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Settlement Resolves Allegations That Credit Acceptance Corporation Violated the Consumer Protection Act and Debt Collection Laws; Company to Also Provide Debt Relief and Credit Repair to Certain Eligible Consumers

Certified Petitions Cover 15 Topics; Thirteen Petitions Ineligible for Certification

Settlement With Beverly-Based DMB Financial Requires Unprecedented Business Practice Changes

Law Enforcement Seized Approximately Six Kilograms of Heroin/Fentanyl and Two Illegal Firearms

Court Brief Filed in Case of Wedding Photography Business That Wants to Refuse Services to LGBTQ+ Couples

Settlement With AG’s Office Requires Owner of Upscale Back Bay Clothing and Shoe Store to Pay up to $220,000 for Victim Restitution and Anti-discrimination and Racial Justice Programs

AG’s Office Cites Theory Wellness for Wage Law Violations Affecting 282 Employees; Dispensary Has Locations in Chicopee, Bridgewater, and Great Barrington

Settlement Includes $80,000 in Restitution for Impacted Workers

Defendant Sentenced to 5 to 6 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking in Lawrence

Company Failed to Provide Debt Validation Notices; Made High Volume Debt Collection Calls

Company Failed to Pay Employees the State’s Prevailing Wage and Overtime and Abused the State’s Unemployment System

Defendant Ordered to Pay More Than $19,000 in Restitution to Victims and Is Prohibited From Working in Long-Term Care Facilities