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AG Healey Funds Summer Youth Jobs Across the State  

6/18/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Program Awards $327,000 to 90 Organizations for Summer Jobs that Promote Healthy Living for Low-Income Young People and Benefit Health Care Consumers

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Citibank to Pay $100 Million for Allegedly Defrauding Government, Nonprofit Entities with Manipulated Interest Rates 

6/15/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Multistate Investigation Has Recovered More Than $400 Million from Banks for LIBOR Violations; AG Healey Continues to Investigate Others in the Industry

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Former Operators of Cohasset and Lexington Nursing Homes to Pay $15,000 for Failing to Comply with Safety Regulations 

6/15/2018 Office of the Attorney General

In Settlement Filed on Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Defendants Allegedly Failed to Notify the Department of Public Health of Serious Falls by Residents at their Facilities.

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Operator of Wastewater Treatment Plants Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Fraudulent Monitoring Scheme 

6/15/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Faked Wastewater Samples at Massachusetts Facilities and Submitted False Reports to MassDEP

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Five Arrested in Joint State, Federal Takedown of Major Opioid Trafficking Network Operating in Methuen and Lawrence  

6/14/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Investigators Seize Nearly 2,000 Oxycodone Pills During the Investigation

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AG Healey Sues Purdue Pharma, Its Board Members and Executives for Illegally Marketing Opioids and Profiting From Opioid Epidemic 

6/12/2018 Office of the Attorney General

More than 670 Massachusetts Residents Prescribed Purdue Opioids Died from Opioid-Related Overdoses since 2009; Purdue Sales Reps Made 150,000 Visits to Medical Offices Since 2008, Sold 70 Million Doses Generating $500 Million in Revenue

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AG Healey Takes Action Against Fifth Student Loan “Debt Relief” Company  

6/12/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Company Will Provide Full Refunds Totaling Nearly $50,000 to Massachusetts Customers and Will Cease Doing Business in Massachusetts

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Russell Landowners and Three Companies Settle Allegations of Illegal Destruction of Wetlands and Disposal of Solid Waste 

6/11/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Includes up to $55,000 in Penalties and Requires Wetlands Restoration

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Lawrence Man Arrested, Arraigned on Fentanyl Trafficking Charge as Part of an Ongoing Joint State-Federal Investigation  

6/08/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Investigators Seize 535 Grams of Fentanyl, Nearly 60 Grams of Cocaine During the Investigation

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AG Healey Announces Opening of Application Period for $1.25 Million Abandoned Housing Initiative Grant Program 

6/07/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Funding will rehabilitate abandoned residential properties and create safer neighborhoods across Massachusetts

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Plymouth Man Pleads Guilty to More Than 100 Charges in Connection With Extensive Wage Theft and Larceny Scheme 

6/06/2018 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Ordered to Pay $91,000 to Workers, AG’s Office Debars Him from Public Works Projects for Five Years

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AG Healey Cites Employers for Violating State CORI Law in Hiring Practices 

6/06/2018 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Investigation Finds Greater Boston Businesses in Violation of State Law Prohibiting Employers from Asking About Criminal Records on Initial Job Applications