Today, Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office encouraged Massachusetts residents to consider donating to charities and relief funds in the wake of the tragic earthquake in Haiti, but also warned potential donors to protect themselves from fundraising scams claiming to benefit those affected by this week's catastrophe.

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office, along with 22 states and the District of Columbia, reached an agreement with Abbott Laboratories, Fournier Industrie et Sante and Laboratories Fournier, S.A., resolving antitrust and deceptive trade practices claims involving the drug TriCor.

A Saugus man pled guilty in Suffolk Superior Court in connection with knowingly making or presenting false timesheets and not showing up for his job as a Construction Inspector at Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) job sites. ... Two other men pled guilty in Suffolk Superior Court on December 30, 2009, in connection with this case.