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Ronald Keplin of Woburn is facing human trafficking charges.

2 Arrested For Human Trafficking In Bedford, Billerica, Medford, Reading, Wilmington, Woburn

A Medford woman and a Woburn man have been arrested on charges of running a human trafficking ring, state Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Monday.

2013/05/13

Former Mass. Probation Commissioner Facing New Federal Charges

The former commissioner of the Massachusetts Probation Department, acquitted this month of state corruption charges, is facing new federal bribery charges.

2013/04/25

Coakley Issues Charity Scam Warning After Boston Marathon Bombings

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley wants people to be aware of potential charity scams related to the Boston Marathon bombings.

2013/04/17

Same-sex marriage supporters talk with same-sex marriage opponents in front of the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo credit SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Coakley Asking Supreme Court To Throw Out Defense Of Marriage Act

The law prohibits same-sex couples in states where gay marriage is legal from receiving an array of federal benefits available to heterosexual married couples.

2013/03/27

Marijuana (Photo credit PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP/Getty Images)

AG Says Mass. Towns Cannot Bar Marijuana Centers

Attorney General Martha Coakley has ruled that Massachusetts towns cannot issue total bans on medical marijuana treatment centers within their communities.

2013/03/13

Tim Cahill on the stand at his trial Nov. 29, 2012.

Keller @ Large: Tim Cahill To Pay $100,000 Fine In Lottery Ad Probe

Former state treasurer Tim Cahill will avoid further criminal prosecution and pay a $100,000 civil fine for his role in misusing lottery ad funds under a settlement agreement with Attorney General Martha Coakley, WBZ-TV News has confirmed.

2013/03/01

Months Later, Still No Resolution On Cahill Retrial

Two months after a judge declared a mistrial in a corruption case against former Massachusetts Treasurer Tim Cahill, prosecutors and Cahill’s lawyers have not reached an agreement on resolving the case short of another trial.

2013/02/13

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Coakley Looks To Expand Mass. Wiretapping Laws

Attorney General Martha Coakley and other law enforcement officials have launched a renewed push to expand and update state wiretapping laws that predate cellphones and other modern forms of communication.

2013/01/28

AG’s Office Still Deciding Whether To Retrial Tim Cahill

Former State Treasurer Timothy Cahill’s corruption trial ended in a hung jury but he could still face another round of prosecution.

2013/01/23

43rd Annual MLK Breakfast in South Boston. (Photo: WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Karen Twomey)

Coakley Draws Parallels Between King And Gun Violence At Annual MLK Breakfast

Hundreds of people packed the convention center in South Boston Monday to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a breakfast in his honor.

2013/01/21