG Coakley Urges Congress to Reject Proposed Bill Reducing States’ Oversight of Payday Lenders

Blackstone Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Using Stolen Identities, Forging Doctors’ Prescriptions to Illegally Obtain Drugs

Workers’ Compensation Billing Company to Pay $1 Million for Allegedly Overcharging State Entities for Prescription Drug Coverage

Ruby Tuesday to Pay $158,000 to Settle Claims it Violated State Child Labor and Meal Break Laws

Former Tewksbury Attorney Indicted in Connection with Stealing More Than $400,000 from Clients

Southborough Man Arrested, Arraigned on Charges of Possessing Child Pornography

Settlement Reached, Indictments Returned Against Two Businesses for Failing to Pay into the Unemployment Trust Fund

Month of September, 2012

State Drug Lab Chemist Arrested, Arraigned for Obstruction of Justice

State Drug Lab Chemist Arrested for Obstruction of Justice

Massachusetts Borrowers Eligible for Approximately $14.6 Million in Cash Payments

AG Coakley Applauds President Obama's Human Trafficking Speech to the Clinton Global Initiative

Five Charged for Allegedly Collecting More Than $107,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

Auto Insurance Company to Pay $345,000 to Consumers Settling Claims That Policies Were Wrongfully Terminated

Former Certified Nursing Assistant Arraigned For Allegedly Abusing 70-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident

Rockland Woman Indicted in Connection with Insurance Fraud Scheme

Rossetti Associate Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Five Years in State Prison in Connection with Drug Robbery

Ambulance Company to Pay $350,000 to Settle Allegations of Falsifying Required Training Qualifications

Career Victim Service Advocate Liam Lowney Appointed as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance

AG Coakley to Columbia Gas: "Fly Coach"

Advisor to Chicopee Mayor Sentenced to Probation, Ordered to Pay Fine in Connection with Falsifying Petition Signatures

AG Coakley Discusses Office’s Efforts to Combat Housing Discrimination

Former Director of Medford Housing Authority Barred from Public Employment for Improper Procurement Practices and Fined

AG Coakley Calls on Coast Guard to Abandon Effort to Eliminate State Oil-Spill Protections for Buzzards Bay

Haverhill Emissions Inspector Ordered to Stop Inspecting Motor Vehicles as a Result of Investigation

Construction Company Owner Ordered to Pay More Than $37,000 in Restitution to Employees

AG Coakley Recovers More Than $649,000 for Workers at Woburn Bakery

Month of August, 2012

Internet Cafe Owners, Corporation Plead Guilty in Connection with Operating Illegal Slot Parlor

Westborough Trash Hauling Company Cited for More Than $200,000 in Restitution and Penalties for Miscalculating Prevailing Wage

Prison Inmate Indicted in Scheme to Steal Nearly $50,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Incarcerated

AG Coakley Appoints New Criminal Bureau Chief

AG, DEP Resolve Case Against Town of Falmouth for Inadequate Response to E. Coli Bacteria Emergency in 2010

AG Coakley Applauds Rejection of $175 Million Rate Hike in Workers' Compensation Insurance

AG Coakley Alerts Elderly Consumers to be Wary of “Grandparent Scams”

Three Major U.S. Publishers to Pay $69 Million Over Allegations of Price Fixing E-Books

Banks Report More than $100 Million in Relief Provided to Massachusetts Borrowers to Date Under National Mortgage Settlement

Former Tewksbury Business Owner Admits She Failed to Pay More Than $474,000 to Workers

AG Coakley, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan Tour Abandoned Brockton Home, Discuss AG's HomeCorps Foreclosure Prevention Program

Court Orders Veterans Charity and its Professional Fundraiser to Stop Alleged Deceptive Fundraising Tactics

AG Coakley announces $1.75 Million in Payments Distributed to Minority Borrowers Affected by Discriminatory Lending Practices

AG Coakley Warns Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Comply with Massachusetts Loan Modification Law

AG Coakley Announces Finalization of New Open Meeting Law Regulations

Owner of Pocasset Mobile Home Park Ordered to Pay $250,000 Civil Penalty and More Than $2.7 Million to Construct New Sewage Treatment System

Franklin Man Pleads Guilty to Using Dead Woman’s Name for Medicaid Fraud Scheme

More Than $19 Million in HomeCorps Grants Awarded to Address Foreclosure Crisis Across the Commonwealth

