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Man Turned Massachusetts College Jobs Into An Illegal Fortune, Now He's Going To Prison: Feds Man Turned Massachusetts College Jobs Into An Illegal Fortune, Now He's Going To Prison: Feds
Man Turned Massachusetts College Jobs Into An Illegal Fortune, Now He's Going To Prison: Feds A 53-year-old Connecticut man will spend the next eight months in prison after he admitted to taking bribes to sell contracts to build, maintain, and repair three colleges in Massachusetts, federal authorities said.  Floyd Young, of the city of Shelton in Fairfield County, pleaded guilty in August 2020 to one count of conspiracy and three counts of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 20.  Along with his prison term, Young must also forfeit $919,066, the amount of bribes he receiv…

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42 Massachusetts Colleges Deal With COVID-19 Outbreaks; 1,000 NE Students And Staff Infected 42 Massachusetts Colleges Deal With COVID-19 Outbreaks; 1,000 NE Students And Staff Infected
42 Massachusetts Colleges Deal With Covid-19 Outbreaks; 1,000 NE Students And Staff Infected COVID-19 outbreaks on New England college campuses have infected more than 1,000 students *and staff since the pandemic began. Massachusetts has had 439 cases at 42 schools while neighboring Connecticut has had 434 cases at 10 schools. As for the rest of New England: Vermont has had 34 cases at 8 schools, New Hampshire has had 68 cases at 6 schools, Maine has had 44 cases at 10 schools, and Rhode Island has had 62 cases at 8 schools, according to a New York Times database. That makes a total of 1,047 college and university students and staff who have contracted COVID-19. The NYT has kept …

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