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Jamaica Plain American Legion Agrees to Adopt New Policies, Pay $15,000 to Resolve Allegations of Racial Discrimination  

10/04/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Allegations of Racial Discrimination against Patrons and Vendors at Sweet Sixteen Party; Settlement Also Requires Post to Host, Sponsor Local High School Students

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New Bedford Man Charged in Connection with Human Trafficking and Wage Theft for Forced Labor, Threats Against Couple  

10/04/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Also Faces Larceny and Assault Charges; Couple Worked for Defendant’s Cleaning Company in Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod

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Revere Man Charged with Operating Illegal Video Slot Machines in East Boston Social Club 

9/30/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Allegedly Assaulted Member of the Club After Argument Over Slot Machines

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Home Health Agency Criminally Charged for Defrauding State Medicaid Program More than $800,000 

9/30/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Defendants Allegedly Routinely Overbilled MassHealth, Falsely Billed for Unauthorized Services that Were Never Provided

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National Company Pays $1.4 Million, Strengthens Policies over Abusive Debt Collection Practices 

9/28/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Conduct Allegedly Affected More than 5,000 Accounts in Massachusetts; Allegations Include Making High Volume Collection Calls, Failure to Provide Debt Validation Notices

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National Company Pays $1.4 Million, Strengthens Policies over Abusive Debt Collection Practices  

9/28/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Conduct Allegedly Affected More than 5,000 Accounts in Massachusetts; Allegations Include Making High Volume Collection Calls, Failure to Provide Debt Validation Notices

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AG Healey Selects High Schools Across the State to Receive Violence Prevention Training for Second Phase of Game Change Program 

9/27/2016 Office of the Attorney General

1,000 Students from 34 High Schools Across the State will be Trained on Preventing Relationship Violence and Intervening as Bystanders

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Owners of a Contracting Company Indicted for Workers’ Compensation Fraud  

9/27/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Intentionally Misclassified Workers to Evade More than $71,000 in Workers’ Compensation Premiums

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Two Medical Companies to Write off $1 Million in Consumer Debt, Cease Collection Activities to Resolve Alleged Unlawful Billing and Collection Practices 

9/27/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Companies Operated Unlicensed Dermatology Clinics in West Roxbury and Brookline

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AG Healey to Award $500,000 in Grants to Allow for Redevelopment of Severely Blighted Properties  

9/23/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Funding Through the AG’s Abandoned Housing Initiative Targets Demolition of Dangerous Properties Across Massachusetts

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AG Healey Raises Concerns About New England Institute of Art’s Treatment of Students and Planned Outsourcing of Instruction  

9/23/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Urges Board of Higher Education to Ensure Proper Education for Students During Teach-Out, Cites Diminished Quality and Increasing Debt Burden at Closing For-Profit School