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Western Mass Man Admits To Sending Nudes To Agent Posing As 14-Year-Old Online: Feds Western Mass Man Admits To Sending Nudes To Agent Posing As 14-Year-Old Online: Feds
Western Mass Man Admits To Sending Nudes To Agent Posing As 14-Year-Old Online: Feds A 37-year-old Berkshire County didn't realize the 14-year-old girl he was sending nude photos to and begging her to reciprocate was a federal agent until he was arrested, authorities said.  Paul J. Bruzzi, of Lenox, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 16, to one count of attempt to transfer obscene material to a minor, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Bruzzi began a conversation online with someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl in September 2022. During their talks, he sent nine photos and videos of his genitals to the girl in an attempt to have her send him simila…

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by Josh Lanier
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Harvard Morgue Manager Kept Body Parts At Home, Sold Them To Black Market Network: Feds Harvard Morgue Manager Kept Body Parts At Home, Sold Them To Black Market Network: Feds
Harvard Morgue Manager Kept Body Parts At Home, Sold Them To Black Market Network: Feds A manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue is accused of stealing body parts from cadavers and selling them to several people across the country, federal investigators said.  Cedric Lodge, 55, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, is charged with interstate transport of stolen goods — the goods being human body parts, according to the US Department of Justice. His wife, Denise Lodge, is also charged in the case.  Other members of the "nationwide network" who are also charged with  interstate transport of stolen goods include:  Katerina Maclean, age 44, of Salem, Massachusetts Joshua Taylor, 4…

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by Josh Lanier & Jillian Pikora
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3-Year-Old Forced Into Sex Acts By Western Mass Man To Make Child Porn: Feds 3-Year-Old Forced Into Sex Acts By Western Mass Man To Make Child Porn: Feds
3-Year-Old Forced Into Sex Acts By Western Mass Man To Make Child Porn: Feds A 42-year-old Massachusetts man is facing federal charges after forcing a 3-year-old child into sex acts, which he used to produce child pornography, federal authorities said. Bairon Ubeda, of Springfield, was indicted on one count of sexual exploitation of a child, one count of receiving child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins said. Ubeda "employed, used, persuaded, induced and coerced" the victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography from December 2018 through Februar…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Western Mass Man Thought He Sent Nudes To Teen, But They Went To Police Western Mass Man Thought He Sent Nudes To Teen, But They Went To Police
Western Mass Man Thought He Sent Nudes To Teen, But They Went To Police A 35-year-old Berkshire County man who thought he was talking to a 14-year-old girl online got a rude awakening after he sent her several naked videos of himself, federal authorities said.  Paul J. Bruzzi, of Lenox, is now charged with attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  In September, Bruzzi started a conversation with what he believed was a teenage girl on a social media app but was an undercover federal agent, the prosecutor said. Bruzzi allegedly sent them nine photos and videos where he displayed his genitals and pr…

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by Josh Lanier
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Former Northeastern Employee Charged With Fabricating Explosive Package Incident Former Northeastern Employee Charged With Fabricating Explosive Package Incident
Former Northeastern Employee Charged With Fabricating Explosive Package Incident A former employee has been arrested and charged in connection with fabricating an explosion package incident at Northeastern University last month, authorities said. Jason Duhaime was arrested at his home in San Antonio, TX for lying to prosecutors in connection with the incident that happened on Tuesday, Sept. 13, FBI Boston and US Attorney Rachael Rollins report. Duhaime was recently hired to work at the university as a new technology manager of the Immersive Media Lab, according to his Northeastern biography. Authorities said Duhaime made a 911 call around 7:30 p.m. saying he was injure…

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by David Cifarelli
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Man From Fairfield County Admits To Paying Bribes For Contracts At Colleges In NY, MA Man From Fairfield County Admits To Paying Bribes For Contracts At Colleges In NY, MA
Man From Fairfield County Admits To Paying Bribes For Contracts At Colleges In NY, MA A Connecticut contractor admitted to securing deals at colleges in New York and Massachusetts in exchange for a kickback fee over the course of several years, federal officials announced. Fairfield County resident Stephen Dinapoli, age 42, of Wilton, the principal of a Connecticut environmental consulting firm in Norwalk, pleaded guilty in federal court in Springfield in Hampden County for his role in paying bribes to procure consulting contracts at educational institutions in Massachusetts and New York. Specifically, federal prosecutors said that Dinapoli pleaded guilty to one count of con…

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by Zak Failla