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AG Healey Provides Funding for Technology to Help Tenants Access Remote Eviction Hearings 

3/18/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Grant Program Provides $10,000 to Organizations in Brockton, Everett, Lynn, and Lawrence for the Purchase of Internet and Video-Enabled Devices

Press Statement

AG Healey Issues Statement in Response to Atlanta Shootings, Rise in Anti-Asian Violence 

3/18/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Reminds AAPI Community of the Office’s Hate Crime Hotline and Resources; Prioritizes Legislative Efforts to Reform Current Hate Crime Statutes

Press Release

AG Healey Reminds Debt Collectors That Stimulus Checks Are Exempt From Seizure or Garnishment 

3/17/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Many Residents to Begin Receiving Economic Impact Payments This Week Under the American Rescue Plan

Press Release

AG Healey Sues Lynn Landlord for Intimidating Tenants and Threatening to Report Them to Immigration Authorities 

3/17/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Seeks Court Order to Protect Tenants who Fear for their Safety; Tenants Forced to Live in Unsanitary Conditions Due to Landlord’s Threats to Call ICE

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Bridge Contractor to Pay $700,000 to Settle Allegations of Overbilling 

3/16/2021 Office of the Inspector General

Company will return overpayments, pay penalties and undertake compliance and monitoring measures.

Press Release

Bridge Contractor to Pay $700,000 to Settle Allegations of Overbilling MassDOT 

3/16/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Company will Return Overpayments, Pay Penalties and Undertake Compliance and Monitoring Measures

Press Release

AG Healey Settles With Debt Collection Agency Over 2019 Data Breach That Impacted 21 Million Consumers Nationwide 

3/11/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Data Breach Potentially Exposed Personal Information of Nearly 113,000 Residents in Massachusetts

Press Release

AG’s Office Charges Five Individuals in Connection With Crimes at Encore Casino 

3/05/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Casino Dealer and Two Others Indicted in Baccarat Cheating Scheme; Two Individuals Indicted in Connection with a Stabbing

Press Release

Starion Energy Customers Will Begin Receiving Refunds As Part of $10 Million Settlement With AG’s Office  

3/05/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Customers Qualifying for First Phase of Restitution Program Should Expect to Receive Checks by the End of March

Press Release

Three Lawrence Men Arrested, Arraigned in Connection With Major Drug Trafficking Operation 

3/05/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Law Enforcement Seized a Total of 4.5 Kilograms of Heroin/Fentanyl and Two Illegal Firearms

Press Release

Melrose Couple to Pay Restitution to Massachusetts Consumers Victimized by Fraudulent Tech Support Scheme  

3/04/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement with AG’s Office also Prohibits Couple from Operating Technical Support Companies in the Future

Press Release

AG Healey Joins Federal and State Coalition to Shut Down Illegal Robocall and Charity Fraud Operation  

3/04/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Defendants Made More Than 1.3 Billion Deceptive Fundraising Calls—mostly Illegal Robocalls—claiming to Support Various Groups Including Veterans, Children, and Firefighters

Press Release

Worcester Fuel Company Resolves Claims It Knowingly Sold Noncompliant Heating Oil That Violated State Contracts 

3/03/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Peterson Oil Delivered Heating Oil with up to Eight Times the Allowed Biofuel

Press Release

AG Healey Co-leads 21 States in Supreme Court Brief Supporting the Rights of Temporary Protected Status Holders  

3/02/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition Urges Court to Ensure TPS Holders Have the Opportunity to Become Permanent Residents

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AG Healey Co-leads Multistate Supreme Court Brief Supporting Schools’ Ability to Protect Students From Bullying  

3/02/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition Urges SCOTUS to Permit Schools to Address Harmful Off-Campus Speech that Substantially Disrupts School or Interferes with Students’ Learning