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Man Accused Of Killing Wife Ana Walshe, Gets 3 Years For Art Fraud: Feds Man Accused Of Killing Wife Ana Walshe, Gets 3 Years For Art Fraud: Feds
Man Accused Of Killing Wife Ana Walshe, Gets 3 Years For Art Fraud: Feds A Lynn, Massachusetts, man who will soon stand trial for allegedly murdering his wife found himself in another courtroom Tuesday when he was sentenced to more than three years in prison for an elaborate art fraud scheme, authorities said.  Brian Walshe, 49, was given 37 months behind bars after he pleaded guilty to selling fake Andy Warhol paintings on eBay labeled as authentic, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  The fraud began in 2011 when a friend gave Walshe three Andy Warhol paintings to sell on his behalf. Walshe kept the paintings and the profits, prosecutors said.&nb…
Guatemalan Man Nabbed In Lynn For Reentering US Faces Child Rape, Trafficking Charges Guatemalan Man Nabbed In Lynn For Reentering US Faces Child Rape, Trafficking Charges
Guatemalan Man Nabbed In Lynn For Reentering US Faces Child Rape, Trafficking Charges A Guatemalan man who illegally reentered the US after being deported was arrested in Lynn and also faces charges for sex trafficking in Boston federal court, authorities said. Marcelino De Leon Yoc, also known as Eric Pineda Hernandez, 32, was sentenced to time served (about five months) and one year of supervised release. De Leon Yoc admitted to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien in October 2023, according to the US Attorney’s Office. Related: Brazilian Fugitive Convicted Of Rape Nabbed In Malden He was first deported on May 12, 2018, court documents said. De Leon Yo…
Salem Man Gets 6 Years For Sharing Child Porn Of Victim Younger Than 12: Feds Salem Man Gets 6 Years For Sharing Child Porn Of Victim Younger Than 12: Feds
Salem Man Gets 6 Years For Sharing Child Porn Of Victim Younger Than 12: Feds A Salem man will serve six years in prison after he pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court to child pornography possession and distribution charges, authorities said.  Andrew Sorrento, 35, had nearly two dozen photos and seven videos saved on his cell phone showing child sexual abuse material, including some images of children under 12 years old, the U.S. attorney’s office said. Investigators identified Sorrento as a person they believed was sending child sexual abuse material in July 2022. Authorities found photos and videos on devices when they searched his Salem home in December 2…
220 Pounds Of Drugs, Worth $8M, Seized In Mass; 'Largest Seizure' In State History: Feds 220 Pounds Of Drugs, Worth $8M, Seized In Mass; 'Largest Seizure' In State History: Feds
220 Pounds Of Drugs, Worth $8M, Seized In Mass; 'Largest Seizure' In State History: Feds Thousands of fentanyl pills made to look like candy, 20 pounds of cocaine, and more drugs than there are people in Massachusetts. That's what federal investigators laid out on a table Monday, Nov. 6, when they announced what is likely the biggest drug bust in history.  Emilio Garcia, 25, Sebastien Bejin, 33, and Deiby Felix, 40, all of Lynn, were charged with a litany of felonies following their arrests, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  US Attorney's Office Police began investigating the crew following an overdose death in Salem over the summer, investigators said. Officers surve…
Child Porn: Amesbury Man Made Plans To Rape Child, Feds Say Child Porn: Amesbury Man Made Plans To Rape Child, Feds Say
Child Porn: Amesbury Man Made Plans To Rape Child, Feds Say A 30-year-old man admitted to trading child sexual abuse material and speaking with a woman he met online about meeting up to have sex with a child she was babysitting, authorities said. And after he sued to earn bail after his arrest, police caught him trading sexual images of kids again.  Thomas Cross, of Amesbury, pleaded guilty on Friday, Aug. 18, to one count each of distribution of child pornography, receipt of child pornography, and possession of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said on Monday. Police arrested Cross in 2018 after they searched his home a…
Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of 13-Year-Old Tyler Lawrence In Boston: Officials Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of 13-Year-Old Tyler Lawrence In Boston: Officials
Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of 13-Year-Old Tyler Lawrence In Boston: Officials An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy in Boston two weekends ago, officials said. Csean Skerritt, age 34, was arrested for allegedly shooting and killed Tyler Lawrence on Sunday, Feb. 5, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced on Monday.  Skerritt is charged with murder, being an armed career criminal level III, and various firearm and ammunition charges, Hayden said. He was already in federal custody on un-related charges.  "I want to thank the Boston Police detectives for their extraordinary, nonstop work on this case, and the US Attorney’s O…
