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$1M Fraud: North Attleboro Man Stole Jewels From Employer, Sold Them For Cash $1M Fraud: North Attleboro Man Stole Jewels From Employer, Sold Them For Cash
Benjamin Preacher Pleaded Guilty To Multiple Felonies The supervisor for a luxury jewelry company has admitted to stealing gold, platinum, and silver from his employer to resell illegally for more than three years, earning him more than $1 million, federal authorities said.  Benjamin Preacher, 54, of North Attleboro, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation of stolen goods and one count of engaging in unlawful monetary transactions on Thursday, June 6, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He will be sentenced on Sept. 18.  Preacher started working as a manufacturing supervisor for a Rhode Island jeweler that sells …

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Indecent Assaults: Ex-Everett School Chief Pleads Guilty To More Charges: DA Indecent Assaults: Ex-Everett School Chief Pleads Guilty To More Charges: DA
Indecent Assaults: Ex-Everett School Chief Pleads Guilty To More Charges: DA The former Everett schools superintendent pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 15, to more charges that he indecently assaulted multiple female staffers during his nearly 30 years leading the school system, authorities said.  Frederick Foresteire, 79, was convicted last week of indecent assault, and a judge sentenced him to 90 days in jail with the remainder of his two-year sentence being suspended, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. He also must serve two years of probation for repeatedly groping a 41-year-old staffer's buttocks in 2017 and 2018 at the Everett Public Scho…

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