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Attorney General Maura Healy

Haverhill Landlord Must Pay State $40K For Lying About Apartment Sanitation: AG Haverhill Landlord Must Pay State $40K For Lying About Apartment Sanitation: AG
Haverhill Landlord Must Pay State $40K For Lying About Apartment Sanitation: AG Landlords are often accused of painting over wall outlets, but one landlord was much more extreme, cutting corners to commit $20,000 worth of fraud, according to authorities.  Thomas Theriault, of Haverhill, allegedly lied on state rent subsidy documents indicating that he had apartments inspected and falsifying occupancy documents, Attorney General Maura Healy reports.  For his actions, Theriault was ordered by Suffolk Superior Court to pay the state double the amount of what he illegally gained on Tuesday, Dec. 20, according to Healy. Theriault abused a program called…
Healthcare Employee Cheated MassHealth With Sex Crimes, Fake Claims: AG Healthcare Employee Cheated MassHealth With Sex Crimes, Fake Claims: AG
Healthcare Employee Cheated MassHealth With Sex Crimes, Fake Claims: AG A Plymouth resident is accused of cheating the state's Medicaid program out of hundreds of thousands of dollars through sex-related crimes and fraudulent claims, officials said.  Eric Melendez, age 43, was indicted for collecting large sums of money from MassHealth on Monday, Dec. 5, Attorney General Maura Healy's Office reports.  The office alleges that Melendez employed multiple people as Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) and submitted timesheets with hours and tasks the attendants never worked.  One of Melendez's accomplices, Angelica Pierni, 3…