FBI Probing Veteran's Claim That George Santos Stole Dying Dog's Charity Money, Report Says FBI Probing Veteran's Claim That George Santos Stole Dying Dog's Charity Money, Report Says
FBI Probing Veteran's Claim That George Santos Stole Dying Dog's Charity Money, Report Says The bad news just keeps coming for embattled New York Rep. George Santos, who is now the subject of an FBI investigation into accusations he stole charity money intended to help a Navy veteran’s dying service dog, Politico reports.  Richard Osthoff, of Howell, New Jersey, told the outlet that two FBI agents reached out to him on Wednesday, Feb. 1, as part of an investigation by the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York. Earlier Report: Bye George: Embattled Nassau Rep Santos Stepping Down 'Temporarily' From Committee Assignments Osthoff told Politico he gave the agents …
Quincy Man Busted With 500 Child Porn Images Gets 6 Years In Prison: Feds Quincy Man Busted With 500 Child Porn Images Gets 6 Years In Prison: Feds
Quincy Man Busted With 500 Child Porn Images Gets 6 Years In Prison: Feds A 29-year-old Quincy man who was caught with child pornography will spend the next six years behind bars, authorities said.  Andre Tilahun pleaded guilty to receiving and possessing child porn in October, and a judge sentenced him on Thursday, Jan. 19, the US Attorney's Office said.  Investigators said they found 350 images of child porn on Tilahun's computer during a search of his home in 2021. They also found 230 more photos of the offending material on his phone. Police said Tilahun used the social media platform Kik to trade child porn in six separate chat rooms, authorities s…
Harvard-Educated Sleep Doctor Slept Well In Brookline Home He Bought Defrauding Patients: Feds Harvard-Educated Sleep Doctor Slept Well In Brookline Home He Bought Defrauding Patients: Feds
Harvard-Educated Sleep Doctor Slept Well In Brookline Home He Bought Defrauding Patients: Feds A federal grand jury indicted a Brookline sleep doctor this week on charges that he ran multiple frauds and laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him purchase a $1.6 million home in the toney town.   Dr. Pankaj Merchia, 49, faces three counts of money laundering and one count of health care fraud stemming from the alleged schemes, the US Attorney's Office said.  The indictment lays out the two alleged frauds. In one, Merchia continued to bill patients' insurance companies for monthly rentals of CPAP and BiPap machines — breathing devices used to treat sleep …
Mass Man Who Made Millions Manipulating Stocks Must Repay Money, Serve House Arrest: Feds Mass Man Who Made Millions Manipulating Stocks Must Repay Money, Serve House Arrest: Feds
Mass Man Who Made Millions Manipulating Stocks Must Repay Money, Serve House Arrest: Feds A Chinese national who lives in Weymouth that investigators said led a group of traders accused of making more than $37 million through a stock manipulation scheme must repay the money he bilked, federal authorities announced.  Jiali Wang, 44, was sentenced this week to time served (three months in prison) and nine months of house arrest, and he must forfeit $7.75 million in illicit proceeds from the scam after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud earlier this year, the US Attorney's Office said.  The Security and Exchanges Commission alleged that Wang led 17…
Dominican Man Faces 20 Years In Prison After Sneaking Back Into US After Deportation: Feds Dominican Man Faces 20 Years In Prison After Sneaking Back Into US After Deportation: Feds
Dominican Man Faces 20 Years In Prison After Sneaking Back Into US After Deportation: Feds A 35-year-old Dominican man who recently finished a federal sentence on drug and weapons charges now faces 20 years in prison for violating a deportation order, federal authorities said.  Jonathan Alcequiez-Sanchez was convicted of drug distribution and weapons charges in December 2021 in Lawrence District Court and served a sentence in prison until earlier this month, the US Attorney's Office said. But Alcequiez-Sanchez is not supposed to be in the United States.  The foreign-born man was deported from the US in 2018 after police in New York arrested him for unlawful entry, …
Lynn Ex-Postman Who Admitted Stealing iPads, Cash From Mail Avoids Jailtime: Feds Lynn Ex-Postman Who Admitted Stealing iPads, Cash From Mail Avoids Jailtime: Feds
Lynn Ex-Postman Who Admitted Stealing iPads, Cash From Mail Avoids Jailtime: Feds A 32-year-old former post office employee who admitted to stealing mail must pay restitution to his victims, but he won't serve jail time, federal authorities said.  Juan Murillo, who admitted to taking two iPads bound for a Harvard University dorm and cash from an envelope he was delivering, was sentenced to a year of probation and $2,400 restitution, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Murillo pleaded guilty in April and could have faced as much as five years in prison and a fine ranging up to $25,000.  Murillo isn't the only area postal employee accused of stealing m…
