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Quincy Woman Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Trafficking Women at Illicit Bodyworks Establishments in Western Massachusetts  

9/04/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Victims were Transported from New York and Trafficked in Hadley, Framingham, and East Longmeadow

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AG’s Office Certifies 12 Initiative Petitions 

9/04/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Petitions Cover 11 Topics; Four Petitions Ineligible for Certification

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AG Healey Issues Labor Day Report on Office’s Efforts to Combat Wage Theft, Protect Workers 

9/02/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Report Shows Nearly $10 Million in Restitution and Penalties Assessed in Fiscal Year 2019

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AG Healey to Sue Trump Administration Over Illegal Rollback of Protections for Immigrant Children Held in Detention 

8/26/2019 Office of the Attorney General

AG Co-Leads 20 States in Filing Action Opposing New Rule that Would Eliminate Long-standing Protections for Immigrant Children and Expand Prolonged Family Detention

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Major Telecom Companies Partner With Attorneys General to Implement New Principles to Combat Robocalls  

8/22/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Multistate Group of State Attorneys General Announces New Principles to Better Block, Trace, and Identify Illegal Robocallers

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AG Healey Joins Multistate Action Opposing Trump Administration’s Deportation Policy 

8/22/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Eighteen Attorneys General Urge Court to Suspend an Expanded Deportation Policy That Drastically Increases Potential for Error and Abuse

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Three Indicted in Connection with Alleged Procurement Fraud Scheme at UMass Amherst 

8/21/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Defendants are Accused of Taking Thousands in Illegal Kickbacks

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Former Treasurer of Newton Parent Teacher Organization Indicted, Arrested in Connection with Stealing Money  

8/15/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Defendant is Charged with Numerous Fraudulent Schemes Including False Insurance Claims, False Tax Refund Claims, Forgery, and Stealing Thousands from the Newton PTO Council

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AG Healey Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal Public Charge Immigration Rule 

8/15/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition of States File Lawsuit Challenging Rule that would Deny Access to Citizenship to Hundreds of Thousands of Immigrants

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AG Healey Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Rule Severely Limiting Asylum for Migrants  

8/15/2019 Office of the Attorney General

New Rule Would Prevent Thousands of Migrants from Seeking Asylum in the United States

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AG Healey Cites Qdoba Restaurant Chain More Than $400,000 Penalty for Child Labor Violations at Massachusetts Locations 

8/14/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Penalties are the Largest Child Labor Citations in AG’s Office History

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AG Healey Sues EPA for Dismantling the Clean Power Plan 

8/13/2019 Office of the Attorney General

Illegal New Rule Will Result in More Air Pollution

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Online Sock Retailer Resolves Claims of Violating Data Security Laws 

8/12/2019 Office of the Attorney General