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Mass Woman Admits Stealing $60K From Federal Union To Cover Meals, Clothes, Dance Lessons
A Massachusetts woman who managed a federal workers’ union’s finances stole more than $60,000 from its accounts to cover personal spending, including meals, clothes and dance lessons.
Carol A. Aguja, 55, of Reading, pleaded guilty Thursday, Oct. 1, to wire fraud in federal court in Boston, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said. Federal prosecutors charged Aguja in August 2026.
The theft targeted American Federation of Government Employees Local 38. The union represented US Citizenship and Immigration Services employees living in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Ham…
Mass Man Caught With 500 Packets Of Heroin On NY Parkway, Police Say
A traffic stop on a parkway in Westchester County, NY led to the discovery of about 500 glassine envelopes containing heroin — and the arrest of a 35-year-old Massachusetts man, police said.
The arrest happened in the Town of Harrison on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at around 8:15 p.m., when troopers stopped a vehicle traveling northbound on the Hutchinson River Parkway for traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 1.
The vehicle was occupied by Angel L. Sanchez, age 35, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, according to the agency. During the investigation, State Police K9 Vin…