Ex-Tufts Doctor, 3 Other Boston-Area Men Accused Of Offering Cash For Sex With Child: Feds Ex-Tufts Doctor, 3 Other Boston-Area Men Accused Of Offering Cash For Sex With Child: Feds
Ex-Tufts Doctor, 3 Other Boston-Area Men Accused Of Offering Cash For Sex With Child: Feds A Tufts Medical Center anesthesiologist was one of four Boston-area men arrested late last week and charged with trying to pay for sex with a child, authorities said on Monday, Nov. 7. The medical center fired him after the accusations surfaced.  Dr. Sadeq Ali Quraishi, 45, is accused of paying $250 to what he thought was a 14-year-old girl for sex, but he was speaking with a Homeland Security undercover agent, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Quraishi was arrested with three other men caught in the same sting. They are:  Dmitri McKenzie, 27, of Boston David Cannon, 5…
Marblehead 'Monk,' Lawyer Scammed $3.6M In COVID Relief Money To Buy Luxury Items: Feds Marblehead 'Monk,' Lawyer Scammed $3.6M In COVID Relief Money To Buy Luxury Items: Feds
Marblehead 'Monk,' Lawyer Scammed $3.6M In COVID Relief Money To Buy Luxury Items: Feds A monk and an attorney apply for COVID-19 relief loans. It sounds like the start of a joke, but the FBI isn't laughing.  Agents arrested a Marblehead man who claimed to be an Orthodox Christian monk and a woman who served as his attorney this week and charged them with a "brazen" scheme to steal more than $3.6 million from federal programs.  Brian Andrew Bushell, 47, and Tracey M.A. Stockton, 64, were arrested on Thursday, Oct. 13, after the FBI said it uncovered their efforts to swindle aid money meant for businesses struggling during the pandemic. They used that cash t…
RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison
RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison A Rhode Island man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for kidnapping and killing a 23-year-old mother from Boston, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports. Louis Coleman, of Providence, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for the death of Jassy Correia, of Dorchester on Tuesday, Oct. 11.  Corriera was reported missing after leaving her birthday celebration at Venu Nightclub in downtown Boston in the overnight hours of Sunday, February 24, 2019, authorities reported.  Shortly after 2 a.m., Correia got separated from her friends and tried to getting a…
Ex-Boston Philharmonic Artistic Advisor Gets 5 Years For Violent Child Porn: Feds Ex-Boston Philharmonic Artistic Advisor Gets 5 Years For Violent Child Porn: Feds
Ex-Boston Philharmonic Artistic Advisor Gets 5 Years For Violent Child Porn: Feds The former artistic advisor for the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra will spend the next five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sharing child porn, authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 22.  David St. George, 75, of Arlington, was sentenced to the prison term, five years of supervised release, and he must pay a $5,100 special assessment and $3,000 restitution to the victims in the case, the US Attorney's Office said.  Federal investigators arrested St. George in May 2018 after they found a shared online storage account that was linked to his internet that was full of chil…
Layover At Boston Logan Lands Ohio Man In Jail On Child Porn Charges: Feds Layover At Boston Logan Lands Ohio Man In Jail On Child Porn Charges: Feds
Layover At Boston Logan Lands Ohio Man In Jail On Child Porn Charges: Feds Police arrested an Ohio man earlier this week after officers found a stash of nearly 3,000 pieces of child pornography on his tablet during a routine screening at Boston Logan Internation, federal authorities said.  Thiago da Silva Pinheiro, 42, of Cincinnati, took off from Ontario bound for Brazil, but he had a layover in Boston on Tuesday, Sept. 20, the U Attorney's Office said. Customs and Border Protection agents at the airport searched his luggage as part of a standard security check and found his Samsung tablet with child porn that featured kids as young as 2 years old, authoritie…
Worcester 'Career' Criminal With 2 First Names Gets 16 Years In Prison: DOJ Worcester 'Career' Criminal With 2 First Names Gets 16 Years In Prison: DOJ
Worcester 'Career' Criminal With 2 First Names Gets 16 Years In Prison: DOJ A federal judge sentenced a 41-year-old convicted drug trafficker with a history of convictions to 16 years in prison earlier this month, authorities said. Officers arrested him after finding his stash hidden inside a wall at an apartment complex.  Daniel Donald of Worcester was convicted last year of possession with intent to distribute over 100 grams of heroin, over 500 grams of cocaine, over 28 grams of crack cocaine, and fentanyl, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts said. The court ruled Donald was a "career offender" and an "arm…
Worcester Man Sets Speed Record Going To Prison With Sports Car Fraud: Feds Worcester Man Sets Speed Record Going To Prison With Sports Car Fraud: Feds
