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New Hampshire Man Charged With Trafficking Marijuana, Illegally Distributing Tobacco and Flavored Vaping Products 

6/17/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Investigators Seized 750 Pounds of Marijuana, 250 Boxes of Illegal Vapes and $540,000 in U.S. Currency

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AG Healey Celebrates Major Victory As U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Affordable Care Act 

6/17/2021 Office of the Attorney General

AG Defended ACA to Protect Access to Health Care for Millions of Families Across Country

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Salem Company to Pay $3.5 Million for False Claims About Its Ability to Refund the State for Masks Not Delivered During COVID-19 Pandemic 

6/16/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Bedrock LLC Agrees to Debarment from Contracting with the State for Five Years

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AG Healey Calls on SEC to Require Companies to Disclose Financial Risks of Climate Change  

6/15/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Multistate Coalition Argues for Greater Disclosure to Meet Growing Investor Demands and Protect Residents’ Retirement Savings and Other Investments

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Home Health Agency to Pay More Than $85,000 for Failing to Pay Workers Overtime and Travel Time  

6/14/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Includes $77,000 in Restitution To 79 Employees

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AG Healey Joins Supreme Court Brief Supporting CDC Eviction Ban to Protect Public Health During Pandemic 

6/11/2021 Office of the Attorney General

23 AGs Argue That Millions of Evictions While Pandemic Is Ongoing Would Increase the Spread of Covid-19 and Threaten U.S. Pandemic Recovery

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Dunkin Donuts Franchise Owner to Pay $120,000 to Resolve Numerous Child Labor Law Violations  

6/11/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Company Owns 10 Dunkin Donuts Locations in Boston Area; AG Investigation Reveals Over One Thousand Instances in Which Company Violated Child Labor Laws

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AG Healey Sues Orthodontist for Illegally Charging MassHealth Patients for Missed or Cancelled Appointments  

6/10/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Adds Claims to Existing Lawsuit Against Orthodontist for Millions of Dollars in False Claims Billed to MassHealth, Keeping Children in Braces for Longer than Medically Necessary

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AG Healey Urges Businesses and Government Agencies to Take Immediate Steps to Protect Operations From Ransomware Attacks 

6/08/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Following Hacking Incident at Steamship Authority, AG’s Office Stresses Importance of Precautions to Protect Data Security

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Coalition Co-led by AG Healey Secures Federal Court Order and Settlement Requiring Asbestos Reporting to Protect Public Health 

6/07/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Biden’s EPA Settles with States, Ending Trump’s Challenge to Court Decision Requiring Necessary Reporting by the Chemical Industry

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AG Healey Reaches Settlement With Keches Law Group Over Illegal Kickback Scheme 

6/03/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Law Firm Referred Hundreds of Clients to a Pharmacy in Exchange for Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Payments

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AG Secures $260,000 From South Shore Anesthesia Provider to Settle Alleged Unfair “Surprise Billing” Practices 

6/02/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Medical Group Agrees to Stop Billing or Collecting on “Surprise Bills”

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AG Healey Reaches Settlement With U.S. Bank Securing Over $230,000 in Debt Relief for Massachusetts Student Borrowers  

5/28/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Certain New England Institute of Art (NEIA) Students to Receive Relief From Settlement

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AG Healey Secures Nearly $800,000 in Relief for Consumers From Auto Lender That Facilitated Sale of Defective and Unsafe Vehicles 

5/27/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Company Financed High-interest Loans to Used Auto Dealerships in Westport and Fall River That Saddled Consumers With Defective Vehicles