Boston Globe: A former associate vice president for Beverly Hospital was arraigned on bribery and larceny charges yesterday, accused of defrauding the hospital of almost $500,000 in what prosecutors describe as an elaborate kickback scheme. Paul Galzerano, 58, of Groveland, was arraigned in Salem Superior Court on three counts of commercial bribery and four counts of larceny over $250, according to state Attorney General Martha Coakley. He pleaded not guilty and was released on personal recognizance, Coakley said in a statement.

Springfield Republican: Twelve distributors of Kirby vacuums  in Massachusetts have been cited for violations of the commonwealth’s wage and hour laws, Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office announced Wednesday.

MSNBC: After a hard-won legislative victory, President Obama signed into law the most sweeping regulatory overhaul since the Great Depression. ... Speaking to reporters at the White House after the bill signing, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan threw their support behind [Elizabeth] Warren to head the CFP, noting that the bureau was her idea.

Boston.com: President Obama signed landmark legislation today that tightens Wall Street rules and establishes a new consumer financial protection bureau to help protect borrowers from abusive lending practices. ... Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley was among the dignitaries; Coakley last month won a $102 million settlement with Morgan Stanley & Co., for the financial firm’s participation in subprime lending practices, money that she said will benefit 1,000 Massachusetts homeowners in foreclosure.

Boston Herald: The following advisement was issued today by Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office to consumers concerned with the potential loss of private data as a result of South Shore Hospital’s loss of computer files:

Boston.com: A Newton man was charged today with paying kickbacks to an employee of a regional transit authority to divert Medicaid-funded business to one of his own transportation companies, the attorney general’s office said.

Legal Newsline: Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on Wednesday that her office has recovered more than $3 million for workers in a settlement with FedEx Ground.

WBZ: Attorney General Martha Coakley comes into the Nightside studio to discuss finance reform, same sex marriage and term limits. (audio)

Boston Business Journal: FedEx Ground  has agreed to pay the state more than $3 million to settle claims that the company misclassified its drivers as independent contractors, Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office announced Thursday.

Brockton Enterprise: Attorney General Martha Coakley received a firsthand look at what her office’s Abandoned Housing Initiative can achieve during a trip to Randolph on Thursday.