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AG Campbell Launches Justice Review Unit to Lead Office’s Conviction Integrity, Innocence and Wrongful Conviction Work
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced the launch of her office’s new Justice Review Unit (JRU), formerly known as the Conviction Integrity Unit, which will be directed by Appellate Attorney Donna Patalano. -
AG's Office Secures Guilty Verdicts Against Operators Of Boston-Area Sex Trafficking Ring
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has secured guilty verdicts against four defendants in connection with their operation of a sex trafficking ring in the Boston area. -
AG's Office Secures Indictments Against Operators Of Unlicensed Casinos In Chinatown And Quincy
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that the Statewide Grand Jury has returned 15 indictments against Xue Tan Zheng, 50, of Braintree and Xiu Rong Li, 55, of Braintree, respectively, for their operation of two unlicensed casinos in Chinatown and Quincy -
AG Campbell, Western New England University School of Law, Host Community Conversation On Initiatives To Protect LGBTQ+ Rights
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, in partnership with Western New England University School of Law (WNE University School of Law)’s Center for Social Justice, yesterday hosted a panel discussion with legal experts and advocates to discuss ongoing initiatives to protect the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and communities as they face ongoing threats from the Trump Administration. -
AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration For Blocking Access To Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars In Education Funds
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania in suing the Trump Administration to restore states’ access to critical Department of Education (Department) programs that support low-income and unhoused students and provide funding for other services to address the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on K-12 students. -
AG Campbell Issues Statement On President Trump's Executive Actions Propping Up Coal Industry And Cutting Key Climate And Public Health Protections
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement following a suite of actions taken by the Trump Administration on Tuesday evening announcing its intent to prop up polluting coal-fired power generation at the expense of public health and the climate and force ratepayers to shoulder the burden of aging power plants. -
Since Start Of Term, AG Campbell Has Secured Over $4.5 Million In Back Wages And Penalties Within Construction Industry
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced that since taking office in January 2023, she has secured more than $4.5 million in restitution and penalties for wage theft and other workers rights’ violations within the construction industry. -
AG Campbell Secures Guilty Pleas From Environmental Services Company, Owners Over Asbestos Violations And Worker Injury
The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) today announced that Thomas J. McCoog, Sr. and Franklin Analytical Services, Inc., an environmental cleanup contractor, pled guilty to reckless assault and battery causing serious bodily injury after an asbestos abatement worker fell 30 feet to a concrete floor while working without fall protection at the former Revere Copper factory in New Bedford in October 2022. -
AG Campbell Urges Legal Professionals To Stand Strong In The Face Of Trump Administration's Bullying And Threats Of Political Retribution
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 21 attorneys general issued an open letter to the legal community warning of illegal attempts by the Trump Administration to deter lawyers from challenging the Administration’s actions or representing clients disfavored by the Administration. -
AG's Office Seeks Applicants For Statewide Local Consumer Grant Program
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has announced that it is seeking applicants for its 2025 Local Consumer Program, which provides funding to support statewide local consumer programs that assist residents in addressing a wide-range of consumer issues. -
AG Campbell Urges Trump Administration To Oppose Changes To New Passport Application Rule Harming Transgender Individuals
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Department of State opposing proposed changes to the passport application process that would prevent transgender individuals from obtaining a passport that matches their gender identity. -
AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Efforts To Dismantle Department Of Education
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, the U.S. Department of Education (Department), and President Trump over their unlawful attempt to dismantle the Department. -
Home Health Agencies, Laboratory, And Physician Indicted For MassHealth Fraud And Kickback Schemes Involving Over $7.8 Million In False Claims
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that the Suffolk County Statewide Grand Jury has returned indictments against several MassHealth providers and their respective owners in connection with alleged fraud and kickback arrangements that collectively resulted in the submission of over $7.8 million in false claims to MassHealth, including for urine drug tests and home health services that were not provided, not medically necessary, and/or not properly authorized. -
AG Campbell Files Brief Defending Temporary Protected Status For Venezuelans
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in National TPS Alliance v. Noem in support of a challenge to the early termination of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Venezuela. -
AG Campbell Calls On U.S. Court Of Appeals To Defend Integrity Of Labor Board
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing a legal challenge that, if successful, would severely limit the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ability to carry out its responsibility to protect American workers’ rights to unionize. -
AG Campbell Joins Multistate Coalition To Defend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general to warn against efforts by the Trump Administration and Elon Musk to defund and disband the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), an independent agency that ensures companies follow federal consumer protection laws, overseeing big banks, lenders, credit card companies, and mortgage servicers. -
AG's Office Defends Pennsylvania Law Prohibiting Concealed Carry By Individuals Under 21
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Lara v. Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed weapons in public during a state of emergency. -
AG Campbell Files Nation-Leading State Enforcement Action Against Home Equity Investment Company, Alleging Violations Of Consumer Protections, Mortgage Laws
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has filed a lawsuit in Suffolk County Superior Court against Hometap Equity Partners, LLC and HomeTap Management Holdings, LLC (collectively, “Hometap”), a Boston-based home equity investment (HEI) company founded in 2018. -
AG Campbell Issues Joint Statement On Lawsuit To Protect Americans From DOGE
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in releasing the following statement ahead of a court hearing in their case against the Trump administration for illegally granting Elon Musk and members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to Americans’ private information: -
AG Campbell Stands With Transgender Military Members In Challenge To President Trump's Discriminatory Executive Order
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and 19 other attorneys general today filed a “friend of the court,” or amicus brief, to support a lawsuit aiming to block the implementation of President Trump’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military.