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AG Campbell Co-Leads Multistate Amicus Brief Urging Appeals Court To Uphold California's Assault Weapons Ban

12/12/2023 Office of the Attorney General

AG Campbell co-leads a coalition of 20 attorneys general that argue that states can restrict ownership of weapons of war consistent with the Second Amendment

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AG Campbell Urges The ATF To Expand Background Checks And Reduce Illegal Gun Trafficking

12/08/2023 Office of the Attorney General

AG Campbell’s New Gun Violence Prevention Unit co-leads coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of proposed ATF rule that would broaden firearms sales license requirements and expand background check requirements for buyers

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AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Against Neo-Nazi Group NSC-131 For Slew Of Civil Rights Violations And Other Unlawful Conduct

12/07/2023

Complaint alleges neo-Nazi group and its leaders committed repeated offenses, including civil rights violations, trespass, public nuisance, and conspiracy

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AG Campbell Indicts Springfield Medicaid Consultant For Stealing From Elderly Nursing Home Victims

12/05/2023

Defendant Allegedly Used Role to Steal Financial Information from Nursing Home Residents, Forge Documents, and Take Thousands of Dollars from Elderly Victims and Defendant’s Employer

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AG Campbell Files Multistate Amicus Brief To Uphold Laws Restricting Gun Magazine Capacity

11/30/2023

Campbell co-leads a coalition of 18 attorneys general arguing large-capacity magazines are not protected by the Second Amendment because they are not commonly used for self-defense.

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AG Campbell Proposes Regulations To Combat "Junk Fees" And Bolster Transparency For Consumers

11/30/2023

Proposed consumer protection regulations would require businesses to be upfront about fees, disclose the true price of products, enable easy cancellation of trial offers and subscriptions, prevent unnecessary charges, and more

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AG Campbell Announces $8.75 Million Settlement With Rent-A-Center For Alleged Pattern Of Abusive Misconduct Targeting Low-Income Communities

11/28/2023

The rent-to-own company allegedly filed criminal charges as a means of debt collection, engaged in harassing, obscene, and abusive debt collection calls, and threatened repossession against consumers who missed rental payments on household items and goods

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AG Campbell Issues Guidance On Donating To Charities Ahead Of Giving Tuesday And Holiday Season

11/27/2023

Before donating, consumers are advised to research their charitable organizations, learn how their donations are used, and keep records of donations, amongst other tips

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Worcester-Based Home Care Company And Its Managers Indicted For $1.6 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme

11/17/2023

Union Home Health Care Services, LLC Allegedly Received More than $1.6 Million from MassHealth for Services Not Rendered, Not Medically Authorized, and Based on Fraudulent Documentation

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AG Campbell Launches Gun Violence Prevention Unit, Names Christine Doktor As Director And Ryan Mingo As Deputy Director

11/16/2023

Doktor joins the AG’s Office from Everytown Law, the Litigation Arm of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund; Mingo previously served as Chief of Major Felony Bureau in Suffolk County DA’s Office

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AG Campbell Distributes $780,000 For Immigrant Legal Services Grant Program

11/15/2023

Recipients Include 13 Organizations That Will Carry Out Grant Funded Activities in All 14 Massachusetts Counties

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Governor Healey, Attorney General Campbell, Auditor DiZoglio Appoint Colonel Robert Notch as Veteran Advocate

11/14/2023 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll