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Troopers Accused Of Taking Bribes Suspended Without Pay Troopers Accused Of Taking Bribes Suspended Without Pay
Troopers Accused Of Taking Bribes Suspended Without Pay Two Massachusetts State Troopers have been suspended without pay following a sweeping indictment accusing them and former troopers of taking bribes to pass unqualified drivers applying for commercial driver licenses.  Sergeant Gary Cederquist, of Stoughton, and Trooper Joel Rogers, of Bridgwater, were the two active-duty troopers placed on unpaid leave. They are among six people charged on three counts of conspiracy to falsify records, three counts of conspiracy to commit extortion, three counts of extortion, six counts of honest services mail fraud, 31 counts of falsification of record…

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by Josh Lanier
Business
$2M Federal Tax Fraud Scheme: CT Restaurant Closes After Owner's Sentencing $2M Federal Tax Fraud Scheme: CT Restaurant Closes After Owner's Sentencing
$2M Federal Tax Fraud Scheme: CT Restaurant Closes After Owner's Sentencing A popular Connecticut restaurant has closed months after its part-owner's sentencing in a $2 million tax fraud scheme. Hartford County staple Ginza Japanese Restaurant posted on the door of its Wintonbury Mall hibachi location in Bloomfield that Friday, June 30 was its last day in business. The eatery cited an ending lease for its closure and thanked customers for their support through the years. Federal prosecutors say Ginza's part-owner, William Chen, and others who worked at Ginza and various area restaurants, deleted cash transactions to reduce the gross receipts and the amou…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Judge Rules Woburn Father, Son Accused Of Human Smuggling Released Before Trial: Report Judge Rules Woburn Father, Son Accused Of Human Smuggling Released Before Trial: Report
Judge Rules Woburn Father, Son Accused Of Human Smuggling Released Before Trial: Report A judge ruled that a Woburn father and son accused of human smuggling can be released from federal custody pending their trials, a news report said. The duo will have a bond hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 19.  Federal investigators said Jesse Moraes, 64, and Hugo Moraes, 42, who own and operate the Main Street restaurants Tudo No Brasa and The Dog House Bar and Grill, were part of a global smuggling operation that illegally secreted people from Brazil into the US and provided them with fake documents to live and work here. Oftentimes, investigators said, those migrants would …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Ex-eBay Execs Who Sent Live Roaches, Fetal Pig To Natick Couple Sentenced To Prison: Feds Ex-eBay Execs Who Sent Live Roaches, Fetal Pig To Natick Couple Sentenced To Prison: Feds
Ex-eBay Execs Who Sent Live Roaches, Fetal Pig To Natick Couple Sentenced To Prison: Feds Two former eBay executives who pleaded guilty to sending live insects, a funeral wreath, and a bloody Halloween mask to intimidate a Natick couple are going to prison.  Federal prosecutors said James Baugh, age 47, of San Jose, CA, and David Harville, 50, of Las Vegas, "weaponized" the online auction giant's power and security services to silence the couple, but it didn't work.  Baugh, eBay's former senior director of safety and security, will serve 57 months in prison and pay a $40,000 fine, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Baugh pleaded guilty to …

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Accused Of Abusive Sexual Contact On Flight To Boston Man Accused Of Abusive Sexual Contact On Flight To Boston
Man Accused Of Abusive Sexual Contact On Flight To Boston A 42-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly groping two women on a cross-country redeye flight into Massachusetts, federal authorities announced. Jairaj Singh Dhillon, of Modesto, California, was arrested at Boston Logan International Airport for allegedly engaging in abusive sexual contact with two women aboard a flight from Los Angeles to Boston on Tuesday, May 31. Federal prosecutors said that during the overnight flight, Dhillon allegedly abused the two women, including one who was traveling with a baby. It is alleged that the first victim reported that Dhillon, who was sittin…

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by Zak Failla