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Child Porn: Amherst Doctor Had Thousands Of Videos, Secretly Filmed Medical Exams
A resident doctor with a Western Massachusetts family medical center was arrested this week after police found thousands of photos and videos featuring child pornography of kids on more than 70 devices, federal authorities said. He is also alleged to have secretly filmed medical exams of two minor patients, officials said. Dr. Bradley Ferrick, age 32, of Winchester and Amherst, is charged with one count of possession of child pornography after he was arrested on Tuesday, March 14, the US Attorney for Massachusett said. Ferrick is listed as a member of the inaugural residency cla…
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$1.5M In Stolen Vehicles: Haverhill Man Admits Running Ring That Used Stolen IDs To Buy Cars
A 39-year-old Essex County man admitted to a wide-ranging scheme that involved buying cars and opening credit cards using stolen identities of US citizens living in Puerto Rico, federal authorities said. He potentially faces decades in prison. Alvin Rivera, of Haverhill, pleaded guilty Monday, March 13, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and false representation of a Social Security number, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge is set to sentence him in June. Investigators said Rivera orchestrated the scheme with multiple pe…
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Randolph Woman Hid $3.2M In Payroll To Avoid Nearly $1M In Taxes: Feds
A Norfolk County woman was arrested and indicted on Friday, March 10, in a yearslong scheme to withhold millions in profits and hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes, federal authorities said. Lilian Giang, 53, of Randolph, is charged with mail fraud and failure to collect and pay over taxes, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge released her with conditions following her appearance in court Friday. Investigators said that from 2015 through 2019, Giang owned Able Temp Agency, a temporary employment agency in Quincy that served businesses across Massachusetts. …
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Child Porn: Ipswich Man Who Had Pics, Videos Featuring Infants, Toddlers Gets 8 Years
An Ipswich man who pleaded guilty last year to owning hundreds of images and videos of child porn — some featuring infants and toddlers — will spend the next eight years behind bars, federal authorities said. Julieen Toulotte, 24, pleaded guilty to one count each of distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography in November, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge on Thursday, March 9, sentenced him to 104 months in prison followed by five years of probation, and he must pay restitution to several underage victims. Officials did not specif…
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Mug Shot Of Accused Airline Saboteur From Central Mass Released
Massachusetts State Police released the mugshot of the Worcester County man who attempted to open the door on a plane from Los Angeles to Boston mid-flight and tried to stab a flight attendant with a spoon on Sunday, March 5. Francisco Severo Torres, 33, of Leominster, had to be subdued by fellow passengers aboard the United Airlines flight 2609 for 45 minutes after he lunged at a member of the flight crew, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Related: Terror After Takeoff: Leominster Man Tried To Open Plane Door Earlier in the flight, members of the crew noticed that the cabin door …
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Explosives Found Inside Home Of Revere Man Charged In Federal Gun Case: Feds
A Suffolk County made facing federal gun charges over an alleged strawman purchase is now facing state charges after officials found explosive material in his home, officials said. Cory John Daigle, 28, of Revere, was charged with possession of an incendiary device on Monday, March 6, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. He was released on his own recognizance with stipulations that he stays away from incendiary material and firearms while awaiting trial. ATF agents and Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad techs raided his home on Proctor Avenue and found explos…
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'Sexual Predator' Gets 12 Years For Blackmailing Massachusetts Teen Into Send Nudes: Feds
A 33-year-old Chicago man who bullied a 16-year-old Massachusetts girl into sending him nude photos and then threatened to release them to her friends and family if she didn't give him more will spend more than a decade behind bars, federal authorities said. Ernesto Herrera, who pleaded guilty to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor in August, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on Friday, Fed. 24, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Herrera reached out to the victim from an anonymous phone number through a social media app in June 2020 and manipulate…
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Ex-Winchester Nurse Busted Stealing Opioids From Hospital: Feds
A former Winchester nurse potentially faces more than a decade in prison after federal authorities arrested her for allegedly stealing painkillers from a hospital, officials said. Andrea Falzano, 38, is charged with three counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, deception, and subterfuge, the US Attorney for Massachusetts. Each charge carries up to four years behind bars and a potential $250,000 fine. Falzano is alleged to have taken hydromorphone and morphine from a Boston-area hospital, federal authorities said. The prosecutor did not name the hospital, but a Linke…
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Man Robbed Peabody Postal Worker At Gunpoint; Number Of USPS Robberies Rising In Mass: Feds
A 20-year-old Boston man is accused of robbing a postal worker at gunpoint in Peabody last month, authorities said. Inspectors say this is part of a worrying trend of mail carriers being mugged in broad daylight in Massachusetts as they work their routes. Related: Melrose Teens Say TikTok Led Them To Rob USPS Worker Anthony Diaz is charged with forcibly assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating, and interfering with a United States Postal employee using a firearm and one count of assaulting a person having lawful charge, custody, and control of United Stat…
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Lynn Dealer Who Had Drugs Hidden In Car Dashboard Gets 10 Years In Prison: Feds
A Lynn man who pleaded guilty to guns and weapons charges will spend the next decade behind bars, a federal judge ruled on Friday, Feb. 17. Rahiym Mervin, age 30, admitted to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine in September, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He was out on bail on another drug and gun case in Norfolk County when police arrested him in December 2021, the prosecutor added. Police pulled over Mervin's rented car in Dorchester when they caught him speeding. Officer…
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Fentanyl Pill Mill: Lawrence Man Gets 8 Years In Prison, Feds Say
A 32-year-old who was accused of using multiple pill presses to crank out fentanyl pills that looked like legitimate prescription painkillers will spend the next eight years behind bars, authorities said. Miguel Angel Fajardo of Lawrence pleaded guilty in October to one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Along with his prison sentence, Fajardo will serve two years of probation when he is released, the judge ruled this week. Investigators said they found at his home more than 15 pounds of fentanyl pills —…
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Hate Crime: Feds Charge Quincy Man Accused Of Race-Based Attack
A Quincy man accused of yelling "Go back to China" before driving into a man of Asian descent has been charged with a federal hate crime, authorities said. John Sullivan, 77, was charged on Wednesday, Feb. 15, with violating the Shepard-Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Police were called to 40 Washington Street in Quincy just before 11 a.m. on Dec. 2 after Sullivan allegedly drove into George Ngo, causing the man to fall onto the hood of his car, police said. After Ngo fell off, Sullivan is accused of yelling a racial slur before crashing …
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