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AG Healey Calls on the DPU to Investigate Increase in Allowed Profits for Utilities in Massachusetts 

12/21/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Seeks More Transparency in the Department of Public Utilities’ Decision-Making Process; A Decrease in Shareholder Profits Would Save Customers Millions

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Ludlow Contractor Agrees to Pay More Than $27,000 for Violating State Prevailing Wage Law  

12/20/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Four Employees to Receive Restitution

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AG Healey Announces Agreement with Six Major Retailers to Stop On-Call Shift Scheduling 

12/20/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Disney, Aeropostale, David’s Tea and Other Retailers Agree to Cease Burdensome Scheduling Practice Following Multistate Investigation

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Burlington Woman Sentenced to Jail, Ordered to Pay Up to $570,000 for Billing Public Agencies for Unlicensed Mental Health Services 

12/20/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant and Her Twin Sister Stole from Medicaid, Medicare and Lawrence Public Schools

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Former Group Insurance Commission Finance Director Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Stealing More Than $122,000 

12/19/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Also Ordered to Pay Full Restitution

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Malden Construction Company Cited More Than $27,000 for Failing to Pay Employees 

12/19/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Citation Includes Restitution to Employees and Penalties for Failing to Pay Proper Wages and Overtime

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North Attleboro Pesticide Company to Change Advertising Practices After Deceptive Marketing Allegations 

12/19/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Follows Recent Enforcement Action against Bayer CropScience for Deceptive Marketing of Neonicotinoid-Containing Pesticide Products

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In Major Antitrust Lawsuit, AG Healey Sues Generic Drug Makers for Conspiring to Raise Prices 

12/15/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Six Pharmaceutical Companies Coordinated to Fix Drug Pricing Among Competitors and Maintain Market Share

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Two Extensive Human Trafficking Operations Dismantled in Major Multistate Takedown 

12/14/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Victims were Allegedly Transported from New York and Trafficked in Multiple Communities Including Northampton, Hadley, Framingham, East Longmeadow, and Agawam

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Dorchester Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Illegally Prescribing Painkillers 

12/09/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Illegally Prescribed Thousands of Oxycodone, Lorazepam and Clonazepam Pills to Family and Friends

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Bristol-Myers Squibb to Pay $19.5 Million for Alleged Improper Drug Marketing to Encourage Prescriptions to Children, Elderly 

12/08/2016 Office of the Attorney General

AG Healey Joins Multistate Settlement; Massachusetts to Receive More Than $400,000

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South Shore Used Car Dealership to Cease Operations, Owner to Pay Restitution to Consumers for Selling Unsafe Motor Vehicles 

12/07/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Owner of Auto Number One Failed to Make Promised Repairs; Business Operated in Unlicensed Locations

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AG Healey Appoints New First Assistant Attorney General 

12/06/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Mary Strother to Oversee Legal Work Throughout the Office

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Haverhill Woman Charged with Criminal Obstruction in Connection with Harassing a Witness 

12/06/2016 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Office Originally Charged Woman with Larceny, Medicaid False Claims for Billing MassHealth for Services Not Provided