Month of June, 2013

• Health Insurer to Pay Additional $1.5 Million After Failing to Comply with AG Coakley’s Settlement
• Five Charged for Allegedly Collecting More Than $102,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
• Former Lawrence Attorney Indicted for Stealing More Than $900,000 From Clients
• Malden Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Eight to Ten Years in Prison for Methamphetamine, Ammunition Charges
• Somerville Man Indicted in Connection with Harassment of an MBTA Employee
• AG Coakley Appoints New Chief of Western Massachusetts Regional Office
• SureShot Operator Ordered to Pay More Than $500,000 After Refusing to Deliver Wedding Footage
• AG’s Office Asks Court to Accept $366 Million Agreement with AVX Corp. to Accelerate Cleanup of New Bedford Harbor
• AG Coakley Announces New Public Interest Internship and Scholarship for the 2013 Summer Legal Intern Program
• AG Coakley Supports Funding for New Fish Count
• Statement of AG Martha Coakley on the Passing of Governor Paul Cellucci
• Chicopee Internet Café Owner, Corporation Plead Guilty to Operating an Illegal Slot Parlor
• South Grafton Man Ordered to Pay More Than $100,000 to Consumers for Illegal Home Improvement Practices
• Former DPH Employee Arrested, Arraigned in Connection with Breaking into Facility, Stealing Agency’s Gas Cards
• Connecticut Legislature Agrees to Reduce, Eliminate Tax on Electric Generation
• More Than 10,000 Massachusetts Borrowers to Receive Close to $16 Million in Relief from National Mortgage Settlement

Month of May, 2013

• Chelsea Area Property Owner Indicted in Connection with Procurement Fraud, Falsifying Lead Inspection Report
• AG Coakley Sues NOAA to Block New Regulations that Threaten Fishing Industry
• AG Coakley Testifies in Support of Legislation to Build Upon Anti-Bullying Law
• Painting Company Sued for Failing to Pay More Than $2 Million to Employees
• Melrose Landlord and Property Manager Ordered to Pay More Than $38,000 for Discriminatory Craigslist Ad
• Holyoke Man Found Guilty, Sentenced to Jail in Connection with Violating Civil Rights
• New Bedford Social Worker Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Jail for Defrauding $160,000 From State Medicaid and Medicare Programs
• AG Coakley’s Food Drive Competition Raises More Than 479,000 Pounds of Food; Berman Devalerio Wins
• AG Coakley Awards $500,000 for Programs That Provide Mental Health Services to Veterans and Their Families
• Penguin to Pay $75 Million to Consumers Over Allegations of E-Book Price Fixing
• Massachusetts Homeowners Continue to Benefit from National Mortgage Settlement
• ATM Provider to Pay $50,000 to Settle Allegations of Failing to Post Proper Fee Notices
• AG Coakley Hosts 2013 Energy Summit
• Former Manger of Milford Water Company Found Guilty, Sentenced for Tampering with Drinking Water Samples
• AG Coakley Appoints New Business, Technology and Economic Development Division Chief
• Two Arraigned in Connection with Extensive Criminal Enterprise Involving Human Trafficking
• Two Arrested in Connection with Extensive Criminal Enterprise Involving Human Trafficking
• AG Coakley Statement on Report Showing ‘Exceptional’ Reduction in Foreclosures in Massachusetts
• Drug Manufacturer to Pay $2.65 Million to Massachusetts Medicaid Program as Part of National Healthcare Fraud Settlement
• Medford Woman Indicted in Connection with Fraudulently Collecting More Than $161,000 in State, Federal Benefits
• Application Period Opens for $1 Million Grant Program to Revitalize Distressed Properties
• Three Plead Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing More Than $406,000 through Fraudulent Schemes
• Somerset Man Indicted for Improperly Conducting Safety and Emissions Inspections of Vehicles Including School Buses
• Billerica Moving Company Agrees to Pay Up to $202,000 Over Allegations of Holding Consumers’ Goods Hostage
• Internet Café Owners, Corporation Indicted in Connection with Operating an Illegal Slot Parlor
• Touched by Angels Founder Sentenced to Four to Five Years in State Prison for Stealing Thousands in Donations
• AG Coakley Tells National Health Insurance Companies to Comply with Required Mental Health Benefits
• Former Hewlett-Packard Employee Indicted in Connection with Reselling Fraudulently Obtained Computer Parts
• Touched by Angels Founder Guilty of Stealing Thousands in Donations
• Two Men Plead Guilty, Sentenced for Fraudulently Collecting Insurance Payments
• AG Coakley Announces Appointments to Fair Labor Division
• Jamaica Plain Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Drug Trafficking
• AG Coakley Praises President Obama's Proposed Appointment of Congressman Mel Watt as Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency

