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AG Healey Sues Aspen Dental Over Deceptive Advertising Scheme That Harmed Thousands of Massachusetts Consumers

12/09/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Lawsuit Alleges Company Used Deceptive Bait-and-Switch Advertising, Seeks Restitution for Harmed Consumers

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Cotton Bleaching Company to Pay Nearly $1.5 Million for Acid Spill That Killed More Than 270,000 Fish in the North River

12/07/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Company will Compensate Massachusetts for Harms to Natural Resources and Cold Water Fishery; Ensure Safe Operation of Colrain Bleaching Facility

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AG Healey, YW Boston Host Convening on Achieving Gender Parity and Racial Diversity on Public Boards and Commissions

12/01/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Virtual Convening With Massachusetts Appointing Authorities and Elected Officials Featured Keynote Presentations by Treasurer Deborah Goldberg and Eos Foundation’s Andrea Silbert

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AG Healey Sues Distributor for Falsely Marketing and Selling Fake Hand Sanitizer to Local Schools

11/30/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Company Sold Over $100K of Theraworx Protect; AG’s Office Previously Settled with Separate Company for Selling Product to the MBTA Claiming it Killed the COVID-19 Virus

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AG’s Office Offers Guidance on Donating to Charities Ahead of Giving Tuesday and Holiday Season

11/29/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Releases Bulletin About Professional Solicitation in Massachusetts

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Former Accountant Charged in Connection With Scheme to Hide Wareham Company’s Taxable Sales From the State

11/24/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant Allegedly Submitted False Records of the Company’s Sales to the Department of Revenue in Order to Obstruct an Audit of Taxable Revenue

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AG Healey Appoints New First Assistant Attorney General As Mary Strother Becomes General Counsel to Northeastern

11/22/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Kate Cook Named New First Assistant; AG’s Chief of Staff Gabrielle Viator Named Chief Deputy Attorney General

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AG Healey Secures $1.2 Million From Brockton Home Health Agency That Falsely Billed MassHealth

11/19/2021 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Ongoing Efforts to Combat Fraud in Home Health Industry Have Returned More Than $42 Million to the State

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AG Healey Co-Leads Nationwide Investigation into Instagram’s Impact on Young People

11/18/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Bipartisan Group of Attorneys General Concerned for Safety and Well-Being of Children; Examining Potential Violations of Consumer Protection Laws

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AG Healey Secures $800,000 From Jamaica Plain Pharmacy Over Unlawful Auto-Refill Practices and Billing MassHealth for Prescriptions That Were Not Provided

11/18/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Bravo Pharmacy Allegedly Billed for an Expensive Vitamin Supplement Known As Hylavite Which Was Not Actually Provided to Patients; Operated Unlawful Automatic Refill Program

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AG Healey Resolves Federal Lawsuit in Win for Tipped Workers

11/16/2021 Office of the Attorney General

State AGs Sued to Stop Trump Administration Rule That Allowed Employers to Reduce Wages of Tipped Employees and Make It Harder to Earn a Living Wage

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AG Healey’s Office Awarded More Than $3.8 Million to Expand Regional Drug Enforcement Work

11/16/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Federal Grant Funding to Be Used by AG’s Office and Massachusetts State Police to Further Work of New England Fentanyl Strike Force