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Owner of Edgartown Masonry Company Charged in Connection With Workers’ Compensation Fraud 

9/09/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Stole Over $30,000 by Concealing Employees From Workers’ Compensation Insurers

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Dorchester Convenience Store Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection With Bribing a Lottery Official 

9/08/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Attempted To Reverse Lottery’s Decision To Deny Payment on Winning Tickets Illegally Submitted by His Son; Judge Prohibits Defendant From Engaging in Gaming or Lottery Activity

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AG Healey Issues Seventh Annual Labor Day Report on Office’s Efforts To Combat Wage Theft and Protect Workers 

9/05/2022 The Attorney General's Fair Labor Division

Report Shows More Than $11.8 Million in Restitution and Penalties Assessed in Fiscal Year 2022; More Than 19,000 Workers Assisted by AG’s Office

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Lawrence Man Arrested and Arraigned in Connection with Drug Takedown by AG’s New England Fentanyl Strike Force 

9/02/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Strike Force Seized More Than Three and a Half Kilograms of Fentanyl, 500 Grams of Cocaine, 150 Opioid Pills, $10,000 in Cash and a Gold Rolex Watch

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Jeffrey Shapiro Appointed New Inspector General 

9/02/2022 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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AG Healey Joins Federal-State Lawsuit Against Roomster for Misleading Tenants With Fake Reviews for Affordable Housing 

8/30/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Rental Listing Platform and Its Owners Allegedly Took Tens of Millions of Dollars From Consumers, Including Low-Income Tenants and Student Renters

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AG Healey Co-Leads Bipartisan Effort in Support of Changes to 90/10 Rule, Calls for Stronger Borrower Protections 

8/29/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Letter to U.S. Department of Education Stresses Importance of Preventing Abuse and Exploitation by Predatory For-Profit Schools

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Revere Insulation Company To Pay More Than $281,000 for Overtime, Earned Sick Time, and Payroll Records Violations 

8/26/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Agreement Includes Restitution for 30 Employees

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AG Healey Secures Nearly $3 Million in Penalties and Back Wages Within the Construction Industry in Fiscal Year 2022 

8/22/2022 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Fair Labor Division Cited 100 Construction Companies for Violating State Labor Laws, Securing Restitution for More Than 850 Workers

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AG Healey Leads Supreme Court Brief in Support of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Law 

8/19/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Case Involves Colorado Wedding Website Designer’s Intent to Refuse to Create Wedding Websites for LGBTQ+ Couples; States Defend Constitutionality of Public Accommodations Law

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AG Healey Joins Coalition Opposing Alabama Law Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Transgender Youth  

8/17/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Alabama Law Makes it a Felony for a Person to Assist Transgender Young People in Alabama with Accessing Evidence-Based and Medically Accepted Gender-Affirming Care

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National Mortgage Servicer To Provide $3.2 Million in Relief to Massachusetts Homeowners in Settlement With AG’s Office 

8/17/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Fay Servicing Resolves Allegations That It Failed To Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure; Engaged in Mortgage Servicing and Debt Collection Misconduct

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AG Healey Joins Multistate Coalition in Support of Abortion Rights 

8/16/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Amicus Briefs Filed Challenging Idaho’s Near Total Ban on Abortion; Opposing Texas’ Attempt To Exclude Abortion From Emergency Healthcare

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State Attorneys General Reach $450 Million Nationwide Settlement as Part of Opioid Maker Endo’s Bankruptcy 

8/16/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Proposed Settlement Would Provide Cash To Address Opioid Crisis, Require Significant Document Disclosure, and Ban the Promotion of Endo’s Opioids

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Four Defendants Charged in Connection With Major Black-Market Marijuana and Tobacco Trafficking Operation 

8/05/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Charges Are the Result of Investigation Into Large-Scale Woburn-Based Network Distributing Illegal, Unregulated Products Including THC-Infused Products Containing Fentanyl