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Ex-Leader Used Boston School's Money As 'Slush Fund,' Paid For Tropical Vacations: Feds
The former headmaster of a Boston school will admit that she used nearly $40,000 in money set aside for children's education to pay for personal expenses, including two trips to Barbados, federal authorities said.
Naia Wilson, 60, of Mattapan, who is charged with one count of wire fraud, told prosecutors that she will plead guilty in federal court at a later date, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said Tuesday, Aug. 1. She has also agreed to repay the $38,806 she stole from the Boston Public Schools system.
Wilson served as headmaster at New Mission School in Hyde Park fro…
BB Gun Bank Robber With History Of Stick-Ups Gets 7 Years For Hyde Park Heist
A Hyde Park man with a history of bank robberies added another to his rap sheet when he confessed to holding up a bank in 2019, according to federal authorities. Now, he'll spend the next seven years in prison for it.
Paul Whooten, 59, was sentenced on Wednesday, June 21, for robbing a Rockland Trust Bank branch in Hyde Park, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
Whooten walked into the bank on 1196 River St bank on Dec. 21, 2019, in a mask and carrying what looked like an assault rifle and pointed it at the teller, authorities said. He demanded cash and walked out of the bank…
5 'Diamond Boys' Busted For Boston Home Invasions, Kidnappings: Police
A series of armed robberies, home invasions, kidnappings, and car jackings may have come to an end after five people charged with the crimes, ranging in age from 15 to 20, were arrested, according to officials.
Police were investigating the series of crimes around Lexington Avenue in Hyde Park when they saw vehicles that matched the description of cars involved with previous incidents of such offences around 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, according to the Boston Police Department.
Police arrested five people from the vehicles and confiscated three guns, including one emblazoned with the …
Hyde Park Man Admits To Robbing Bank With BB Gun: Feds
A Hyde Park man pleaded guilty this week to robbing a bank with a bb gun and now faces up to 25 years behind bars.
Paul Whooten, 59, admitted on Thursday, Jan. 12, to robbing a Rockland Truck Bank in 2019, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
Investigators said Whooten entered the Hyde Park branch wearing “a long dark coat, black reflective jacket, a black knit hat, black sunglasses, and gloves," carrying what appeared to be a rifle, authorities said.
"Give me all of your money," he told the teller, before escaping with more than $13,500 in cash in a bag.
He didn…
Ex-Boston Bank Employee Forged $65K Check To Buy Luxury SUV: DA
A Boston man who worked as a customer service representative for a bank forged a treasurer's check to pay for a new BMW, authorities said.
Damion Evans, 42, of Hyde Park, faces charges of embezzlement from a bank, forgery, and writing a false check, the Suffolk County District Attorney said on Thursday, Sept. 29. A judge released him without bail.
Prosecutors say Evans generated a $65,000 treasurer's check from Cambridge Trust bank but told his bosses that he did it by mistake and deleted the transaction from the system, authorities said.
A week later on June 16, Evans us…
Double Arrest Made In Recent Boston Homicide
Two men have been arrested in connection with a recent homicide in Hyde Park, authorities said.
Pierre Valbrun, age 20, of Roxbury, and Jonathan Thebaud, age 32, of Brockton were wanted in connection with the shooting death of Trevor Sands on October 10, 2021, Boston Police said.
Officers responded to a report of a person shot in the area of 22 Ayles Road in Hyde Park, where they found Sands suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact police (617) 343-4470. …
