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Two Individuals Charged With Defrauding MassHealth by Billing for Services Not Provided 

12/07/2022 Office of the Attorney General

MassHealth Member’s Relative and Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapist Charged State for Services While Member Was Unable To Receive Services

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Salem Company Sued After Failing to Refund State $3.4 Million for 900,000 Undelivered N95 Masks, Funneling Taxpayer Funds to Owners  

12/06/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Bedrock Group LLC Made Repeated False Claims That Payments Owed to State Were in Process While Owners Spent Funds for Personal Use

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AG Healey Announces $1 Million Multistate Settlement With CarMax Over Failure To Disclose Safety Recalls 

12/01/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Joins AG Coalition Alleging Company Violated States’ Consumer Protection Laws

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AG Healey Leads Brief in Support of LGBTQ+ Workers 

12/01/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Brief Filed in Support of Teacher at a North Carolina Catholic High School Terminated After Announcing Plans to Marry His Same-sex Partner

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AG Healey Leads Coalition Calling for Equitable, Effective, and Efficient Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act  

12/01/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Multistate Comments Urge the IRS and Treasury to Center Equity and Environmental Justice in Implementation of Climate and Labor Tax Incentives in Historic Legislation

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Asbestos Consulting Company Settles Claims of Illegal Asbestos Work at Everett Redevelopment Project  

11/29/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Requires Company to Cease Operations After Repeatedly Putting the Health of Workers and Residents at Risk

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AG Healey Reaches Resolutions With Google and iHeartMedia Over Misleading Radio Ads for Google Pixel 4 Phone 

11/28/2022 Office of the Attorney General

States and FTC Allege Deceptive Ad Campaign Aired Fake Endorsements by Radio Personalities in the Boston-Area Media Market; Google and iHeart Agree To Pay a Total of $9.4 Million

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AG’s Office Offers Guidance on Donating to Charities Ahead of Giving Tuesday and Holiday Season 

11/28/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Also Reminds Charities of New Online Portal System Designed to Make Meeting Annual Filing and Disclosure Requirements Easier

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AG Healey, Project Bread, Food Banks and Pantries Partner on Education Campaign to Help Residents With Energy Costs  

11/23/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Staff from the AG’s Office Joined La Colaborativa in Chelsea to Hand out Food Boxes and Distribute Multilingual Energy Assistance Resources for Families in Need this Winter

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AG Healey Announces $6.6 Billion Nationwide Settlement with Teva and Allergan over Claims of Illegally Marketing Opioids  

11/23/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Massachusetts Stands to Receive More Than $130 Million for Harm Reduction, Treatment, and Recovery Services

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AG Healey Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging the FTC To Account for Consumer Risks of Online Surveillance 

11/17/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Letter Highlights Sensitivity of Consumer Information Collected Online, Including Medical, Biometric, and Location Data; Addresses Dangers of Data Brokers

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AG Healey Announces $3 Billion Nationwide Settlement With Walmart Over Inappropriate Opioid Dispensing Practices  

11/15/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Massachusetts Stands to Receive More Than $61 Million for Harm Reduction, Treatment, and Recovery Services