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AG’s Office Opens Application Period for Grants for Local Consumer Programs

3/30/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Grants Provided to Assist Consumers Throughout the State

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Amazon Delivery Contractor Cited More Than $80,000 for Failure to Pay Employee Wages

3/29/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Restitution and Penalties to be Paid for Failing to Comply with Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws

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Peabody Man Indicted in Connection with Stealing Cash, Opioids from Elderly Women in Greater Boston

3/29/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Allegedly Stole Credit Cards, Cash, Jewelry and Vicodin from Elderly Women

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Lender to Provide More Than $2 Million in Relief to Massachusetts Veterans, Other Consumers for Pension Advance Scheme

3/28/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Company Also Prohibited from Making Loans in Massachusetts

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AG Healey, U.S. Education Secretary King Announce Debt Relief for Corinthian Students

3/25/2016 Office of the Attorney General

AG Calls on Department to Establish Process for All Students Preyed upon by Predatory For-Profit Schools to Receive Automatic Relief

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Federal Judge Orders New England Transmission Companies to Lower Rates

3/25/2016 Office of the Attorney General

New England Customers Could See $234 Million in Refunds

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AG Healey Hosts Consumer Data Privacy Forum in Collaboration with MIT and the Berkman Center

3/24/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Hundreds Gather to Discuss New Initiatives to Protect Consumer Data and Promote Innovation

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Just Energy Customers to Receive Payments in Second Phase of Restitution Program

3/23/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Under Agreement with AG’s Office, Just Energy Sending Checks to 34,000 Customers Who Qualify for 1.6 Million in Restitution Over Five Week Period

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Springfield Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to State Prison for Possessing Child Pornography

3/23/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Pleaded Guilty to One Count of Possessing Child Pornography and Failing to Provide Notice of Address Change as a Sex Offender

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Three Arrested, Arraigned in Connection with Drug Trafficking Operation on North Shore

3/22/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Authorities Seized Approximately 10 Kilos of Cocaine, 1/2 Kilo of Suspected Heroin; Street Value of Drugs Estimated at $800,000

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Hyannis Physician Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Opioids

3/21/2016 Office of the Attorney General

Dr. Mohammad Nassery Wrote Unnecessary Oxycodone Prescriptions to Patients with Known Substance Abuse Issues

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Route 9 Diner in Hadley Agrees to Pay Up to $200,000 to Resolve Allegations of Sexual Harassment of Female Employees

3/18/2016 Office of the Attorney General

AG Alleged Mistreatment and Humiliation of Female Employees by Ownership, Management and Kitchen Staff