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Central Massachusetts Couple Accused Of Sex Trafficking Victim To Multiple States: Feds
A Worcester husband and wife potentially face life in prison after federal investigators said they forced a person into prostitution and trafficked them to multiple states for sex. Kiersten Soto, 29, and Moises Soto, 30, were arrested on Friday, Dec. 16, after investigators said they "used force, fraud, and coercion to traffic a victim for commercial sex in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island" from February through May 2022, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Not much more is known about the allegations as the indictment is sealed. The Sotos a…
Police & Fire
Massachusetts Post Office Manager Admits To Stealing Packages Of Cocaine: Feds
A 43-year-old Worcester post office manager pleaded guilty last month in federal court to stealing packages at least eight times that contained cocaine so he could sell the drugs, the Department of Justice announced. Kevin Dombroski of Worcester admitted to one count of mail theft by a US Postal Service employee on Aug. 30, the US Attorney's Office said. A federal judge will sentence him in January. Dombroski said he stole packages between eight to 10 times that were mailed from Puerto Rico to Worcester that he thought had drugs inside. He would take the parcels into a private ro…
Lifestyle
Winning $825,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store
A winning lottery ticket valued at $825,000 was sold at a Connecticut store. An unnamed Massachusetts resident, from Worcester, claimed the "$1,000,000 Emeralds" prize from a ticket sold in Windham County, Connecticut Lottery announced on Monday, Aug. 22. The ticket was purchased in the town of Thompson at the XtraMart, located at 9 Woodstock Ave., CT Lottery said. Other noteworthy winners since the last report include: Leo Hansen, of Naugatuck, who claimed a $100,242 Powerball prize from a ticket purchased at Gulf Express Market LLC in Naugatuck Bobby Green, of …
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old From Fairfield County Killed In I-84 Crash
A 20-year-old was killed after slamming into the back of a tractor-trailer on a busy Connecticut roadway, police said. The crash took place in New Haven County around 8:30 p.m. near Exit 23 on I-84 in Waterbury. According to state police, both vehicles were traveling westbound when a Chevrolet Silverado driven by Fairfield County resident Zachary James Carlson, of Danbury, failed to slow down due to traffic and struck the rear of the tractor-trailer. Carlson died from his injuries at the scene, police said. The tractor-trailer driver, a 62-year-old Worcester, Massachusetts resident,&…
News
CT Man Accused Of Smuggling People From Brazil To US For Profit
By the time he was busted by federal agents in June 2022, Connecticut resident Fagner De Lima told police he had been smuggling humans into the country for two decades. De Lima, age 41, of East Hartford, was indicted by a grand jury Thursday, Aug. 18, on one count of attempted human smuggling in federal court in Worcester, Massachusetts. Prosecutors said De Lima has a history of conspiring with others to illegally smuggle people from Brazil to the United States, making thousands of dollars along the way. He regularly made travel arrangements for clients to illegally enter the country by pl…
Obituaries
Loved Ones Honor Connecticut Couple Killed In Massachusetts Rollover Crash
Tributes are pouring in for a Connecticut couple who lost their lives in a rollover crash in central Massachusetts last week. Luc Morin, age 65, and Christine Banavige, age 52, both of New Britain, died when their pickup truck was struck and rolled over on I-290 in Worcester on Saturday, July 30. The couple was apparently heading to their cabin in Maine, according to a GoFundMe organized in their honor. "Christine has two young adult daughters who are just starting out their adult lives," the campaign read. "They were Christine’s world and are completely unprepared and blindsided by these…
Traffic
IDs Released For Connecticut Duo Killed In Massachusetts Rollover Crash
Authorities have identified the Connecticut duo killed in a morning rollover crash on I-290 in Worcester as Luc Morin, age 65, and Christine Banavige, age 52, both of New Britain. They were killed after their pickup truck rolled over after being struck by a 2009 Toyota Matrix, Massachusetts State Police said. The crash was reported just before Exit 24 on the morning of Saturday, July 30, according to a Tweet from MassDOT. Rollover crash with serious injuries in #Worcester on I-290-EB near exit 24. Two right lanes closed 2 RTLs closed. Expect delays in the area. — Mass. Transportation …
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Man Charged With Murder Of 29-Year-Old Whose Body Was Found In Central Mass
A Worcester man is being held without bail after being charged with the murder of another man whose body was found in March, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said. Christopher Fuller, age 30, is charged with the murder of Ernest Appiah, age 29, whose body was found in the woods 25 feet from Asnebumskit Road in Paxton on March 5, Early said. Appiah's death was ruled a homicide after it was determined that he was shot in the torso, Early said. Fuller was arrested on Monday, July 11 and was arraigned in East Brookfield District Court on Tues…
News
CT Man Charged With Attempted Human Smuggling
A 41-year-old Connecticut man is accused of running a business to illegally smuggle people from Brazil to the United States and extorting his clients during their journey. Fagner Chaves De Lima, of East Hartford, was charged with one count of attempted human smuggling, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts on Thursday, June 30. “It is alleged that Mr. De Lima orchestrated an elaborate and manipulative human smuggling operation. For a steep price, Mr. De Lima allegedly made arrangements for victims to travel fro…
News
Two Massachusetts Residents Admit To Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
Two Massachusetts residents have pleaded guilty to their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and heroin. Cintia Franco, age 34, and Amauris Antonio Rosario Garcia, also known as “Animal,” age 39, both of Worcester, each pleaded guilty this week to: Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl; Conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin; Distribution of and possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl. Garcia also pleaded guilty to distribution o…
Police & Fire
Two Teenagers Injured From Separate Shootings In Central Mass, Police Say
Two teenagers were hospitalized in two separate shootings that happened over the weekend in Worcester, authorities said. First, a 15-year-old boy was shot on Vernon Street around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, Worcester Police said. He was taken to a local hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Then, 17-year-old boy was shot in the area of Orne Street after police responded to a ShotSpotter activation just before 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, police added. He was also taken to the local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Both investigations are ongoing. An…
Police & Fire
Massachusetts Woman Five Months Pregnant Killed In Double Murder
Details have been released in the Memorial Day Weekend double murder in Pennsylvania involving a woman from Massachusetts. Mamadou Kallie, 23, took his 22-month-old child out of the Toyota Corolla after killing the boy's mother and a woman who was five months pregnant Sunday, May 29, Coatesville, Chester County DA Deb Ryan said. Kallie gave the baby to relatives and then carjacked someone he knew before leading police on a pursuit in a bloodied shirt just before 11 p.m. He was found holding a gun to his head before being arrested in Valley Township in Pennsylvania. He was later ch…
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