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State Street to Return $75 Million in Profits from Alleged Misleading Foreign Exchange Practices  

7/28/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Agreement with AG’s Office is Part of $382 Million Federal-State Resolution

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AG Healey Files Lawsuits Against Landlords for Failing to Accommodate Tenants with Disabilities  

7/28/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Properties Located in Roxbury and East Wareham

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FAIR Plan to Refund Consumers $350,000 Over Allegations it Unfairly Cancelled Homeowners Insurance Policies 

7/26/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Payment Will Provide Relief to Affected Homeowners; Association will Cease Improper Cancellation Practices

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AG Healey Submits Application to the U.S. Department of Education to Cancel Loans for Thousands of For-Profit Schools Students 

7/26/2016 Office of the Attorney General

American Career Institute Admitted to Lying, Fabricating Records and Violating Massachusetts Law; AG Applies for Loan Discharges for More than 4,400 Students

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AG Healey and National Federation of the Blind Announce Agreement to Make Health Care Kiosks Accessible to Blind Consumers 

7/26/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Announcement Marks 26th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act

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National Restaurant Company to Pay $210,000 for Allegedly Failing to Pay More Than 2,500 Massachusetts Workers Properly 

7/21/2016 Office of the Attorney General

2,500 Bloomin’ Brands Employees Who Were Not Paid for Required Trainings will Receive Restitution

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Dorchester Nurse Practitioner Arraigned in Connection with Illegally Prescribing Painkillers 

7/20/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Charged with Illegally Prescribing Thousands of Oxycodone, Lorazepam and Clonazepam Pills to Friends

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AG Healey Announces Enforcement of Ban on Copycat Assault Weapons 

7/20/2016 Office of the Attorney General

In the Wake of Orlando Mass Shooting, AG Healey Warns Gun Makers, Dealers Against Selling Prohibited Assault Weapons in Massachusetts; Clarifies What Constitutes a Copycat Weapon

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Dorchester Man Indicted for Possessing Child Pornography  

7/11/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant was on Probation for Previous Child Porn Conviction

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AG Healey Celebrates Signing of Public Accommodations Bill into Law  

7/08/2016 Office of the Attorney General

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Bedford-Based Transportation Company to Pay More Than $700,000 for Alleged False Claims Relating to Non-Emergency Wheelchair Van Rides  

7/07/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Many Members Receiving Rides Allegedly Did Not Use Wheelchairs or Need Assistance as Required under MassHealth Regulations