News and Announcements

AG’s Investigation Found For-Profit Companies Deceptively Lured Hopeful Home Buyers Into Purchasing Distressed Properties With False Promises of Homeownership

Communities Report Rise In “Notario Fraud”; AG’s Office Educates Residents in Need of Legal Assistance About How to Protect Against Scams

Eye Doctor Billed MassHealth for In-Person Services to Nursing Home Residents That Were Never Provided – Including for Deceased Patients – During Height of Pandemic

AG’s New England Fentanyl Strike Force Seized More than 500 Grams of Fentanyl, Cocaine, More Than $300,000 in Cash and Firearms During Investigation

AG’s Office Seeks Restitution for 22 Employees

Grant Program Offers $100,000 Loans to Convert Abandoned Properties Into Affordable Residential Units

Co-Leads Multistate Resolution That Includes $1.7 Billion in Debt Relief and $95 Million in Restitution; Thousands of Massachusetts Borrowers to Receive $41 Million in Private Loan Cancellation and $2.2 Million in Payments

Manuel Duran Formerly of Casa Nueva Vida to Pay Nearly Treble Damages and is Banned from Working with the Shelter and the State

Settlement is Part of Ongoing Efforts in AG’s Office to Combat Fraud in Home Health Industry

Minimum Wage Set to Increase to $14.25 on Jan. 1, 2022; AG’s Wage and Hour Posters Available in Seven Languages

State and Federal Settlements Reached With CleanSlate Centers Resolve Allegations of False Claims for Massachusetts Medicaid and Medicare

Joins Biden Administration in Emphasizing the Importance of Data Security Practices Amid Ongoing Cyber Threats

Grant Program to Provide $500,000 to State Agencies, Municipalities, and Nonprofits That Assist Households in Paying Their Monthly Energy Bills