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AG Healey Secures Relief for Consumers in $140 Million Nationwide Settlement Against TurboTax

5/04/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Bipartisan Multistate Settlement With TurboTax Owner Intuit Brings $2.3 Million to Massachusetts; States Allege Company Deceived Low-income Americans and Military Service Members Into Paying for Free Tax Services

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AG Healey Secures Resolutions With Five Nursing Homes Over Claims of Patient Neglect, Inadequate Care of Residents

5/03/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Settlements Recover More than $250,000, Include Commitments to Compliance Programs and Expanded Health and Safety Training for Staff

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Oxford Man Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Prison in Connection With a Mortgage Fraud Scheme

5/02/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Sentenced to Serve Six to Eight Years in State Prison; Defendant was Previously Sentenced to Two Years in State Prison for a Similar Scheme Prosecuted by the AG’s Office

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AG’s Office Reaches Resolution With Danvers Public School District in Response to Hate and Bias Incidents

5/02/2022 Office of the Attorney General

Office Conducted Investigation into Discriminatory Bullying and Harassment by Varsity Hockey Team; District Agrees to Implement Additional Policies, Training, and Programming

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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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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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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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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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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