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AG Healey Reaches Settlement With Rowley Nursing Home Over Pandemic Response Failures 

11/03/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Agreement Permanently Bars Owner From Operating Long-Term Care Facilities in Massachusetts, Requires Defendants To Pay $175,000 to the Commonwealth

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Home Health Care Company To Pay $425,000 Following Data Breach Impacting Thousands of Massachusetts Residents 

11/03/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Georgia-Based Company Failed To Implement Proper Security Measures Necessary To Prevent Series of Phishing Attacks That Affected More Than 4,000 Massachusetts Residents in 2019

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AG Healey Report: Current Approaches To Estimate Health Needs May Entrench Barriers To Care, Divert Funds Away From Low-Income Communities 

11/02/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Annual Report on Health Care Cost Trends Recommends Use of Social Determinants of Health in Health Status Adjustment

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AG Healey Secures $1.7 Million Rate Reduction for Berkshire Gas Customers 

11/02/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Agreement Also Secures $125,000 to Help Customers Pay or Lower Bills; Prevents Company from Increasing Rates for Nearly Three Years

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Two Indvidiuals Charged in Connection With Thefts From Nursing Home Residents in Brookline and Attleboro 

11/01/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Indictments Are Part of AG’s Ongoing Efforts To Protect Vulnerable Nursing Home Residents

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Owners of Dunkin’ Stores in Lowell and Central Massachusetts Resolve Child Labor Law Violations 

10/31/2022 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Investigation Revealed More Than 1,200 Violations Occurred Across 14 Locations

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AG Healey Joins Coalition Backing States’ Ability to Ensure Free and Fair Elections 

10/28/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Brief Supports North Carolina Voters and a Decision by the State’s Supreme Court Striking Down the State’s Gerrymandered Congressional Maps as a Violation of the State Constitution

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Massachusetts Hospitals and HMOs Contributed $985 Million in Community Benefits in 2021 

10/27/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Reports From AG’s Office Show Continued Investment in Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

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AG’s Office, DOER Celebrate Large-Scale Energy Efficient Project Funded by Settlement With Columbia Gas for Its Role in the Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions 

10/26/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Historic Stone Mill Building in Lawrence Will Be Fully Electrified and Transformed Into Affordable Housing; New Funding Opportunity Also Announced for Future Low- and Moderate-Income Residential Projects in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover

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AG Healey’s Medicaid Fraud Division Recovers More Than $71 Million in Federal Fiscal Year 2022 

10/24/2022 Office of the Attorney General

One of the Largest Amounts Ever Recovered by the AG’s Medicaid Fraud Division

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Melrose Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Jail in Connection with Large-Scale Illegal Gambling Operation 

10/21/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Attempted to Extort Money Owed to the Criminal Organization by an Undercover Police Officer Investigating the Case

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AG Healey Launches Online Portal for Charities Filings in Massachusetts 

10/19/2022 Office of the Attorney General

New Online Feature Allows More Than 25,000 Charities and Non-Profit Organizations To Streamline Annual Disclosures

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AG Healey Announces $2.9 Million Grant Program To Help Mitigate Mental Health Boarding Crisis 

10/18/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Funding Available To Promote Diversionary Services and Alternatives to Mental Health Patients Waiting for Care in Hospital Beds

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Three Men Charged in Connection With Illegal Gambling and Extortion Scheme 

10/14/2022 Office of the Attorney General

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AG Healey’s Office Receives $1.5 Million in Federal Grants to Expand Human Trafficking Work  

10/13/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Funding Will Support AG’s Anti-Trafficking Task Force and Provide Comprehensive Services for Survivors