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AG Healey Secures More Than $500,000 From Online Travel Agency That Took Money From Consumers and Refused to Pay Refunds 

12/09/2020 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Office has Obtained Nearly $11.8M in Total Travel Refunds for 5,700 Consumers since Start of COVID-19 Pandemic

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AG Healey Sues UnitedHealth Insurance Companies for Deceptive Sales Scheme That Cheated Massachusetts Consumers 

12/08/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Defendants Misled Consumers into Buying Unnecessary Health Insurance Products

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AG Healey Joins $86.3 Million Multistate Settlement With Mortgage Servicer Nationstar  

12/07/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Brings Nearly $2 Million in Relief to Hundreds of Massachusetts Residents; Follows AG’s Separate Settlement in 2018 with Nationstar That Secured Almost $15 Million

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Four Indicted for Illegally Collecting Unemployment Benefits 

12/04/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Defendants Allegedly Stole More than a Combined Total of $170,000

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Lynn Chemical Company Settles Allegations It Failed to Plan for Accidental Release of Toxic Chemicals  

12/04/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Also Resolves Claims Company Illegally Discharged Industrial Stormwater into Saugus River; Requires Funding for Local Environmental Projects

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AG’s Office Sues Marshfield Real Estate Broker and Agent for Housing Discrimination 

12/01/2020 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Office Previously Settled with the Firm as Part of the Office’s Investigation into Housing Discrimination on the South Shore

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AG Healey Offers Guidance on Donating to Charities Ahead of Giving Tuesday and Amid Ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic 

11/25/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Releases Bulletin About Professional Solicitation in Massachusetts

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AG Healey Secures $525,000 in Settlement With Home Depot Over Data Breach 

11/24/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Funds are Part of $17.5 Million Settlement Reached after Multistate Investigation into Breach that Affected 45 Home Depot Stores in Massachusetts

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AG Healey Sues Boston Sports Clubs for Illegally Charging Members and Failing to Honor Contract Cancellations 

11/24/2020 Office of the Attorney General

AG’s Office Received Over 2,000 Consumer Complaints Since March; Company Reneged on Recent Agreement with AG’s Office to Provide Refunds

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AG’s Office to Host Virtual ‘Teach-In’ on New England’s Wholesale Power Markets and Affordable Clean Energy 

11/23/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Public Forum to Educate Massachusetts Consumers and Advocates About Regional Electricity System; Promote a Clean Energy Future, Healthy Communities, and Climate Protection

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AG’s Office Investigates Company That Sold Ineffective Hand Sanitizer Alternative to MBTA, Reaches $550,000 Agreement to Resolve False Claims  

11/18/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Company Represented that Product Containing No Alcohol Could Sanitize and Fight off COVID-19 for Six Hours

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AG Healey Issues Guidance to Schools to Help Prevent and Address Hate and Bias  

11/17/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Provides Guidance and Resources to Assist Schools

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AG Healey Calls for Action to Advance Racial Justice and Equity in Health 

11/16/2020 Office of the Attorney General

Issues Report with Key Recommendations to Improve Equal Access to Care; Launch Event Held with Frontline Providers and Health Equity Leaders