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New Bedford Landlord to Pay $100,000 to Settle Claims of Illegal Asbsetos Work 

9/15/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Requires Defendant to Conduct Audit of Properties and Remediate Any Damaged Asbestos

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Attorney General’s Office to Hold Open Meeting Law Trainings Throughout the State this Fall  

9/15/2016 Office of the Attorney General

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Former Auto Shop Employees Sentenced to Prison in Connection with Corruptly Obstructing a Criminal Trial 

9/15/2016 Office of the Attorney General

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Three Charged in Connection with Lawrence Drug Trafficking Operation  

9/14/2016 Office of the Attorney General

First Charges Brought by the AG’s Office under New Fentanyl Trafficking Law

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Hyde Park Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Five to Seven Years in Prison for Trafficking Woman at Several Massachusetts Hotels 

9/14/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Coerced Woman into Sexual Servitude

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Somerset Woman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced in Connection with Stealing More Than $2 Million from Former Employer 

9/13/2016 Office of the Attorney General

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Owner of Payroll, Tax Business Indicted in Connection With Failure to Pay Over $1.38 Million in State Withholding Taxes 

9/09/2016 Office of the Attorney General

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Major Insurance Company to Refund Massachusetts Homeowners for Improperly Charged Force-Placed Insurance 

9/07/2016 Office of the Attorney General

AG Enters into Third Settlement Regarding Force-Placed Home Insurance in Past Year

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AG Healey Issues First-Ever Labor Day Report on Efforts to Combat Wage Theft, Revamps Workplace Rights Website with Innovative Features 

9/06/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Report Shows $3.8 Million in Restitution and Penalties Recovered on Behalf of Workers in FY 16; New Easy-to-Navigate Website includes Searchable Public Data, Content in Various Languages

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AG Healey Takes Action Against Unlawful Student ‘Debt Relief’ Company 

9/02/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Company to Refund $160,000 to More Than 400 Consumers in Massachusetts

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Wellesley Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $600,000 from Shareholders  

9/02/2016 Office of the Attorney General

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CVS Pharmacy to Strengthen Policies Around Dispending Opioids and Require Use of Prescription Monitoring Program in Groundbreaking Settlement  

9/01/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Pharmacy Chain to Pay Total of $795,000; AG’s Office to Direct $500,000 of Settlement to Address Opioid Dependence and Addiction

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Nine Individuals Charged in Connection with Drug and Gun Trafficking Operation 

8/30/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Defendants Allegedly Trafficked Illegal Guns and Drugs Including Heroin, Cocaine and Fentanyl in East Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Jamaica Plain

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Boston-Based Engineering Firm to Pay $5.5 Million Over Claims It Failed to Properly Oversee Construction of Plum Island’s Water and Sewer System 

8/30/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Multi-Million Dollar Repair Fund Will Enable Newburyport to Remediate Corrosion in Water System and Implement Critical Improvements to Sewer System

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Southborough Construction Company Cited More Than $80,000 for Violating State Overtime Law  

8/25/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Citation Includes Restitution to Employees and Penalties