AG Coakley Cautions Consumers to be Wary of Vacation Timeshare and Travel Club Scams

Veterans Charity and its Professional Fundraisers Sued for Using Deceptive Fundraising Tactics

Winthrop Man Arrested, Arraigned in Connection With Allegedly Throwing a Criminal Trial

AG Coakley Leads Multi-State Support for U.S. Department of Energy's Enhanced Gas Furnace Efficiency Standards

AG Calls for Immediate Solution to Spent Fuel Storage in Light of NRC Decision

Salem Public Schools Settles Alleged Public Construction Bid Violations

AG Seeks Close to $10 Million in Penalties for Inadequate Storm Response by NSTAR

Massachusetts Named Most Improved State in Polaris Project Ratings on Human Trafficking Laws

$143 Million Provided in Community Benefits by HMOs According to Reports Filed With AG Coakley's Office

Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley on Signing of Storm Response Bill Into Law

Real Estate Management Firm Sued for Housing Discrimination

AG Coakley Commends Legislature for Calling on Congress to Pass Constitutional Amendment Reversing "Citizens United"

Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley on Governor Patrick's Signing of the Energy Bill

Attorney General's Office to Hold Four Regional Open Meeting Law Educational Forums Throughout State

FHFA Decision to Refuse Principal Forgiveness for Fannie and Freddie Loans Called “Unacceptable” by AG Coakley

Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley Regarding Passage of the Health Care Cost Containment Bill

Month of July, 2012

Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley on Passage of Storm Response Bill by Legislature

Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley on Passage of Energy Bill by Legislature

Watertown Landlords Settle Allegations of Housing Discrimination

Alleged Mob Captain and Top Associate Sentenced to Prison in Connection With Breaking and Entering

AG Seeks More Than $16 Million in Penalties for Inadequate Storm Response by National Grid

Osterville Company Settles Allegations it Failed to Cleanup Contaminated Property

Governor Patrick, Attorney General Coakley and Auditor Bump Name New Inspector General

AG’s Office Issues Report Following Investigation into Nantucket Memorial Airport Commission

Woburn Business Owner Arraigned in Connection With Workers' Compensation Fraud

Two Internet Cafés Agree to Pay $750,000 for Allegedly Facilitating Illegal Gambling

AG Coakley Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Appeals Court Decision Striking Down DOMA as Unconstitutional

Owners of Lynnfield Company Plead Guilty, Sentenced in Connection With Illegal Asbestos Removal and Disposal

Former Personal Care Assistant Arraigned for Allegedly Defrauding the State Medicaid Program of More Than $32,000

Alleged Mob Captain and Top Associate Found Guilty in Connection with Breaking and Entering

Five Individuals Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Throwing a Criminal Trial

General Contractor Pays More Than $31,000 to Workers Employed by Subcontractor on Marriott Copley Renovations

AG Coakley, Mayor Flanagan, and Local Officials Tour Rehabbed Abandoned Property in Fall River

AG Seeks $4 Million in Penalties for Inadequate Storm Response by Western Massachusetts Electric Company

Brockton Man, Randolph Woman Arraigned in Connection with Allegedly Collecting More than $53,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

After Multiple and Serial Power Outages AG Coakley Launches Review to Propose New Utility Service Quality Standards

AG Coakley Applauds New Laws Closing Drunk Driving Loophole and Criminalizing the Trafficking of Methamphetamine

Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. and Emerson College to Pay $500,000 in Civil Penalties for Alleged Asbestos Violations

Landlords Settle Claims of Housing Discrimination

Walmart and Target to Pay $232,000 for Allegedly Overcharging Municipalities for Prescription Drug Coverage

Quincy Store Owner Indicted in Connection with State EBT Fraud

Health Insurer to Pay More than $1.7 Million for Alleged Deceptive Marketing of its Insurance to Veterans

GlaxoSmithKline to Pay $35 Million to Massachusetts Medicaid Program as Part of Nation's Largest Ever Healthcare Fraud Settlement

Month of June, 2012

Two Men Indicted in Connection with Insurance Fraud Scheme

Weston Couple Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Section 8 Public Housing Fraud and Mortgage Fraud

Transgender Equal Rights Bill Goes into Effect Sunday, July 1

AG Coakley Commends Legislature for Strengthening Drunk Driving Laws

Programs to Address Asthma, Diabetes and Other Chronic Diseases Receive $600,000 From AG’s Office

AG Coakley Statement on Ruling by Supreme Court Decision to Uphold National Health Care Law