Month of April, 2013

• Auto Insurance Company to Pay More Than $200,000 in Refunds After Allegedly Overcharging Drivers
• AG Coakley to Host Energy Summit Focusing on Energy and Cost Competitiveness in Massachusetts
• AG Coakley Kicks Off 4th Annual Food Drive Competition in the Legal Community to Benefit Massachusetts Food Banks
• Wrentham Auto Emissions Inspectors and Service Station to Pay Up to $116,000 for Conducting Fraudulent Inspections
• AG Coakley Reminds Homeowners Eligible for Loan Modifications Under New Law to Seek Assistance Through HomeCorps
• AG Coakley Releases Third Report Examining Efforts to Control Rising Health Care Costs
• Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley on State Auditor’s Medicaid Drug-Screening Report
• Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley on TSA’s Decision to Delay Rule Change to Allow Pocket Knives on Planes
• State Crime Lab Chemist Arraigned in Connection with Stealing Drugs from Lab, Tampering with Evidence
• Resources Available to Victims of the Boston Marathon Attack
• AG’s Office Offers Tips to Giving Wisely after Marathon Tragedy
• Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley
• Former Director of Springfield Veteran’s Outreach Center Arraigned in Connection with Stealing more than $35,000 from Organization and Community Development Grant Program
• Application Period Opens for $5 Million Abandoned Housing Grant Program
• Former Laundromat Owner Indicted on Charges of Tampering with Gas Meters, Stealing more than $214,000 from Gas Companies
• AG Coakley Launches Initiative to Educate Students about For-Profit School Industry
• Southborough Man Indicted on Charges of Possessing, Disseminating Child Pornography
• Former Department of Correction Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Thousands of Dollars from Vending Machines
• AG Coakley Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 35 State Attorneys General in Urging Congress to Act on Immigration Reform
• Former New Bedford Housing Authority Employee Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing $13,800 from Agency
• North Attleboro Woman Arraigned for Stealing Thousands of Dollars in Unemployment Benefits and Embezzling Money from Her Employer
• Court Appoints Receiver to Manage Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center
• Brockton Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Collecting More Than $32,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Working
• Massachusetts Physician Arraigned in Connection with Illegally Prescribing Suboxone
• Attleboro Man Indicted for Fraudulently Collecting More Than $53,000 in Benefits While Working
• Brockton For-Profit School Sued for Misleading Students with Deceptive Ads, Misrepresenting Job Placement Rates
• Granby Man Arrested, Arraigned on Charges of Possessing Child Pornography
• President of Lee Water Testing Company Arraigned on Additional Charges, Prohibited from Operating Company
• Maryland Merchandising Services Company Agrees to Pay More Than $117,000 to Resolve Allegations it Failed to Fully Contribute to Unemployment Trust Fund
• State Crime Lab Chemist Indic ted in Connection with Stealing Drugs from Lab, Tampering with Evidence

