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Ex-Mass State Senator Accused Of Fraud Now Charged With Lying About 'Sham Job Offer': Feds
A former state senator already facing 28 counts of fraud and tax evasion is now accused of lying about a fake job offer at his sister's company, federal authorities said.
Dean Tran, 48, of Fitchburg, was indicted on one count of obstruction of justice and one count of making a false statement. Tran's sister, Tuyet T. Martin, 54, of Pelham, New Hampshire, was indicted on two counts of obstruction of justice and one count of perjury, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
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Ex-Postal Employee In Revere, Melrose Stole Cash From Mail, Created Fake Money Orders: Feds
A 36-year-old former postal clerk has been arrested and charged with stealing hundreds of pieces of mail containing cash, checks, and gift cards and generating fake money orders worth more than $8,000 in total, authorities said.
Michael Murray, of Lynn, was arrested Friday morning, April 26, and charged with one count of theft of mail matter by an employee and one count of theft of government money, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
Murray worked at the Beach Street Post Office in Revere and the Melrose Post Office from September 2022 until July 2023. During that…
Woman, 32, Who Posed As Student At Boston High Schools Faces More Charges: DA
Prosecutors have added more charges against a 32-year-old woman who police say posed as a student at multiple Boston high schools, authorities said.
Shelby Hewitt was already facing seven counts of fraud, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Prosecutors this week added nine more charges, including:
Three counts of forgery
Two counts of common law forgery
One count of uttering
Larceny over $1,200
ID theft
False claims to an employer
Hewitt, a former Department of Children and Families social worker, allegedly attended Jeremiah E. Burke High School, Brighton High School, and English…
$874K Scheme: Former Danbury Postmaster Defrauded Postal Service, Solicited Bribes: Feds
A 50-year-old Massachusetts man who once served as postmaster for a Fairfield County post office has admitted to defrauding the US Postal Service out of over $874,000 as part of a bribery, kickback, and embezzlement scheme that he operated, officials announced.
Former Brookfield resident Ephrem D. Nguyen, age 50, pleaded guilty to a fraud offense related to his scheme on Friday, Oct. 13, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.
According to federal officials, Nguyen, who now lives in Quincy, Massachusetts in Norfolk County, had been employed b…
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…
