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New Bedford Man Indicted in Connection With Defrauding MassHealth in False Billing Scheme 

7/23/2021 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Office Alleges Defendant Engaged in Personal Care Attendant (PCA) Fraud

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AG Healey Awards $1.9 Million in Funding for Local Consumer Mediation Programs  

7/22/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Funds Programs That Advocate for Consumers Across the State; Programs Returned More Than $4.5 Million to Consumers in First Three Quarters of FY21

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AG Healey Announces $26 Billion Resolution With Opioid Distributors and Manufacturer 

7/21/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Massachusetts Stands to Receive More Than $500 Million; Sign-on Period Begins for States Across the Country

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AG Healey Sues Companies Over Unsafe and Illegal Asbestos Work in Everett, Braintree, and Revere  

7/20/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Files Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Asbestos Work in Everett and Braintree; Unsafe and Illegal Storage and Transportation of Asbestos to Revere Facility

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AG Healey to Debt Collectors: Child Tax Credit Payments Are Off Limits  

7/16/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Residents Start Receiving Direct Monthly Payments This Week Under the American Rescue Plan

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AG Healey Pushes for Strict Regulations of Climate Super Pollutants 

7/16/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition Files Petition Calling on EPA to Regulate Climate-Damaging Hydrofluorocarbons to the Fullest Extent of Its Authority

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AG Healey Celebrates Debt Relief Victory for Thousands of Former Corinthian Students in Massachusetts 

7/16/2021 Office of the Attorney General

U.S. Department of Education Drops Appeal of Federal Court Decision; 7,200 Borrowers in Massachusetts Cheated by Corinthian Colleges to Finally Secure Debt Relief

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AG Healey Funds Summer Jobs for Young People Across the State 

7/15/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Awards $300,000 to 75 Organizations to Fund Jobs for Young People Focused on Promoting Healthy Living

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Stoughton Fuel Company Settles Claims It Overcharged State for Substandard Fuel Delivered in Violation of Contracts 

7/14/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Fuel Company Also Ignored Diversity Spending Requirements

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AG Healey Joins Coalition Calling on Federal Regulators to Act on Child Car Safety 

7/13/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition Calls for Stronger Testing Standards and Labeling Measures to Protect Children Traveling in Car Seats

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AG Healey Announces Resolution With Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Their Role in the Opioid Crisis 

7/08/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Resolution Secures Unprecedented Public Disclosure; $4.3 Billion from the Sacklers for Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery; Purdue Will Cease to Exist and Sacklers Banned from Opioid Business

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AG Healey Sues Google Over Illegal App Store Monopoly Conduct 

7/07/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Bipartisan Coalition Alleges Google’s Antitrust Law Violations, Unfair Business Practices, and Forced Use of Google Play Billing Edge Out Competition

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AG Healey Leads Coalition in Defending Constitutionality of New York’s Anti-Discrimination Law  

7/02/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Amicus Brief Filed in Case of New York Business Suing to Refuse to Offer Wedding Photography Services to LGBTQ+ Couples

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AG Healey Secures Nearly $300,000 for Students of Online For-profit School  

7/02/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Provides Payments for Certain Former Ashford University Students and Resolves Allegations That School Charged Excessive Fees and Provided Inadequate Disclosures

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AG Healey Leads Coalition Supporting New EPA Program to Phase Down Climate Super-Pollutants 

7/01/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition Calls on EPA to Strengthen Protections for Vulnerable Communities and Promote Environmental Justice While Reducing Emissions of Climate-Damaging Hydrofluorocarbons