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AG Healey Joins Letter of Support for Major Credit Card Companies’ Adoption of New Merchant Code for Gun Sales by Arms Retailers 

9/30/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Visa, American Express, and Mastercard Will Adopt New Codes To Aid Law Enforcement Efforts Against Gun Violence

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AG Healey Secures $14 Million in Settlement With Nation’s Largest Medicaid Managed Care Insurer 

9/29/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Missouri-Based Centene Corporation Allegedly Used Its Subsidiary Pharmacy Benefits Management Company to Overcharge MassHealth

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New York-Based Cleaning Company and Owner Cited for Labor Violations 

9/26/2022 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Office Seeking Restitution as Company Failed to Pay Workers Wages and Overtime, Misclassified Workers and Prevented Access to Earned Sick Time

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AG Healey Supports the Right of Texas Residents to Travel Out of State for Abortion Care 

9/23/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Multistate Amicus Brief Argues Texas’ Abortion Laws Violate Individuals’ Constitutional Right to Interstate Travel

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Korean Food Stores Located in North Shore Malls Cited for Wage and Hour, Child Labor Law Violations 

9/22/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Citations Total Over $51,000 Including Restitution for Affected Workers

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Lowell Man Found Guilty, Sentenced To Jail for Defrauding MassHealth 

9/22/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Caused MassHealth To Pay Over $100,000 for Personal Care Attendant Services That He Did Not Provide

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Marshfield Pharmacy and Owner Charged With False Billing to MassHealth and Insurers 

9/22/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Independent Pharmacy Allegedly Billed for Prescriptions Without Inventory To Fill; Charged Customers Cash for Controlled Substances When Insurance Would Have Covered Costs

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AG Healey Secures $12 Million in Relief From Debt Collection Company and Subsidiaries Over Unlawful Practices 

9/20/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Resolves Allegations of Illegal Debt Buying and Debt Collection Practices by Encore Capital Group; Provides Restitution and Debt Relief for Massachusetts Consumers

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AG Healey Sues Haverhill Car Dealership for Pricing Discrimination 

9/19/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Complaint Alleges Jaffarian Volvo Toyota Charged Black and Hispanic Customers Higher Prices and Markups for Add-On Products and Services Than Similarly Situated White Customers

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AG Healey Applauds FTC on New Proposed Rule to Strengthen Consumer Protections in Car Sales and Calls for Further Action 

9/13/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Co-Leads Multistate Letter With Recommendations To Improve Proposed Federal Rule

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Home Health Aide Charged With Assault and Battery Against Elderly Patient 

9/12/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Allegedly Pushed 91-Year-Old Alzheimer’s Patient Out of a Chair and Dragged Her Across the Room

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AG Healey Leads Appeals Court Brief in Support of Equity and Diversity in School Admissions 

9/12/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition of Attorneys General Urge Court To Reject Claim Against Boston Public Schools That Race-Neutral Admissions Criteria Amount to Unlawful Discrimination

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AG Healey Supports Federal Proposal Aimed at Strengthening Protections Against Sexual Harassment in Schools 

9/09/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Proposed Rule Would Roll Back Harmful Trump Administration Policy That AG Healey Challenged in Court