Aetna Life Insurance to Pay More Than $1 Million for Allegedly Failing to Cover Mandated Health Insurance Benefits and Deceptively Marketing Student Health Insurance

"GIBill.com" to Pay $2.5 Million for Allegedly Misleading Veterans

Federal Appeals Court Upholds EPA Standards Regulating Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Chicopee "Internet Café" Owner Ordered to Preserve Assets and Documents

Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley on Supreme Court's Decision to Strike Down Montana Campaign Finance Law and Uphold "Citizens United"

Assistant Attorney General Matthew Berge Receives National Award for Work Enforcing Tobacco Regulations

Bathroom Remodeling Salesman Sentenced to State Prison in Connection with Stealing Thousands of Dollars from Homeowners

$1.5 Million Awarded to Local Consumer and Mediation Programs by Attorney General’s Office

Newton Man Pleads Guilty in Medicaid Kickback Scheme

Former Attorney Convicted in Connection with Stealing More Than $186,000 from Elderly Citizens

AG Coakley Appeals Decision by Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Relicense Plymouth Nuclear Power Plant for 20 Years

Beverly Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Jail in Connection with Selling Illegal MBTA Passes

US Court Orders EPA to Finalize New Air Quality Standards

AG Coakley Awarded for Her Efforts Combating Human Trafficking

Former MBTA Subcontractor Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to State Prison in Connection with Selling MBTA Passes

Hospitals Provided $622 Million in Community Benefits According to Reports Filed with AG Coakley’s Office

Statement From Attorney General Martha Coakley on Report Today that Romney Administration Blocked Publication of Anti-Bullying Guide Due to References to Transgender and Bisexual Students

New Bedford Liquor Store Settles Minimum Wage, Overtime, and Anti-Retaliation Violations

Five Charged for Allegedly Collecting More Than $117,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

Revere Physician to Pay More Than $53,000 in Restitution After Allegedly Charging MassHealth Patients Illegal Fees

Peters Pond RV Resort to Pay Restitution for Allegedly Strong Arming Residents into Buying Memberships

Statement from Attorney General Martha Coakley on New York Federal Court Decision Ruling the Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional

AG Coakley’s Medicaid Fraud Division Receives National Award for Efforts to Combat Fraud and Recover Taxpayer Funds

Month of May, 2012

Statement From Attorney General Martha Coakley on Today's First Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Affirming that the Defense of Marriage Act is Unconstitutional

AG Coakley Testifies at Boston City Council Regarding For-Profit Schools and Excessive Student Loan Debt

AG Coakley and 21 Attorneys General Ask Congress to Protect Veterans’ Benefits by Closing For-Profit College Loophole

Four Indicted in Connection with Human Trafficking Operation

AG Coakley Issues Emergency Open Meeting Law Regulation

Chelsea Man Convicted, Sentenced to 15 Years in State Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

AG Coakley Announces New Veterans Affairs Loan Modification Specialist

Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley on Passage of Law Establishing the Trafficking of Methamphetamines as a Crime

AG Coakley, Rep. O’Flaherty File Bill to Address Drunk Driving Loophole

Salem Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Collecting More Than $45,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

South Shore Hospital to Pay $750,000 to Settle Data Breach Allegations

East Boston Auto Shop Sued for Alleged Environmental Violations

Verizon Subsidiaries Agree to Pay More Than $317,000 to Resolve Allegations They Failed to Fully Contribute to Unemployment Trust Fund

State Resolves Case with Town of Hull to Protect Nantasket Beach

AG Coakley, Sen. Clark, Rep. O’Flaherty Seek to Address Drunk Driving Loophole

Contempt Judgment Obtained Against Owner of Two Travel Businesses Engaged in Unlawful Vacation Club Sales Scheme

Skechers Agrees to Pay $45 Million in Multi-State Settlement Over Marketing of Shape-Ups

Former Associate Vice President of Beverly Hospital Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing Antiques and Using Hospital Contractors for Personal Work

AG’s Office Seeks Approximately $100,000 in Restitution From Weymouth Driving School

AG Coakley Appoints New Civil Rights Division Chief

AG Coakley Proposes New Open Meeting Law Regulation

Two U.S. Publishers and Apple, Inc. Charged with Price-Fixing for E-books that Resulted in more than $100 Million of Overcharges

