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AG’s Office Issues Warning About Scams Targeting Friends and Family of Incarcerated People 

5/02/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Partnering With Massachusetts Department of Correction, Prisoners’ Legal Services, and Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association in Providing Tips on How to Protect Against Fraud

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AG Healey Hosts Eleventh Annual National Cyber Crime Conference  

4/29/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Nearly 1,200 Law Enforcement Officers, Prosecutors, and Investigators from Across the Country Participated in Three-Day Hybrid Conference

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AG Healey Targets Companies Selling Pre-qualification Software That Discriminates Against Prospective Tenants  

4/28/2022 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Office Reaches Resolutions with Web-based Property Management Companies Selling Software That Excludes Tenants Who Receive Public Assistance; Part of AG’s Ongoing Investigation into the Tenant Screening and Background Check Industry

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AG Healey Secures Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rate Decrease, Saving Massachusetts Businesses $80 Million  

4/25/2022 Office of the Attorney General

New Rates Go into Effect in July; Decrease Creates Significant Savings for Small Businesses and Other Policyholders Across the State

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Twelve Individuals Charged As a Result of Lawrence Drug Trafficking Operation Takedown 

4/22/2022 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s New England Fentanyl Strike Force Seized Over 4 Kilograms of Fentanyl in Addition to Six Firearms, Seven Large-Capacity Magazines and Ammunition

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Springfield Scrap Metal Company to Fund Water Quality and Health Equity Projects Following Claims of Illegal Stormwater Pollution 

4/20/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Company to Pay $165,000 for Unlawful Stormwater Discharges into the Chicopee River

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Essex Waste Hauling and Disposal Company to Pay More Than $250,000 for Failing to Make Timely Payment of Wages  

4/20/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Restitution Expected for 61 Affected Employees

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Worcester Nursing Assistant Indicted and Arraigned in Connection With Theft From Elderly Patients 

4/20/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Utilized Position as a Certified Nursing Assistant to Access Elderly Patients’ Bank Cards and Withdraw over $30,000 for Personal Use

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Lynn Man Arrested and Arraigned in Connection With Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine 

4/19/2022 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s New England Fentanyl Strike Force Seized More than 630 Grams of Fentanyl and 150 Grams of Crack Cocaine

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Quincy Woman Indicted and Arraigned in Connection with Loansharking Operation out of Encore Boston Harbor Casino, Dorchester & Quincy 

4/15/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Offered Street Loans to Gamblers and Charged Usurious Interest Rates

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AG Healey Secures More Than $930,000 in Debt Relief and Restitution in Illegal Dog Leasing Case  

4/13/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Includes Refunds and Debt Cancelations; Finance Company to Transfer Full Ownership of Dogs to Consumers

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AG Healey Applauds EPA for Plan to Reaffirm Mercury and Air Toxics Standards 

4/12/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Comments Led by AG Healey Support EPA’s Plan to Reverse the Trump Administration’s Illegal Finding Against Regulating Toxic Air Pollution From Power Plants

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AG Healey Announces Launch of New Air Monitoring Website to Help Pioneer Valley Residents Track Pollution Levels in Their Neighborhoods  

4/12/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Result of Funding Provided by AG’s Office for the Installation of Air Quality Monitors in Springfield; Collaborative Effort to Inform Public Health Responses in a Region with High Asthma Levels

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AG Advisory: Schools Must Provide Equal Access to Public Education to All Students, Regardless of Immigration Status  

4/11/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Enrollment Practices That Single Out Students Based on Actual or Perceived Citizenship or Immigration Status Violate State and Federal Law