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AG Healey Joins Bipartisan Coalition Calling on the FDA To Regulate Non-Tobacco Nicotine Products 

6/10/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition Highlights Dangers of Unregulated Nicotine Products and Their Appeal to Youth

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Medford Man Found Guilty, Sentenced To Jail for Defrauding MassHealth 

6/09/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Caused MassHealth to Pay Over $100,000 for Personal Care Attendant Services That Were Not Provided

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AG Healey Reaches Settlement With Boston Housing Provider for Failing To Accommodate a Young Child’s Disability 

6/07/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Child With Asthma Exposed to Secondhand Smoke and Rodent Infestation; Case Is Part of AG’s Ongoing Efforts To Combat Housing Discrimination in Massachusetts, Including New Guidance for Landlords and Tenants

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Three Clinical Laboratories and Their Owner Charged With Defrauding MassHealth, Money Laundering and Illegal Kickbacks 

6/07/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendants Allegedly Billed MassHealth for Medically Unnecessary Urine Drug Tests and Engaged in Kickback Relationships with Marketing Firms and Another Lab

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Newton Physician Resolves Claims of Illegally Prescribing Addictive Drugs Without Reviewing Patient Prescription History 

6/01/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Joint State and Federal Settlement Requires Dr. Hooshang Poor to Pay $100,000 and Enter into a Compliance Monitoring Program; Dr. Poor Previously Resolved Claims of Overbilling MassHealth in 2019

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Former Uxbridge Town Accountant Sentenced to Three Years in Jail for Stealing More Than $900,000 From Multiple Municipalities 

5/31/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Stole from the Towns of Uxbridge, Monterey, Wenham, and Millville and Used Funds to Pay Rent for Separate Business He Ran

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Clinical Laboratory and Owner Charged in Medicaid Kickback and False Billing Scheme 

5/27/2022 Office of the Attorney General

New Bedford Laboratory and Owner Billed MassHealth Over $4.6 Million for Medically Unnecessary Urine Drug Tests at Sober Homes; Referred Screens to Other Labs for Percentage of Insurance Reimbursement

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Dorchester Convenience Store Owner Arraigned for Bribing a Lottery Official  

5/27/2022 Office of the Attorney General

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Founder and Former Accountant of Asphalt Company Charged With Scheme to Hide Taxable Sales From the State 

5/26/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendants Allegedly Submitted False Records of the Company’s Sales to the Department of Revenue in Order to Obstruct an Audit of Taxable Sales

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AG Healey Issues Consumer Advisory on Baby Formula Shortage 

5/26/2022 Office of the Attorney General

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Taunton Man Arraigned in Connection With Vending Machine Scheme 

5/25/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Owner of Vending Machine Company Sold Routes to Buyers Using Misrepresentations and Fabricated Statements

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AG Healey Sues Manufacturers of Toxic ‘Forever’ Chemicals for Contaminating Massachusetts Drinking Water and Damaging Natural Resources  

5/25/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Exposure to PFAS Poses Serious Risks to Public Health; Complaint Seeks Payment for Contaminated Water Supplies and Damages to Natural Resources Caused by PFAS-Containing Firefighting Foam

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AG Healey Leads Multistate Brief in Support of New York’s Anti-Discrimination Law 

5/17/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Case Involves New York Wedding Photographer’s Intent to Refuse Service to LGBTQ+ Couples; States Defend Constitutionality of Public Accommodations Law