We almost didn't read this column by Joan Venocchi because it presents such a ridiculous idea. No, Joan, we don't want another Brown-Coakley election. We love that we have Attorney General Martha Coakley and we want here to have a lengthy career in her current gig. Coakley is fortunate enough to have found a role in which she can serve the public good.
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Two people were arrested in connection with the biggest fraud scheme in MBTA history. Gloria C. Escobar and Andres M. Townes face charges of larceny over $250 and conspiracy to commit a crime in Salem District Court today after producing unauthorized MBTA passes - "ghost passes" - and selling them on Craigslist or other ways. Attorney General Martha Coakley said the scheme cost the T and taxpayers close to $5 million since 2007.
Police and hazmat teams were busy yesterday as two suspicious letters were delivered to the offices of Attorney General Martha Coakley and Senator Scott Brown. Both letters were enclosed in envelopes with a "white powdery substance" within an hour of each other. The substances, in both cases, were harmless.
Attorney General Martha Coakley plans to file immediate legislation to bar nonprofit health insurers from compensating board members. State Sen. Mark Montigny (D-New Bedford) and Rep. Martha M. Walz (D-Back Bay) will submit such a bill.
As criticism mounts on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts over the revelation that former CEO Cleve L. Killingsworth got an $11 million payment after resigning last March, the not-for-profit company suspended the five-figure annual payments given to directors.
Attorney General Martha Coakley is investigating the compensation given to Cleve L. Killingsworth, the former CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, when he abruptly resigned from his post last March. David Spackman heads the AG's nonprofits and public charities division and will look into Killingsworth's original contract from 2005 and his separation agreement.
The Cure Lounge, owned by Paige Hospitality, on Tremont Street in Boston must pay a $30,000 fine to the state, send its employees to anti-discrimination training, and publicly apologize after some black Harvard University graduates were not allowed into the club for an event after the Harvard-Yale football game on November 20.
Attorney General Martha Coakley's office filed a petition with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities to investigate National Grid's response to the blizzard on Sunday. The DPU plans to review the company's "overall emergency response" as thousands were without power for 36 hours.
Attorney General Martha Coakley wants Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Ally Bank’s GMAC to stop all foreclosure-related activities in Massachusetts. Coakley is concerned about the practice of “robo-signing," where employees simply sign mortgage documents without reviewing them.
Craigslist finally responded to external pressure and closed the "adult services" section of the popular classified advertisement website. The word "censored" now appears in its place.
- While the Mass. ballot question on poker folded, Attorney General Martha Coakley’s ruled 25 ballot questions are constitutional. Backers of each can now gather signatures in support of each question. [ Boston Business Journal]
- In November, Maine residents will vote to uphold or repeal the state's gay marriage law. [Bangor Daily News]
--Three teens, at least two of whom were friends, went to Callahan State Park in Framingham on Saturday to smoke marijuana and only two lived to tell the tale. The trio arrived in a Volvo, two fought over some allegedly stolen pot, guns were drawn and witneses heard three shots and a man yelling. According to police reports, the shooter said he would kill the victim and anyone who snitched on him, and "did not care if he went to jail for life." Nice. His attorney asked for cash bail - really - which the judge obviously denied. [MetroWest Daily News]
--A fire happened at Fenway Park this morning while construction workers were removing a temporary luxury suite. The fire was quickly put out, and no one was hurt. [WBZ] --A cousin of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley died Friday night in a fire in her Hyannis home. [Boston Globe] --The Air Force has found that Cape Wind wouldn't impact one of its radar stations. In an impressive NIMBY effort, Representative William Delahunt wanted to...
The state Cultural Facilities Fund was generous this year, giving $16.7 million to various arts-related groups. The Citi Performing Arts Center was not one of them, largely because they seem to have their priorities mixed up when it comes to handling their funds. The Citi Performing Arts Center was going to get $600,000, but that amount has been, in the words of the Globe, "tabled." The Citi Performing Arts Center had tried to improve its...
Former MIT professor and business whiz John Donovan Sr. has been found guilty for staging his own shooting in 2005, wasting a hell of a lot of Cambridge's time, and irritating state Attorney General Martha Coakley. Supposedly, his motive for such weird behavior was that he wanted to get revenge on his son by saying his son had hired Russian hit men to kill him. Donovan went on trial last week for filing a false...
Boston.com reports that Attorney General Martha Coakley will soon announce the indictment of Powers Fastener, a New York based glue manufacturer. Powers Fastener allegedly supplied the low-creep resistant adhesive that the Big Dig used to "affix" ceiling panels to the I-90 Connector Tunnel's interior. The indictment will charge the glue company with criminal negligence in the death of Milena Del Valle, who was killed when the tunnel's ceiling fell onto her car last year....
--Sean Stevens and Peter Berdvosky can breathe a sigh of relief now that they are officially off the blotter with a slap on the wrist. The artists who were hired by the Cartoon Network and Interference, Inc., to hang the Mooninites throughout Boston will do community service. Instead of offering the public another '70s hair comedy routine, the two had more substantial things to say this time around. The Herald quoted Stevens as saying, "I...
We recently received e-mails proudly announcing the impending arrival of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters on April 13. Even if you didn't notice the - ahem - little problem promotions for the ATHF movie caused in Boston, and even if you've never heard of ATHF, the movie sounds like fun, and the full-length cartoon features the voices of Bruce Campbell and Neil Peart of Rush.
Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today that the Boston area cut a deal with Turner Broadcasting and Interference, Inc., the brains behind the marketing campaign for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theatres that made life in Boston a little nutty last week. Boston will receive $2 million dollars for its trouble. In return, Turner Broadcasting and Interference won't face charges. Here's the basic breakdown - $1 million goes to reimbursing state and...
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