Boston Man Sentenced to Jail for Child Labor Violations

FAIR Plan's Significant Home Insurance Rate Increase Rejected

Car Dealership to Pay $225,000 to Resolve Deceptive Marketing Allegations

Six Individuals Taken into Custody in Connection with State EBT Fraud Investigation

Asbestos Removal Company to Pay $150,000 After Improper Removal at Gardner Senior Center

Lexington Man Found in Contempt For Failing to Restore Damaged Wetlands

Committee Advances Loan Modification Legislation to Prevent Unnecessary Foreclosures

Property Owner Arraigned for Allegedly Ordering Unsafe and Illegal Removal of Asbestos from Springfield Rental Property

Dartmouth Woman Arraigned in Connection with Stealing More Than $1 Million From Elderly Doctor

AG Coakley and 50 Attorneys General Call to Increase Crime Victims Fund Cap to $1 Billion

AG Coakley Reaches Two Multi-State Settlements With Abbott Laboratories Worth Nearly $900 Million

Chicopee "Internet Cafe" and Owner Sued for Operating Illegal Gambling Operation in Massachusetts

AG Bureau Chief Maura Healey Presented With Kevin Larkin Memorial Award

Methuen Contracting Company Agrees to Pay More Than $327,000 to Resolve Allegations of Failing to Contribute to Unemployment Trust Fund

Settlement Resolves Liability for Natural Resource Damages Claims Related to GM’s Former Assembly Plant in Framingham

On Second Anniversary of Anti-Bullying Legislation, AG Coakley, Legislators Vow to Continue Efforts to Combat Bullying

AG Coakley Commemorates Stop the Texts Day with Officials Nationwide

Application Period Now Open for HomeCorps Partnership Grants

Month of April, 2012

AG Coakley Hosts National Cyber Crime Conference

AG Coakley, Interagency Coalition Convene for Second Meeting of Human Trafficking Task Force

AG Coakley’s Food Drive Competition Raises More Than 430,000 Pounds of Food; Hampshire County Bar Association Wins

Former Plymouth County Commissioner and Pest Control Company Settle Attempted Bid-Rigging Allegations

Careington International Corporation Ordered To Pay $200,000 For Alleged Deceptive Marketing Of Health Plans

Fuel Company and Manager Plead Guilty for Failing to Report an Oil Spill at Martha’s Vineyard Gas Station

Former Owners of Riverside Mitsubishi Ordered to Pay Over $300,000 in Restitution and Penalties

AG Coakley Launches “HomeCorps” Program and Hotline to Aid Distressed Borrowers and Ease Foreclosure Crisis

Scituate Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Using Forged Documents from Attorney General and Credit Agency to Obtain Car Loan

Winthrop Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Seven Years in State Prison in Connection with Extortion

Two Business Owners Arraigned on Charges of Failing to Pay into Unemployment Trust Fund

Injunction, Penalty Ordered Against Rutland Company for Polluting Primary Drinking Water Supply for Boston

Owner of Adult Foster Care Program Arraigned for Alleged Illegal Kickbacks

Former EMT Instructor Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Fraudulent EMT Recertification Scheme

Movie Director Pleads Guilty in Connection with Fraudulently Obtaining $4.7 Million in Film Tax Credits

Quincy Store Owner, 21 Others Charged in Connection with State EBT Fraud Investigation

AG Coakley, Local and State Officials Tour Rehabbed Abandoned Property in New Bedford

Hess Corporation Sued for Alleged False Claims Involving Environmental Cleanup Worth Millions of Dollars

Property Owner Indicted for Allegedly Ordering Unsafe and Illegal Removal of Asbestos From Springfield Rental Property

Berlin Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Jail in Connection with Possessing Child Pornography

Con Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Five Years in Prison in Connection with Stealing Thousands of Dollars

Community Health Workers Receive Training with Funding Awarded by AG Coakley’s Office

AG Coakley, 10 Attorneys General Urge Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Implement Principal Forgiveness for Homeowners

Application Period Opens for First HomeCorps Grants

New Assistant Attorney General Appointed to Handle Human Trafficking Cases for AG’s Office

Sunoco to Pay $2.2 Million to Resolve Allegations over Reimbursement Claims for Hazardous Waste Cleanup

Braintree Woman Accused of Hate Crime Ordered to Stay Away from Victim Under Court Order Obtained by AG Coakley’s Office

Worcester Based Real Estate Developer Arrested, Arraigned for Stealing Tens of Thousands of Dollars from Investors

