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AG Healey Calls on FDA to Protect Children From Toxic Metals in Baby Food 

10/21/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Petition Follows Congressional Report That Found Commercial Baby Food Manufacturers Are Selling Food Contaminated With High Levels of Toxic Metals

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Four Individuals Arrested, Arraigned in Connection With Drug Trafficking Operation in Lawrence 

10/21/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Law Enforcement Seized a Total of 990 Grams of Fentanyl/Heroin and 100 Grams of Cocaine

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AG Healey Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Halt Unconstitutional Texas Abortion Ban 

10/18/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Leads Multistate Amicus Brief Asking the Court to Vacate Fifth Circuit’s Stay of a District Court Order Blocking Enforcement of S.B. 8

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AG Healey Joins Bipartisan, Multistate Effort Supporting Local Journalism 

10/15/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Legislation Offers Tax Credits to Subscribers, Businesses, and News Organizations

Press Release

Private Equity Firm and Former Mental Health Center Executives Pay $25 Million Over Alleged False Claims Submitted for Unlicensed and Unsupervised Patient Care 

10/14/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Largest Settlement of its Kind; AG’s Office Previously Reached a $4 Million Settlement with the Mental Health Center

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Brockton Bakery to Pay Restitution and Penalties and Revise Anti-Discrimination Policies in Settlement With AG’s Office 

10/14/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Resolves AG’s Claims that White’s Bakery Created a Hostile Work Environment

Press Release

AG Healey Calls on FERC to Overhaul Regional Transmission Planning to Promote Clean Energy, Equity, and Consumer Protection 

10/13/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Comments Urge Federal Regulators to Broadly Reform Processes for Planning and Funding Development of New Electric Transmission Infrastructure

Press Release

AG Healey Sues Former Contractor, Owner, and Managers of Salem Industrial Site Over Illegal Asbestos Work 

10/07/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Complaint Alleges Defendants Illegally Demolished Industrial Buildings Containing Asbestos and Disposed of Solid Waste at Salem Oil & Grease

Press Release

Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Jail for Stealing Property From Homeowners and Selling to Third-party Buyers to Make Profit 

10/06/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Pleaded Guilty to Forgery, Larceny, and Uttering False Writings

Press Statement

AG Healey Issues Statement in Response to Court Ruling Blocking Texas Abortion Ban During Litigation 

10/06/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Court Enters a Preliminary Injunction of Texas’ Six-Week Abortion Ban

Press Release

Former Laundromat Owner Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Failing to File Taxes for Six Years 

10/06/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant was Previously Sentenced to Jail for Stealing $200,000 by Tampering with Gas Meters

Press Release

AG Healey Co-leads Bipartisan Coalition Expressing Support for Congressional Hearings Addressing Youth Social Media Use 

10/05/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Sends Joint Letter to U.S. Senate Committee Sharing Concerns about Social Media Platforms Exploiting Young People for Profit

Press Release

Eight Charged After Joint Investigation Results in Takedown of Major Lawrence Fentanyl Trafficking Operation 

10/04/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Investigation Led by Attorney General’s New England Fentanyl Strike Force; Law Enforcement Seized More Than Two Kilograms of Fentanyl

Press Release

Former South Deerfield Water Superintendent Surrenders License and Pays Penalties Over Altered Water Quality Reports and Illegal Asbestos Work 

10/01/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant to Pay $200,000 in Civil Penalties; Water Supply District will Take Measures to Improve Public Water System