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Lasell Athlete Scams Employer Out Of $500K, Buys Luxury Goods: Police
A college track star stole $500,000 from the jewelry store where she worked, using the money to buy a Tesla, a Hawaiian vacation, and designer goods, officials say.
Ariel Foster, 19, was arrested at her dorm at Lasell University on Wednesday, March 8 after an investigation began on Wednesday, Feb. 22 revealed she scored hundreds of thousands of dollars by jacking up the prices of merchandise and refunding the amount to her credit card, according to the Burlington Police Department.
Foster, who ironically studied criminal justice, made eight such fraudulent transactions over three days at&nb…
Ex-Stoneham Officer, Brother Charged In Kickback Scheme Worth Millions: Feds
A former Stoneham police officer and his brother, who owns an electrical contracting company, were charged in federal court Thursday, Jan. 26, with receiving bribes and kickbacks that earned them millions of dollars in Mass Saves contracts, authorities said.
Joseph Ponzo, 49, of Stoneham, and Christopher Ponzo, 48, of North Reading, were arrested last year on one count of wire fraud conspiracy and 12 counts of wire fraud stemming from a scheme with a Mass Save vendor, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. They face a charge of lying to a government official, and Joseph also will be c…
Nurse Admits To Stealing, Injecting Herself With Pain Meds From Boston Hospitals: Feds
A former nurse at a Boston-area hospital admitted in federal court this week to swiping medication meant for patients, authorities said.
Lisa Tarr, 33, of St. Petersburg, Fla., pleaded guilty to four counts of unlawfully obtaining controlled substances by fraud, deception, and subterfuge at a Boston court, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
Tarr admitted to stealing medication when she was a nursing student working at a Boston-area hospital in 2018 when she took fentanyl and injected it into her veins in 2018, the prosecutor said. She told investigators that she stole an IV…
Wanted Man Busted Peeing On Elevator at Boston MBTA Station: Police
A wanted violent fugitive was busted thanks to his weak bladder.
Gerard Burton, 57, of Boston, was arrested just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, July 30, after an officer spotted him urinating on an elevator at MBTA's Ashmont Station in Dorchester, Transit Police said. The officer told him to stop, but Burton kept going until he finished, police said.
But as officers ran his information, they realized authorities in Middlesex County wanted him on several violent felony charges, police said. He had outstanding warrants of assault and battery on a 60+-year-old disabled person with seri…
