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Viridian Energy Customers Receive Payments in Second Phase of Restitution Program 

3/15/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Under Agreement with AG’s Office, Viridian Energy Sent $921,000 in Checks to Eligible Customers

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Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Jail for Evading $13 Million in Taxes Through Tobacco Import Scheme 

3/15/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Operated a Tax Evasion Scheme Through the Sale of Untaxed Tobacco Products

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AG Healey Announces Seven Settlements Following Major Investigation into Nursing Home Facilities 

3/13/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Investigations Uncovered Broad and Systemic Failures that Led to Death and Injury; Agreements Secure Safety Reforms, Compliance Programs

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AG Healey Joins Multistate Lawsuit Challenging Border Wall Declaration 

3/13/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Twenty State Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration to Block Emergency Declaration and Senseless Border Wall

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Four Fast Food Chains to End Use of No-Poach Agreements 

3/12/2019 Office of the Attorney General

AG Healey Leads 14 State Agreement with Dunkin’, Arby’s, Five Guys, and Little Caesars to Drop Provisions that Limit Recruitment and Hiring of Fast Food Workers

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AG Healey to DPU: Utilities Owe Customers $40 Million 

3/08/2019 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Office Calls on the Department of Public Utilities to Reconsider Award of $40 Million to Utility Companies

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AG Healey Weighs in Against Partisan Gerrymandering in Supreme Court Case 

3/08/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Attorneys General Urge SCOTUS to Set Constitutional Limits on Anti-Democratic Redistricting

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Boston Grocery Store Agrees to Pay Back Workers Following Wage Violations 

3/07/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Employer Failed to Pay Workers Properly, Didn’t Post Minimum Wage and Earned Sick Time Notices

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Four Individuals Arrested, Arraigned on Drug Trafficking Charges by the AG’s Fentanyl Strike Force 

3/07/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Authorities Seize Nearly 800 Grams of Fentanyl

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AG Healey Urges Congress to Take Action Against Robocalls 

3/05/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Bipartisan Coalition of 54 Attorneys General Supports Legislation Requiring Phone Companies to Authenticate Calls and Help Block Robocalls

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AG Healey Sues Trump Administration for Dismantling Federal Family Planning Program 

3/05/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Lawsuit Includes Challenge to the “Gag Rule” That Prevents Health Care Providers from Discussing Safe and Legal Abortions with Their Patients

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AG’s Office to Host Events Across the State for National Consumer Protection Week 

3/04/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Staff to Educate Consumers on Identity Theft, Online Safety, Auto Laws, and Consumer Scams

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AG Healey Announces Fentanyl Trafficking Arrests Stemming from Joint Massachusetts, New Hampshire Initiative to Combat Trafficking 

3/01/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Authorities Seized Nearly 300 Grams of Fentanyl During the Investigation