Office of Attorney General Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on September 13, 2022 - 22:38 GMT

AG Healey Applauds FTC on New Proposed Rule to Strengthen Consumer Protections in Car Sales and Calls for Further Action

BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general calling on the Federal Trade Commission to adopt and strengthen guidance on automobile sales. The comment letter supports the FTC’s proposed Motor Vehicle …

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Published on September 12, 2022 - 18:35 GMT

Home Health Aide Charged With Assault and Battery Against Elderly Patient

SPRINGFIELD — A Springfield home health aide, who was licensed as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), has been indicted in connection with a home surveillance video showing her abusing an elderly patient, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. …

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Published on September 9, 2022 - 21:27 GMT

AG Healey Supports Federal Proposal Aimed at Strengthening Protections Against Sexual Harassment in Schools

BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in support of the federal government’s proposed rule aimed at strengthening protections against sex discrimination — including sexual violence and harassment — under …

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Published on September 9, 2022 - 18:13 GMT

Owner of Edgartown Masonry Company Charged in Connection With Workers’ Compensation Fraud

BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey announced that a Martha’s Vineyard man has been indicted in connection with a workers’ compensation fraud scheme at his business, Rockwell Masonry. The AG’s Office alleges that Georgy Pyden, age 55, of Edgartown, …

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Published on September 8, 2022 - 16:50 GMT

Dorchester Convenience Store Owner Pleads Guilty in Connection With Bribing a Lottery Official

BOSTON — The owner of a Dorchester convenience store can no longer sell lottery tickets after pleading guilty in connection with bribing a Lottery official to persuade him to pay more than $5,600 in prize money on five winning tickets the Lottery had …

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Published on September 5, 2022 - 14:48 GMT

AG Healey Issues Seventh Annual Labor Day Report on Office’s Efforts To Combat Wage Theft and Protect Workers

BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey today issued her seventh annual Labor Day Report on the office’s efforts to combat wage theft and other forms of worker exploitation. The report shows that in fiscal year 2022 the office assessed more than $11.8 …

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Published on September 2, 2022 - 20:16 GMT

Lawrence Man Arrested and Arraigned in Connection with Drug Takedown by AG’s New England Fentanyl Strike Force

HAVERHILL — A Lawrence man has been arrested and arraigned as a result of a takedown by the AG’s New England Fentanyl Strike Force that recovered more than three and a half kilograms of fentanyl, 500 grams of cocaine and approximately 150 opioid pills, …

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Published on September 2, 2022 - 17:27 GMT

Jeffrey Shapiro Appointed New Inspector General

BOSTON — Governor Charlie Baker, Attorney General Maura Healey and Auditor Suzanne Bump today announced the appointment of Jeffrey Shapiro to serve as the next Inspector General. Shapiro is an attorney who currently serves as the Commonwealth’s First …

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Published on August 30, 2022 - 23:41 GMT

AG Healey Joins Federal-State Lawsuit Against Roomster for Misleading Tenants With Fake Reviews for Affordable Housing

BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey, along with The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and six other states, sued the rental listing platform Roomster Corp. and its owners John Shriber and Roman Zaks for allegedly paying for fake positive reviews to lure in …

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Published on August 29, 2022 - 23:10 GMT

AG Healey Co-Leads Bipartisan Effort in Support of Changes to 90/10 Rule, Calls for Stronger Borrower Protections

BOSTON — Following a monthslong negotiated rulemaking process by the U.S. Department of Education aimed at reaching new regulatory proposals, Attorney General Maura Healey is co-leading a bipartisan group of states in providing comments commending the …

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Published on August 26, 2022 - 14:24 GMT

Revere Insulation Company To Pay More Than $281,000 for Overtime, Earned Sick Time, and Payroll Records Violations

BOSTON — A Revere-based residential and commercial insulation company and its owner and president have agreed to pay more than $281,000 in penalties and restitution in an agreement reached with Attorney General Maura Healey’s Office for overtime, earned …

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Published on August 22, 2022 - 20:55 GMT

AG Healey Secures Nearly $3 Million in Penalties and Back Wages Within the Construction Industry in Fiscal Year 2022

BOSTON — As part of an ongoing initiative to combat wage theft in the construction industry, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today that her office issued 216 citations against 100 construction companies for violating the state’s wage and hour and …

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Published on August 19, 2022 - 19:26 GMT

AG Healey Leads Supreme Court Brief in Support of Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Law

BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court defending the constitutionality of Colorado’s public accommodations law, arguing that a business owner’ …

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Published on August 17, 2022 - 23:28 GMT

AG Healey Joins Coalition Opposing Alabama Law Criminalizing Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Transgender Youth

BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing an Alabama law, Senate Bill 184 (SB 184), criminalizing evidence-based and medically accepted gender-affirming care for …

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Published on August 17, 2022 - 17:41 GMT

National Mortgage Servicer To Provide $3.2 Million in Relief to Massachusetts Homeowners in Settlement With AG’s Office

BOSTON — A national mortgage servicer will provide $3.2 million in relief for Massachusetts consumers to settle allegations that it engaged in unfair and deceptive conduct through its mortgage servicing, debt collection, and foreclosure practices, Attorney …

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Published on August 17, 2022 - 05:39 GMT

State Attorneys General Reach $450 Million Nationwide Settlement as Part of Opioid Maker Endo’s Bankruptcy

BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey has reached an agreement in principle with opioid maker Endo International plc and its lenders that would provide up to $450 million to participating states and local governments, ban promotion of Endo’s opioids, and …

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Published on August 17, 2022 - 02:02 GMT

AG Healey Joins Multistate Coalition in Support of Abortion Rights

BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general led by California and New York in filing two amicus briefs supporting the federal government’s defense of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to …

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Published on August 5, 2022 - 13:57 GMT

Four Defendants Charged in Connection With Major Black-Market Marijuana and Tobacco Trafficking Operation

BOSTON — Four men have been arraigned in connection with a major state and federal investigation into a large-scale organization illegally trafficking unregulated marijuana, tobacco, and flavored vaping products out of Woburn and into stores across the …

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Published on August 4, 2022 - 16:31 GMT

AG Healey Backs Challenge to Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law

BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey today announced the filing of a court brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Florida’s discriminatory “Don’t Say Gay” law that restricts teaching and discussion of topics relating to sexual …

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Published on August 3, 2022 - 23:10 GMT

AG Healey Joins Coalition Advocating for Transgender Students’ Rights

BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in filing a brief in support of a 13-year-old Indiana transgender boy who is suing his school district for banning him from using the boys’ bathrooms, …

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