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ATTORNEY GENERAL

Attorney General


Attorney General
Fiscal Year 2015 Resource Summary ($000)
DEPARTMENT FY 2015
Budgetary
Recommendations
FY 2015
Federal, Trust,
and ISF
FY 2015
Total
Spending
FY 2015
Budgetary
Non-Tax Revenue
Office of the Attorney General 41,925 1,780 43,705 54,170
Victim and Witness Assistance Board 1,407 422 1,829 0
TOTAL 43,333 2,201 45,534 54,170


account description amount
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 43,704,902
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 41,925,342
Direct Appropriations
0810-0000 Office of the Attorney General Administration
For the operation of the office of the attorney general
23,044,018
0810-0004 Compensation to Victims of Violent Crimes
For compensation to victims of violent crimes; provided, that notwithstanding chapter 258C of the General Laws, if a claimant is 60 years of age or older at the time of the crime and is not employed or receiving unemployment compensation, the claimant shall be eligible for compensation in accordance with said chapter 258C even if the claimant has suffered no out-of-pocket loss; provided further, that compensation to the claimant shall be limited to a maximum of $50; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, victims of the crime of rape shall be notified of all available services designed to assist rape victims including, but not limited to, the provisions outlined in section 5 of chapter 258B of the General Laws
2,188,340
0810-0014 Public Utilities Proceedings Unit
For the operation of the public utilities proceedings unit; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed under section 11E of chapter 12 of the General Laws shall equal the amount expended from this item
2,353,721
0810-0021 Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
For the operation of the Medicaid fraud control unit; provided, that expenditures from this item shall be federally reimbursable
4,033,878
0810-0045 Wage Enforcement Program
For the operation of the wage enforcement program
3,532,371
0810-0061 Litigation and Enhanced Recoveries
For the purpose of funding existing and future litigation devoted to obtaining significant recoveries for the commonwealth
1,625,000
0810-0098 State Police Overtime for AG
For the costs associated with police overtime for the office of the attorney general
415,676
0810-0201 Insurance Proceedings Unit
For the costs incurred in administrative and judicial proceedings on insurance; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount expended from this item; and provided further, that funds appropriated in this item may be expended for the purposes of items 0810-0338 and 0810-0399
1,500,717
0810-0223 Uniform Law Commission
For the purpose of funding the Uniform Law Commission; provided, that prior fiscal year payments may be payable from this appropriation
55,000
0810-0338 Automobile Insurance Fraud Investigation and Prosecution
For the costs of the automobile insurance fraud investigation and prosecution program; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount expended from this item
434,641
0810-0399 Workers' Compensation Fraud Investigation and Prosecution
For the costs of investigating and prosecuting workers' compensation fraud; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the amount assessed for these costs shall be equal to the amount expended from this item; and provided further, that the attorney general shall investigate and prosecute, where appropriate, employers who fail to provide workers' compensation insurance in accordance with the laws of the commonwealth
284,426
0810-1204 Gaming Enforcement Division
For the costs of the gaming enforcement division as required by section 11M of chapter 12 of the General Laws
457,554

account description amount
Retained Revenues
0810-0013 False Claims Recovery Retained Revenue
For the office of the attorney general which may expend for a false claims program an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 from revenues collected from enforcement of the false claims law; provided, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate, as reported in the state accounting system
2,000,000

account description amount
Federal Grant Spending 1,584,000
0810-0009 Housing and Urban Development Special Project
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, HUD Special Project
80,000
0810-0026 Crime Victim Compensation - Federal
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Crime Victim Compensation - Federal
1,504,000
account description amount
Trust and Other Spending 195,560
0810-0033 Local Consumer Aid Reimbursement 47,488
0810-0414 State Drug Forfeiture Funds 36,640
0810-0444 Federal Drug Forfeiture Funds 20,699
0810-2521 Settlement Agreement with Zurich American Insurance Company 7,422
0810-7201 Mass DOT Representation Costs 83,311

 

 
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account description amount
VICTIM AND WITNESS ASSISTANCE BOARD 1,828,968
Budgetary Direct Appropriations 1,407,233
0840-0100 Victim and Witness Assistance Board
For the operation of the victim and witness assistance board
506,776
0840-0101 Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Program
For the operation of the safety assistance for every person leaving abuse now advocacy program
900,457

account description amount
Federal Grant Spending 99,105
0840-0110 Office of Victims of Crimes - Victim Assistance Formula
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Office of Victims of Crimes - Victim Assistance Formula
99,105
account description amount
Trust and Other Spending 322,630
0610-3765 Victims of Drunk Driving 300,830
0840-0115 Victim Witness Assistance Board Reimbursement Trust 21,800