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Seniors to Receive More Than $130,000 in Settlement With Insurance Agent and Mortgage Broker Over Deceptive Practices 

4/11/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Refunds to Supplement Nearly $900,000 Paid by the Insurance Agent’s Former Employer

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AG Healey Urges the DPU to Deny a Proposed $68 Million Increase for Ratepayers in Western Massachusetts 

4/11/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Testifies in Opposition to Western Massachusetts Electric Company’s 5-year Rate Hike

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Ludlow Doctor Pleads Guilty in Connection With Illegally Prescribing Opioids to At-risk Patients 

4/04/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Doctor Prescribed Powerful Painkillers to Patients with Documented Substance Use Disorder; Fraudulently Billed MassHealth

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AG Healey Joins Lawsuit and Other Legal Action Against Trump Administration for Blocking Energy Efficiency Standards 

4/04/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition Takes Action Against Department of Energy for Violating Federal Law By Obstructing Implementation Of Energy Efficiency Standards For Consumer and Commercial Products

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Insurance Company to Pay $2.8 Million to Resolve Claims of Unlawful, Deceptive Sales of Health Insurance Sold Across State Lines 

4/04/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement will Provide $2.3 Million to Customers in Massachusetts; Company Allegedly Failed to Cover Basic Health Care Services Required by Law

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AG Reaches Settlement with Advertising Company Prohibiting ‘Geofencing’ Around Massachusetts Healthcare Facilities 

4/04/2017 Office of the Attorney General

AG Reaches Settlement with Advertising Company Prohibiting ‘Geofencing’ Around Massachusetts Healthcare Facilities

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MBTA Employee Indicted in Connection With Illegal Gratuities and Procurement Fraud Schemes 

3/31/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Vendor Also Indicted in Connection with Procurement Fraud Scheme

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Westport Farm Owner, 26 Tenants Indicted in New England’s Largest Animal Cruelty Case 

3/31/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Authorities Found More Than 1,400 Animals in Varying Levels of Distress; Defendants Indicted on 151 Counts

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AG Healey Announces Record-Setting $20 Million Settlement by Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche for Knowingly Selling Illegally Polluting Cars and SUVs 

3/30/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Multistate Settlements Announced Today Include Unprecedented $157 Million in Payments to States for Environmental Violations, and Provide New Electric Zero-Emission Vehicles

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AG Healey Joins Broad Coalition in Opposing Trump’s Executive Order Dismantling the Clean Power Plan 

3/29/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition of 23 States and Local Governments Vows to Take Action in Defending Nationwide Limits on Harmful Greenhouse Gas Pollution from Fossil-Fuel Power Plants

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AG Healey Secures $22 Million From Santander in First-in-the-nation Settlement Involving Subprime Auto Loans 

3/29/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement to Provide Relief to More Than 2,000 Car Buyers in Massachusetts

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Falmouth Man Sentenced to Three to Five Years in State Prison in Connection with Construction Machinery Scheme 

3/28/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Stole More Than $635,000 From Victims

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Real Estate Broker Indicted for Stealing $464,000 from Homeowners 

3/27/2017 Office of the Attorney General

Allegedly Stole from a Total of 11 Families Facing Foreclosure