BOSTON — A Massachusetts electricity supplier has agreed to pay $5 million to settle allegations of using deceptive marketing and sales tactics to lure residents into costly contracts with high electricity rates.Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey said Wednesday that the tactics used by Viridian Energy included door-to-door sales, direct mail, and family-and-friend-based "network marketing."Healey also alleged that consumers who switched to Viridian ultimately paid more for electricity than if they had stayed with their utility.

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