AG Coakley Appeals NRC Decision To Continue Hearing On 20-Year License For Pilgrim Nuclear

Former Treasurer of Lynn VFW Arraigned in Connection with Stealing More Than $300,000 from Organization

AG Coakley and 10 Attorneys General Submit Letter of Support for Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Citizens United Decision

Adult Foster Care Program Indicted For Alleged Kickbacks

Former State Treasurer Timothy Cahill Indicted on Public Corruption, Fraud and Conspiracy Charges

Former Connecticut Police Officer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Possession of Methamphetamine

Middleborough Landowner Agrees to Clean Up Oil Spill, Pay $38,000 for Delay

Month of March, 2012

AG Coakley's Office to Present DOMA Oral Arguments Before Federal Appeals Court Wednesday at 10:00AM; Asks Appeals Court to Uphold DOMA Decision

Dartmouth Woman Indicted in Connection with Stealing More Than $1 Million from Elderly Doctor

Calloway Laboratories Pays $20 Million to Resolve Allegations of Kickbacks and Fraud on State Medicaid Program

Stoughton Woman Indicted on Prostitution Charges in Connection with Three Spas

Chicopee Internet Café Owner and Corporation Indicted on Additional Charges in Connection with Operating an Illegal Slot Parlor

AG Coakley Announces $600,000 Community Health Worker Grant Program

Court Orders Up to $80,000 in Civil Penalties for Four Companies after Improper Asbestos Removal

Two Businesses Indicted on Charges of Failing to Pay into Unemployment Trust Fund

Committee Endorses Bill Sponsored by AG Coakley, Senator Timilty, Chairman Kafka to Establish Crime of Meth Trafficking

Four Arraigned in Connection with Human Trafficking Operation

Healthcare Company Settles Complaints for Unpaid Vacation Wages

Human Trafficking Investigation Uncovers Sophisticated Operation, Results in Numerous Arrests

Grant Funding Now Available for Local Consumer Programs

Former New Bedford Housing Authority Employee Indicted in Connection with Stealing $13,800 from Agency

Property Management Firm to Pay $15,000 in Civil Penalties Following Data Breach

Former State Representative, Campaign Treasurer Pleaded Guilty and Ordered to Pay Fines and Restitution for Failing to Properly Report Campaign Contributions, Expenses

Committee Passes Key Recommendations by AG Coakley to Improve the Green Communities Act and Enhance Competition in Utility Rates

Five-Member Massachusetts Gaming Commission Now Complete and Moving Forward with Business

AG Coakley Leads Eleven States in Support of Upholding EPA’S Mercury Emissions Standards

AG Coakley Kicks Off 3rd Annual Food Drive Competition in the Legal Community at the Greater Boston Food Bank

Action Oil Ordered to Refund Pre-Paid Customers

AG Coakley Pushes Loan Modification Bill in Speech Before Chelsea Chamber of Commerce

AG Coakley Obtains Settlements Resolving Allegations Of Housing Discrimination

AG Coakley to Focus on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in Speech Before Greater Boston Interfaith Organization

Property Owner and Heating Contractor Arraigned for Allegedly Illegally Removing Asbestos From Medway Rental Property

Landlord Ordered to Remove Lead Paint and End Discriminatory, Threatening Conduct

AG Coakley Statement on Agreement Filed Today in $25 Billion State-Federal Mortgage Settlement

New Open Meeting Law Web Training Video Launched as Part of “Sunshine Week”

Ashland Man Arrested, Arraigned on Charges of Possessing Child Pornography

Heading into “Sunshine Week,” AG Coakley Sheds Light on Open Meeting Law Efforts

Boston Property Owner Sued for Housing Discrimination

Children’s Retailer Settles Claims it Violated the Massachusetts Meal Break Law

Former Treasurer of Lynn VFW Indicted in Connection with Stealing More Than $300,000 From Organization

Three Companies to Pay More Than $2.8 Million in Restitution, Fines and Penalties for Violating the State Wage and Hour Laws

Former Business Manager Pleads Guilty to Stealing Almost $15,000 in Patient Funds From Nursing Facility

AG Coakley’s Office Celebrates 14th Annual National Consumer Protection Week

Waste Hauler Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Illegal Disposal of Solid Waste

AG Coakley’s Office Defends EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Regulations Before U.S. Court of Appeals

Updated Debt Regulations Provide Stronger Protections

Oil Company’s Financial Assets Frozen After Leaving Families in the Cold During Holiday Season