Month of March, 2013

• Dorchester Man, Plymouth Woman Indicted in Connection with Running Human Trafficking, Prostitution Operation in Greater Boston Area
• Four Companies to Reimburse Drivers to Settle Allegations of Auto Insurance Overcharges
• Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley on Mayor Thomas M. Menino
• AG Coakley Reacts to Arguments Urging U.S. Supreme Court to Strike Down the Defense of Marriage Act as Unconstitutional
• Former Director of Springfield Veteran’s Outreach Center Indicted in Connection with Stealing more than $35,000 from Organization and Community Development Grant Program
• Rockland Woman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Fraudulently Collecting Insurance Payments
• Dorchester Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Five Years in State Prison for Plotting to Shoot Rival Gang Member, Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine
• Top Rossetti Associate Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Loan Sharking, Conspiracy to Commit Extortion
• AG Coakley Statement Urging U.S. Supreme Court to Strike Down DOMA and California's Proposition 8 as Unconstitutional
• Worcester Condominium Complex and Management Company to Pay $20,000 to Settle Housing Discrimination Allegations
• AG Coakley Highlights Women’s History Month at Series of Events this Week
• North Attleboro Woman Indicted for Stealing Thousands of Dollars in Unemployment Benefits and Embezzling Money from Her Employer
• Summer Camp to Implement New Policies to Prevent Bullying
• Brother of Alleged Leader of Large Criminal Enterprise in Downtown Crossing Arrested for Attempted Use of Fraudulent Credit Card
• AG Coakley Leads AG Coalition Calling for New Leadership over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
• AG Coakley Supports Federal Law to Curb For-Profit College Recruiting Abuses
• Alleged Leader of Large Criminal Enterprise in Downtown Crossing Arraigned for Identity Theft, Possession of Counterfeit Money
• Alleged Mob Captain Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison in Connection with Loan Sharking, Extortion
• Alleged Leader of Large Criminal Enterprise in Downtown Crossing Arrested for Identity Theft, Possession of Counterfeit Money
• Personal Care Attendants Arraigned in Connection with Stealing $260,000 from State Medicaid Program
• Former Suffolk County Corrections Officer and Athol Man Arraigned for Fraudulently Collecting Benefits while Working
• Burlington Grocery Store Agrees to Pay More Than $105,000 to Settle Claims it Violated State Wage and Hour Laws
• Transamerica to Pay $1.3 Million to Settle Claims of Selling Unauthorized Health Insurance to Massachusetts Consumers
• AG Issues Decisions on Medical Marijuana Bylaws
• Statement of Attorney General Martha Coakley on TSA’s Rule Change to Allow Pocket Knives on Planes
• Google to Pay $7 Million Over Collecting Data for Street View Service without Permission
• Disbarred Attorney Sentenced to Jail, Ordered to Pay Restitution in Connection with Stealing Nearly $900,000 from Elderly Client, Estate, and Trust
• Waltham Business Owner Sentenced on Charges of Failing to Pay into Unemployment Trust Fund
• AG Coakley Updates Public on Open Meeting Law Efforts in Light of “Sunshine Week”
• AG Coakley Asks FDA to Make Generic Pain Pills Harder to Abuse
• Oppenheimer to Pay $2.8 Million to Settle Allegations of Misrepresenting Performance of Fund to Investors
• Massachusetts Physician Charged with Illegally Prescribing Suboxone
• AG Coakley Targets Financial Companies for Predatory Loan Practices, Warns Homeowners About Foreclosure Relief Scams
• Disbarred Attorney Pleads Guilty in Connection with Stealing Nearly $900,000 from Elderly Client, Estate, and Trust
• AG Coakley’s Office Celebrates 15th Annual National Consumer Protection Week
• Lottery’s Former Chief of Staff to Pay $10,000 Penalty in Connection with Obstruction of Justice Charges
• Attorney General’s Office to Hold Regional Open Meeting Law Educational Forums Throughout State
• Former Treasurer Cahill To Pay $100,000 Penalty; Admits to Violation of State Ethics Law

