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AG Announces Largest Medicaid Fraud Recovery in State History: Wyeth and Pfizer to Pay $68 Million Over Drug Pricing Claims  

5/02/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Payment Part of Multistate and Federal Settlement Totaling $784.6 Million

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AG Healey Assesses More Than $326,000 in Restitution and Penalties Against Construction Companies in First Quarter of 2016 

4/27/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Part of an Ongoing Effort by the AG’s Office to Address Wage Theft in the Industry

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Six Individuals Charged with Illegally Selling and Possessing Firearms  

4/26/2016 Office of the Attorney General

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AG Healey Kicks Off 5th Annual National Cyber Crime Conference 

4/25/2016 Office of the Attorney General

More Than 600 Law Enforcement Officers, Prosecutors, and Investigators from Across the Nation Expected to Attend Three-day Event

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Two Arrested, Arraigned in Connection with Lawrence Drug Trafficking Operation 

4/22/2016 Office of the Attorney General

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Governor Baker, AG Healey, Mayor Walsh Announce Anti-Human Trafficking Policies  

4/19/2016 Office of the Attorney General

New Trafficking Prevention Policies Explicitly Bar Employees and Contractors from Involvement in Sex Trafficking or Forced Labor

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Operator of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sued for Violations Resulting in Over Ten Million Gallons of Sewage Spills  

4/15/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Complaint Alleges Multiple Permit Violations by Veolia Including Prior Large Volume Discharges of Contaminated Wastewater into Plymouth Harbor

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Massachusetts Businesses Urge Vote on Transgender Public Accommodations Bill 

4/13/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Diverse Group of Businesses Voice Support for Transgender Anti-Discrimination Law

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AG Healey Joins Multistate Effort to Question Use of On-Call Shifts at Retail Stores 

4/13/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Letters To Retailers Express Concern about Unpredictable Work Schedules and Seek Information about Companies’ Use of Controversial Scheduling Practice

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AG Healey Opens Application Period for Grants for Healthy Summer Youth Jobs 

4/12/2016 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Healthcare Settlements Provide $300,000 in Grant Funding for 200 Summer Jobs that Promote Good Health for Youth from Communities Across the State

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AG Healey Opposes Renewal of National Accrediting Agency Responsible for Overseeing Predatory For-Profit Schools  

4/08/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Joined 12 Attorneys General in Urging the U.S. Department of Education to Refuse Renewal of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

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In Push to End Human Trafficking, AG Healey Charges Five Individuals in Multiple Schemes to Exploit Vulnerable Women  

4/07/2016 Office of the Attorney General

AG Joined by Law Enforcement Partners, Survivor and Advocacy Groups in Commitment to Combat Trafficking

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ITT Tech Sued for Deceiving Students About its Computer Network Systems Program and Success in Finding Jobs  

4/04/2016 Office of the Attorney General

AG Healey Seeking Restitution for Students and Penalties against For-Profit School

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Don’t be Fooled: AG Healey Alerts Consumers About IRS Scam, Offers Tips to Avoid Identity Theft as Tax Deadline Approaches  

4/01/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Imposters Aggressively Target and Threaten Taxpayers by Phone