Month of February, 2012

AG Coakley, Interagency Coalition Convene for First Human Trafficking Task Force Meeting

Former New Jersey State Police Lieutenant Colonel Gayle Cameron Appointed as Massachusetts Gaming Commissioner

Weston Couple Arraigned in Connection with Section 8 Public Housing Fraud and Mortgage Fraud

Federal Court Upholds Buffer Zone Law

AG Coakley and 35 Attorneys General Send Letter to Google Chief Regarding New Privacy Policy

AG Coakley Files Brief in U.S. Supreme Court in Support of Constitutionality of Health Care Reform

Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley on Passage of Storm Response Bill by Senate

More Than $40 Million Recovered Under False Claims Act by AG Coakley’s Office in Fiscal Year 2011

AG Coakley Appoints New Leadership to Office

NSTAR and Northeast Utilities Required to Freeze Distribution Rates for Four Years, Provide Millions in Rate Credit to Customers as Condition of Proposed Merger

Foxboro Woman Arraigned in Connection with Selling Illegal MBTA Passes

AG Coakley: National Health Care Law’s Constitutionality “Not a Close Call”

Massachusetts Homeowners to Receive $318 Million in Relief as Part of State-Federal Agreement Over Unlawful Foreclosures and Loan Servicing

AG Coakley Statement on Proposition 8 Ruling by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Nearly $5 Million Recovered By AG’s Office for Labor Violations in 2011

AG Coakley: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Should "Change Course" and Allow Principal Loan Forgiveness for Homeowners

Weston Couple Indicted in Connection with Section 8 Public Housing Fraud and Mortgage Fraud

Bone Marrow Registry to Pay $520,000 for Improperly Marketing and Administering Donor Testing Services

Insurance Company Sued by AG’s Office for More Than $3 Million After Bridge Collapses in Grafton

Month of January, 2012

Brief Filed with U.S. Supreme Court Supports Disparate Impact Claims Under the Fair Housing Act

Fall River Dentist Sentenced to Two and a Half Years in Jail for Medicaid Fraud and Shoddy Dental Work

In Recognition of National Data Privacy Day, Attorney General Coakley Advises Massachusetts Consumers to Secure Their Mobile Devices

Treasurer of Former Middlesex Sheriff DiPaola’s Campaign Fined for Campaign Finance Violations; Agrees to Disgorge Over $295,000 in Campaign Funds

Fall River Dentist Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud Charges for Shoddy Dental Work

Property Owner and Heating Contractor Indicted for Allegedly Illegally Removing Asbestos From Medway Rental Property

Dorchester Man Convicted, Sentenced to 12 to 15 Years in State Prison for Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine

Owner of Lowell Staffing Company Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Fraud

AG’s Office Opposes Significant Home Insurance Rate Increase

Construction Company Pays $2.3 Million to Resolve Fraudulent Overbilling in the Renovation of Logan Airport

AG Coakley Launches New Tool in Fight Against Medicaid Fraud

Northborough Man Arraigned for Animal Cruelty, Multiple Environmental Violations in Connection with Operating Illegal Dump

Bathroom Remodeling Salesman Arraigned on Charges of Stealing Thousands of Dollars From Homeowners

Patrick-Murray Administration and Attorney General Martha Coakley Bring Enforcement Actions Against Contractors on Pulte Homes Construction Sites

Mortgage and Foreclosure Complaints Quadruple at AG's Office

AG Coakley Files Brief with U.S. Supreme Court Supporting Federal Basis for Passing National Health Care Reform

AG Coakley: Utility Customers Should be Compensated for Inadequate Storm Responses

Hull Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Prison in Connection with Cyber Crime Sweep Targeting Users of Child Porn

Two Men Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting More Than $67,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

January 11th Proclaimed as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Bathroom Remodeling Salesman Arraigned on Charges of Stealing Thousands of Dollars From Homeowners

Watertown Roofing Company and its Owners Plead Guilty and are Sentenced for Labor Violations

AG Coakley Proposes New Open Meeting Law Regulation

Two Arraigned in Connection with Selling Illegal MBTA Passes

Chicopee Internet Cafe Owner, Business Partner and Corporation Arraigned for Operating an Illegal Slot Parlor

Ashburnham Man Pleads Guilty and Sentenced in Connection with Collecting Nearly $28,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working

Statement From Attorney General Martha Coakley on Naming of Richard Cordray as Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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