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$4M Lottery Payday: Mass Man Preparing For Retirement After Massive Win $4M Lottery Payday: Mass Man Preparing For Retirement After Massive Win
$4M Lottery Payday: Mass Man Preparing For Retirement After Massive Win A Massachusetts man who was scratching lottery tickets in his easy chair at his home is now on Easy Street and eyeing a new house after winning a gigantic jackpot.  James Leonard, of Sandwich, won $4 million playing the “$4,000,000 Diamonds” $10 scratch-off game.  Leonard said he bought two lottery tickets when he stopped to get tonic water. He took them home to scratch off while sitting in his easy chair.  The first ticket won him $50, but the second was a life-changer. He chose to take the lump sum payment of $2.6 million (before taxes) rather than the annuity.&n…

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by Josh Lanier
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22-Year-Old Woman Found Dead At Massachusetts Maritime Academy: DA 22-Year-Old Woman Found Dead At Massachusetts Maritime Academy: DA
22-Year-Old Woman Found Dead At Massachusetts Maritime Academy: DA A 22-year-old student from Long Island was found dead inside her dorm room at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay on Cape Cod this week, according to officials. Nassau County resident Amanda Robinson, of Bellmore, was found dead in her dorm room on Wednesday morning, April 19, The Cape & Islands District Attorney's Office reports. Initial investigation suggested that Robinson died as a result of a pre-existing medical condition, the DA's Office added. Therefore, foul play is not suspected. "It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I can confirm a cadet has passed …

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by David Cifarelli
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Embezzlement: Central Mass Postal Worker Filed More Than $50K In False Expenses, Feds Say Embezzlement: Central Mass Postal Worker Filed More Than $50K In False Expenses, Feds Say
Embezzlement: Central Mass Postal Worker Filed More Than $50K In False Expenses, Feds Say A US Post Office employee from Worcester County faces up to 10 years in prison after federal authorities charged him with embezzling more than $50,000 in government funds, authorities said. Anthony Fernandes, 37, of Douglas, is charged with one count of theft of government money, the US Attorney General for Massachusetts said.  Fernandes was a supervisor at the USPS in Buzzards Bay and allegedly filed fraudulent reimbursement requests from April through November 2022, the prosecutor said. In total, he was reportedly paid $52,987 for bogus travel receipts. Along with a decade behind ba…

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by Josh Lanier