Month of February, 2013

• Statement by AG Coakley Regarding the DOJ's Amicus Brief Supporting Equal Marriage Rights for Same-Sex Couples
• AG Coakley Applauds Congress for Voting to Reauthorize The Violence Against Women Act
• AG Coakley Leads Multi-State Effort Urging Supreme Court to Strike Down California's Proposition 8 and DOMA as Unconsitutional
• Boston Area Landlord to Pay $75,000 and Delead Units to Resolve Fair Housing Lawsuit
• AG Coakley Leads $8.5 Million Multi-State Settlement with American Electric Power to Improve Air Quality
• Healthpoint to Pay $996,000 to Massachusetts to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Drug Marketing
• Former Suffolk County Corrections Officer and Athol Man Indicted for Fraudulently Collecting Benefits While Working
• AG Coakley Cites Progress Made on One Year Anniversary of Human Trafficking Law
• Nantucket Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Charges of Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Ordered to Pay $42,000 in Restitution and Sentenced to Two Years of Probation
• Foreclosure Prevention Initiatives Provide Free Services to Struggling Borrowers as Part of AG Coakley’s HomeCorps Program
• Five Arraigned for Allegedly Collecting More Than $55,000 in Unemployment and Workers’ Compensation Benefits While Working
• AG Coakley Leads Roundtable Discussion in Lowell on Foreclosure Prevention Efforts
• Multiple Personal Care Attendants Charged with Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid System
• AG Coakley Calls for New Leadership at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
• One Year Later: National Mortgage Settlement Brings Millions of Dollars in Relief to Massachusetts Homeowners
• AG Coakley Calls on Congress to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
• Rossetti Associate Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Six to Eight Years in Prison for Heroin Trafficking, Other Drug Charges
• Real Estate Developer Sued for Taking Advantage of Sharon Homebuyers
• Dorchester Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Collecting More Than $28,000 in Unemployment Benefits

Month of January, 2013

• Lender Processing Services, Inc. to Pay $120 Million Over ‘Robo-signing’ Claims
• AG Issues Monitoring Reports on Steward Health Care System
• AG Coakley’s Statement on Mo Cowan’s Appointment as Interim United States Senator
• Monster.com First in Industry to Make Website Accessible for Blind Users
• AG Coakley Announces Legislative Priorities
• Investment Broker to Pay $250,000 to Settle Bid-Rigging Allegations
• Flatiron Capital to Pay $42,000 for Prematurely Canceling Auto Insurance Policies
• AG Coakley Announces New Division Chiefs
• Peabody Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Jail in Connection with Possessing Child Pornography
• AG Coakley, Coalition of Legislators, Law Enforcement, Mayors File Update to Wiretap Law to Combat Gang and Gun Violence
• Former Orleans Police Department Clerk Arraigned in Connection with Stealing More Than $90,000 From Police Relief Fund and Town
• Holliston Landscaping Company to Pay More Than $169,000 to Settle Claims it Violated State Overtime Laws
• Director of Lee Water Testing Lab Arraigned in Connection with Falsifying Drinking Water Reports
• Operators of Massage Parlors in Wellesley and Revere Indicted in Connection with Human Trafficking, Prostitution
• Cyn Oil Corporation to Pay up to $80,000 for Hazardous Waste Violations at Allston Rail Yard
• State Crime Lab Chemist Arraigned in Connection with Tampering with Evidence, Possession of Drugs
• State Crime Lab Chemist Arrested for Tampering with Evidence, Possession of Drugs
• SureShot Operators Prohibited From Doing Business in Massachusetts
• North Andover Bakery to Pay More Than $586,000 to Settle Claims it Violated Overtime and Anti-Retaliation Laws
• Lynn Woman Arraigned in Connection with Stealing More Than $490,000 from MassHealth
• Director of Lee Water Testing Lab Indicted in Connection with Falsifying Drinking Water Reports
• Cambridge Landlord to Pay $25,000 to Settle Claims of Housing Discrimination and Retaliation Against a Family
• AG Coakley’s Statement on Governor Patrick’s Gun Safety Legislation
• $2.8 Million in Refunds Sent to Motorcycle Owners Under AG’s Latest Insurance Settlements
• Met P&C Will Reimburse Drivers Over Alleged Auto Insurance Overcharges
• Honeywell to Pay $4 Million to Settle Dispute Over Contract with City of Quincy
• AG Coakley Reminds Qualified Borrowers of Deadline for Foreclosure Settlement Claims Under National Settlement
• Inmate Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Prison for Threatening, Sending White Powder to Hampden District Attorney’s Office and Superior Court Judge
• Dudley Man, Holden Doctor Sentenced in Connection with Insurance Fraud Scheme
• AG Coakley Observes Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Urges Education and Action to Prevent Exploitation
• Lynn Woman Charged with Stealing More Than $490,000 from MassHealth
• Left at the Altar: Videography Business Sued for Allegedly Scamming Newlyweds, Refusing to Deliver Wedding Footage
• AG Coakley Offers Assistance to Students Affected by the Closing of American Career Institute Facilities
• AG Statement on Court’s Decision to Uphold Constitutionality of State’s Buffer Zone Law
• Lawrence Mayor Sued by AG's Office for Failing to File Campaign Finance Report
• AG Coakley Appoints Chief of Gaming Enforcement Division
• Former Owners of Medical Billing Practice, Pathology Groups Agree to Pay $140,000 to Settle Claims that Patients’ Health Information was Disposed of at Georgetown Dump
• AG Coakley to Fine National Grid $270,000 for Failing to Timely Pay Workers for Work Performed During and Since Superstorm Sandy
• AG’s Office Announces Record $85.6 Million in Recoveries for Massachusetts Medicaid Program in 2012
• AG Coakley Applauds Congress for Extending Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners
• AG’s Office Saves Homeowners and Employers $187 Million Through Insurance Rate Cases in 2012

