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220 Pounds Of Drugs, Worth $8M, Seized In Mass; 'Largest Seizure' In State History: Feds
Thousands of fentanyl pills made to look like candy, 20 pounds of cocaine, and more drugs than there are people in Massachusetts. That's what federal investigators laid out on a table Monday, Nov. 6, when they announced what is likely the biggest drug bust in history.
Emilio Garcia, 25, Sebastien Bejin, 33, and Deiby Felix, 40, all of Lynn, were charged with a litany of felonies following their arrests, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
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Police began investigating the crew following an overdose death in Salem over the summer, investigators said. Officers surve…
Child Porn: Amesbury Man Made Plans To Rape Child, Feds Say
A 30-year-old man admitted to trading child sexual abuse material and speaking with a woman he met online about meeting up to have sex with a child she was babysitting, authorities said. And after he sued to earn bail after his arrest, police caught him trading sexual images of kids again.
Thomas Cross, of Amesbury, pleaded guilty on Friday, Aug. 18, to one count each of distribution of child pornography, receipt of child pornography, and possession of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said on Monday.
Police arrested Cross in 2018 after they searched his home a…
Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of 13-Year-Old Tyler Lawrence In Boston: Officials
An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy in Boston two weekends ago, officials said.
Csean Skerritt, age 34, was arrested for allegedly shooting and killed Tyler Lawrence on Sunday, Feb. 5, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced on Monday.
Skerritt is charged with murder, being an armed career criminal level III, and various firearm and ammunition charges, Hayden said. He was already in federal custody on un-related charges.
"I want to thank the Boston Police detectives for their extraordinary, nonstop work on this case, and the US Attorney’s O…
Ex-Tufts Doctor, 3 Other Boston-Area Men Accused Of Offering Cash For Sex With Child: Feds
A Tufts Medical Center anesthesiologist was one of four Boston-area men arrested late last week and charged with trying to pay for sex with a child, authorities said on Monday, Nov. 7. The medical center fired him after the accusations surfaced.
Dr. Sadeq Ali Quraishi, 45, is accused of paying $250 to what he thought was a 14-year-old girl for sex, but he was speaking with a Homeland Security undercover agent, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Quraishi was arrested with three other men caught in the same sting. They are:
Dmitri McKenzie, 27, of Boston
David Cannon, 5…
RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison
A Rhode Island man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for kidnapping and killing a 23-year-old mother from Boston, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports.
Louis Coleman, of Providence, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for the death of Jassy Correia, of Dorchester on Tuesday, Oct. 11.
Corriera was reported missing after leaving her birthday celebration at Venu Nightclub in downtown Boston in the overnight hours of Sunday, February 24, 2019, authorities reported.
Shortly after 2 a.m., Correia got separated from her friends and tried to getting a…
Ex-Boston Philharmonic Artistic Advisor Gets 5 Years For Violent Child Porn: Feds
The former artistic advisor for the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra will spend the next five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to sharing child porn, authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 22.
David St. George, 75, of Arlington, was sentenced to the prison term, five years of supervised release, and he must pay a $5,100 special assessment and $3,000 restitution to the victims in the case, the US Attorney's Office said.
Federal investigators arrested St. George in May 2018 after they found a shared online storage account that was linked to his internet that was full of chil…
Lowell Nurse Pleads Guilty To $100M Medicare, MassHealth Fraud, Kickback Scheme: Feds
A 42-year-old Lowell nurse pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this month to a scheme that prosecutors say defrauded at least $100 million from Medicare and MassHealth.
Winnie Waruru admitted in court on Sept. 8 to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, aiding and abetting healthcare fraud, conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks, and multiple counts of lying to federal investigators, the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Waruru worked as a licensed practical nurse for Arbor Homecare Services LLC, where investigators said she and a co-owner of the business, Faith Newton, failed to train staff,…
Connecticut Man Admits To Cyberstalking, Threatening Massachusetts Woman
A 31-year-old Connecticut man has admitted to threatening, harassing, and intimidating a Massachusetts woman through email and social media.
Marshall Nicholas Fain, of New Haven, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Aug. 31, to one count of cyberstalking and one count of transmitting threats through interstate commerce, United States Attorney Rachael Rollins announced on Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Fain was arrested and charged on Feb. 2, the US Attorney's Office said.
According to the report, Fain was in a relationship with the victim for about two years, and the relationship ended in August 2…
