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Mob Boss Whitey Bulger's FBI Agent, John Connolly, Is Being Released Early From Prison Mob Boss Whitey Bulger's FBI Agent, John Connolly, Is Being Released Early From Prison
Mob Boss Whitey Bulger's FBI Agent, John Connolly, Is Being Released Early From Prison A former FBI agent, who was found guilty of leaking information to notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger that led to the killing of a major sports figure, is being released from prison early on medical grounds. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the Florida Commission on Offender Review voted to release John Connolly, who has cancer, so that he may die at home. Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling said that while Connolly is being shown compassion that was not afforded to his victims, he agrees with the decision to release Connolly. “It is not unusual for an inmate who is terminall…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Gun Shop Owner Admits To Selling/Owning Illegal Firearms - Including Homemade Machinegun Gun Shop Owner Admits To Selling/Owning Illegal Firearms - Including Homemade Machinegun
Gun Shop Owner Admits To Selling/Owning Illegal Firearms - Including Homemade Machinegun The co-owner of a local gun shop has admitted to owning and/or selling illegal machineguns and other banned firearms. Max T. Gaj, 29, of Belchertown and co-owner of Dark Horse Gunsmithing in South Hadley, pleaded guilty on Friday, Sept. 25, to receipt and possession of unregistered firearms, receipt, and possession of National Firearm Act (NFA) firearms not identified by serial number, making a firearm in violation of the NFA, selling firearms in violation of state and local laws, as well as making false entries and properly maintaining records, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Massac…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Milford Addiction Specialist Accused Of Selling Illegal Drugs To Patients Milford Addiction Specialist Accused Of Selling Illegal Drugs To Patients
Milford Addiction Specialist Accused Of Selling Illegal Drugs To Patients The owner of Novel Psychopharmacology in Milford - a psychiatrist who treats opioid and alcohol addiction - is being charged in an international money laundering scheme involving the importation of illegal drugs. Rahim Shafa, 62, and his wife Nahid “Nina” Tormosi Shafa, 62, were each indicted on Friday, Aug. 7, on charges of international money laundering conspiracy. Rahim Shafa was also charged with three counts of money laundering, receiving and delivering misbranded drugs with an intent to defraud and mislead, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and three counts of importing merchan…

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by Kristin Palpini
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'I Will Bite Through Your Eyeballs' Man Threatening MA Professor Sentenced To Prison 'I Will Bite Through Your Eyeballs' Man Threatening MA Professor Sentenced To Prison
'I Will Bite Through Your Eyeballs' Man Threatening MA Professor Sentenced To Prison A Rhode Island man that sent harassing emails to a Massachusetts professor - including “I will bite through your eyeballs,” and “you will have your face ripped off and eaten by me” - was sentenced to prison on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Matthew Haviland, 30, of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, was sentenced to 21 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut. In September 2019, Haviland had pleaded guilty to stalking and two counts of transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. “The Constitution protects everyone’s right to fre…

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by Kristin Palpini