News and Announcements

AG’s Office Issued a Record 202 Determination Letters and Resolved 350 Complaints in 2021; Guided Public Boards on Ensuring Access to Remote Meetings Amid Pandemic

Elementary School Serves Environmental Justice Neighborhoods; City of Fitchburg Implements Plan to Improve Asbestos Safety at all Local Schools

Unit to Increase Confidence in the Integrity of the Criminal Prosecutions and Convictions Handled by the AG’s Office

Company Prevented More Than 600 Employees From Taking Meal Breaks Because of Short Staffing at Stores

Leads Multistate Brief in Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson Brands Arguing that Federal Law Does not Shield Gun Manufacturers and Dealers from Consumer Laws Governing the Marketing and Sale of Firearms

Settlement Requires Defendants to Pay Up to $325,000 and Ensures Compliance for Future Work at Site

Defendant to Pay Over $26,000 in Restitution and Penalties

Owner of Fortitude Counseling Faces Additional Charges for Filing False Medicare Claims; Previously Charged with Defrauding MassHealth of $500,000 and Using Funds for International Travel, Disney Trips, Red Sox Games, and Posting Bail for Prior Unrelated

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

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

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

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 Office Seeks Restitution for 22 Employees

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