Worcester Man Sets Speed Record Going To Prison With Sports Car Fraud: Feds A 29-year-old Worcester man decided to speed run his way to prison when he stole someone's identity and defrauded two banks to purchase a sports car.  Brandon Brouillard was sentenced to just shy of four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to identity theft and two counts of bank fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.  Brouillard's road trip to federal prison began in February 2021 when he stole a New Hampshire man's identity and used it to open a bank account and then $108,000 from that account to a different one at another bank, prosecutors said.  He also used that ma…
Former FedEx Driver Stole Guns Out For Delivery, Sold Them To Undercover Agent: Feds Former FedEx Driver Stole Guns Out For Delivery, Sold Them To Undercover Agent: Feds
Former FedEx Driver Stole Guns Out For Delivery, Sold Them To Undercover Agent: Feds A 39-year-old ex-FedEx driver stole several packages he knew had guns inside and sold them, but what he didn't know was the buyer was an undercover officer, federal authorities said.  Frank P. O’Toole of Middlesborough was indicted recently on two counts of possession or sale of a stolen firearm after police arrested him on Aug. 12, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.  Federal officials said that while O'Toole worked as a FedEx delivery driver from October 2021 until June, he swiped three packages he was supposed to deliver. Each of them was from known federal firearm dealers and had…
Lowell Nurse Pleads Guilty To $100M Medicare, MassHealth Fraud, Kickback Scheme: Feds Lowell Nurse Pleads Guilty To $100M Medicare, MassHealth Fraud, Kickback Scheme: Feds
Lowell Nurse Pleads Guilty To $100M Medicare, MassHealth Fraud, Kickback Scheme: Feds A 42-year-old Lowell nurse pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this month to a scheme that prosecutors say defrauded at least $100 million from Medicare and MassHealth.  Winnie Waruru admitted in court on Sept. 8 to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, aiding and abetting healthcare fraud, conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks, and multiple counts of lying to federal investigators, the U.S. Attorney's Office.  Waruru worked as a licensed practical nurse for Arbor Homecare Services LLC, where investigators said she and a co-owner of the business, Faith Newton, failed to train staff,…
New England Teacher On Leave After 8 Middle School Boys Keep Log Of His Alleged Harassment New England Teacher On Leave After 8 Middle School Boys Keep Log Of His Alleged Harassment
New England Teacher On Leave After 8 Middle School Boys Keep Log Of His Alleged Harassment A log of alleged harassment by their teacher dubbed the “Pedo Database” that was created by eight middle school boys in New England is now part of an official investigation into the teacher, The Boston Globe reports.  The Rhode Island teacher, who works at Davisville Middle School in North Kingstown, has been placed on administrative leave amid a probe into numerous claims of inappropriate behavior, including that he made female students dance for him, the outlet reports. One of the former students, now a 15-year-old high school student, told The Boston Globe that he and several other male…
Malden Man Accused Of Shooting At Car With Toddler Inside Going To Prison On Gun, Drug Charges Malden Man Accused Of Shooting At Car With Toddler Inside Going To Prison On Gun, Drug Charges
Malden Man Accused Of Shooting At Car With Toddler Inside Going To Prison On Gun, Drug Charges A 22-year-old accused of trafficking drugs and flaunting his cash and machine guns in a YouTube video will spend more than six years in federal prison, authorities said.  Phillips Charles, also known as PHON C, pleaded guilty to several drug and gun charges in April and was sentenced earlier this month to six and a half years in prison with four years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.  Charles is well known to police in Middlesex County. After his arrest in October 2019 arrest for suspected drug trafficking, the reported gang member continued to traffic drugs…
Men Who Ran Dark Web Drug Site From Stoughton Sentenced To Prison: DOJ Men Who Ran Dark Web Drug Site From Stoughton Sentenced To Prison: DOJ
Men Who Ran Dark Web Drug Site From Stoughton Sentenced To Prison: DOJ A 25-year-old Brockton man who helped create and run a Dark Web drug ring was sentenced to more than two years in prison, federal authorities said.  Allante Pires pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, Ketamine, and Alprazolam (Xanax), the U.S. Attorney's Office said. He will spend 28 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and must forfeit a 2013 Mercedes E sedan that investigators say he bought using drug money. Though, prosecutors wanted a far harsher penalty of 70 months…
Boston Man Who Fired At Police During Armed Robbery Escape Gets 16 Years: Feds Boston Man Who Fired At Police During Armed Robbery Escape Gets 16 Years: Feds
Boston Man Who Fired At Police During Armed Robbery Escape Gets 16 Years: Feds A 31-year-old Boston man who pleaded guilty to taking part in a violent Brockton armed robbery in 2019 was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison, the US Attorney's Office said. Stephan Rosser-Stewart was part of a four-man group that robbed a T-Mobile store and fired several shots while trying to make their getaway from police, authorities said. Federal prosecutors charged Rosser-Stewart, Darius Carter, and Diovanni Carter in the robbery. State authorities also charged Dennis Martin in the case.  The men walked into the Belmont Street store and shoved a gun to the man…
Former Everett Man Admits To Lying To Get Thousands In COVID-19 Relief Money: Feds Former Everett Man Admits To Lying To Get Thousands In COVID-19 Relief Money: Feds
Former Everett Man Admits To Lying To Get Thousands In Covid-19 Relief Money: Feds A 28-year-old former Everett man pleaded guilty this week to identity theft and wire fraud charges as part of multiple schemes to illegally get federal pandemic-relief money, the Department of Justice said.  Tedje Menard admitted in court to lying on an application for the Paycheck Protection Plan by inflating his business's income and hiding his criminal history to get a $20,833 loan, the US Attorney's Office said.  He also admitted to stealing another person's identity to rent an apartment in East Boston, the prosecutor said. Menard also applied for a $40,000 Economic Injury Dis…
Boston Man Accused Of Selling Kilos Of Cocaine With His Mom Convicted: Feds Boston Man Accused Of Selling Kilos Of Cocaine With His Mom Convicted: Feds
Boston Man Accused Of Selling Kilos Of Cocaine With His Mom Convicted: Feds A 33-year-old East Boston man pleaded guilty this week to selling two kilograms of cocaine to a police informant, federal authorities said. The man's mother, who police accused of helping him sell cocaine and heroin, pleaded guilty to a similar charge last year, reports said.  Carlos Acosta Estrella, a Mexican national, could face life in prison after he admitted to charges of intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute 100 grams of heroin provides, and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, the U.S. Attorney's Office an…
Connecticut Man Admits To Cyberstalking, Threatening Massachusetts Woman Connecticut Man Admits To Cyberstalking, Threatening Massachusetts Woman
Connecticut Man Admits To Cyberstalking, Threatening Massachusetts Woman A 31-year-old Connecticut man has admitted to threatening, harassing, and intimidating a Massachusetts woman through email and social media.  Marshall Nicholas Fain, of New Haven, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Aug. 31, to one count of cyberstalking and one count of transmitting threats through interstate commerce, United States Attorney Rachael Rollins announced on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Fain was arrested and charged on Feb. 2, the US Attorney's Office said. According to the report, Fain was in a relationship with the victim for about two years, and the relationship ended in August 2…
Feds To Deport Lawrence Man Again After 10-Year Prison Term For Drug Charge Feds To Deport Lawrence Man Again After 10-Year Prison Term For Drug Charge
Feds To Deport Lawrence Man Again After 10-Year Prison Term For Drug Charge A Lawrence man who federal authorities deported once before will be sent back to the Dominican Republic following a 10-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to drug charges – again, officials said.  Jefri Paulino, 26, confessed to possession with intent to sell 400 grams or more of fentanyl and cocaine and unlawful reentry of a deported alien, the US Attorney's Office said this week. It's his second drug conviction in five years, authorities noted.  Federal agents arrested Paulino in 2020 after he agreed to sell an undercover informant a kilogram of fentanyl and 50 grams of…
Boston Man With Gang Ties Who Trafficked 13 Kilos Of Cocaine Leaving Jail: Feds Boston Man With Gang Ties Who Trafficked 13 Kilos Of Cocaine Leaving Jail: Feds
Boston Man With Gang Ties Who Trafficked 13 Kilos Of Cocaine Leaving Jail: Feds A Boston man who was convicted of trafficking more than 13 kilograms of cocaine was sentenced to five years in prison earlier this month, but he will be back on the streets soon, authorities said. Anthony Coplin, 57, of Dorchester, was one of 52 defendants with ties to the Columbia Point Dawgs that federal agents targeted with five indictments in 2015 for alleged drug trafficking, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Tuesday, Sept. 6. He's the last of those defendants to be sentenced in the case.  The FBI said Coplin sold large quantities of cocaine through his Roxbury shop on Dudley Street…
Massachusetts Post Office Manager Admits To Stealing Packages Of Cocaine: Feds Massachusetts Post Office Manager Admits To Stealing Packages Of Cocaine: Feds
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…