Month of December, 2012

• AG Statement on Utility Companies' Appeals of Record Fines Against Them for Poor Storm Response
• Chevron to Pay $1.7 Million to Resolve Allegations Over Reimbursement Claims for Gas Station Cleanup
• New Hampshire Man and Randolph Woman Plead Guilty, Sentenced for Fraudulently Collecting More Than $61,000 in Unemployment Benefits
• Former Orleans Police Department Clerk Indicted in Connection with Stealing More Than $90,000 From Police Relief Fund and Town
• New Bedford Doctor Indicted on Charges of Prescribing Oxycodone Illegally to Patients
• Two Former Springfield School Employees Charged in Connection with Stealing More Than $30,000
• Federal Appeals Court Again Upholds EPA Standards Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Amgen to Pay $690,000 to MassHealth Resolving Allegations of Improper Marketing
• Lowell Hospital to Pay More Than $283,000 to Settle Claims it Violated State Meal Break Laws
• Sandisfield Nurse Indicted in Connection with Fraudulently Billing MassHealth
• Dorchester Man Arrested in Connection with Running Human Trafficking, Prostitution Operation in Greater Boston Area
• Georgetown Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Prison for Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography
• State Drug Lab Chemist Indicted in Connection with Tampering with Evidence, Obstruction of Justice
• EP Energy, Contractors and Engineers to Pay $3.25 Million after Illegally Overfilling Agawam, West Springfield Landfill
• AG Coakley Calls on National Grid to Rectify Pay Issues by Dec. 21 or Face Penalties
• AG Statement on the Departure of Administrator Lubchenco from NOAA
• AG Coakley File Recommendations for Improving Gas and Electric Company Service Quality Standards
• AG Coakley’s Office Announces Opening of HomeCorps Office in Lowell
• Hanover Construction Company to Pay $100,000 in Connection with Submitting False Invoices to Municipalities for Road Sand
• Jamaica Plain Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Prison for Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography
• AG Statement on the DPU Issuance of More Than $24 Million in Storm Fines Against Utility Companies
• AG Coakley’s Office Releases Report on Professional Solicitations for Charity in 2011
• Statement from Attorney General Martha Coakley on Today’s Supreme Court Decision to Hear DOMA and Same-Sex Marriage Cases
• Property Owner Settles Claims of Housing Discrimination Against Tenant with Assistance Dog
• Revere Man Arraigned in Connection with Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography
• Somerville Man, Everett Woman Sentenced in Scheme to Steal Nearly $50,000 in Unemployment Benefits
• Framingham Man Sued for Illegal Home Improvement Practices
• Hopedale Company and Owner to Pay More Than $161,000 to Settle Wage and Hour Law Violations
• Fall River Business Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection with Failing to Pay into Unemployment Trust Fund
• Motorcycle Owners to Receive $2.8 Million in Refunds through Settlements with Insurance Companies

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
• Department of Correction Employee Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Thousands of Dollars from Vending Machines
• Two Members of AG’s Leadership Team Honored at Women’s Law Event
• 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
• Prison Inmate Indicted in Scheme to Steal Nearly $50,000 in Unemployment Benefits While Incarcerated
• Westborough Trash Hauling Company Cited for More Than $200,000 in Restitution and Penalties for Miscalculating Prevailing Wage
• 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 March, 2012

• Three Brockton Residents Arraigned for Allegedly Defrauding $107,000 from the State Medicaid Program