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NJ Man Conned $1.5M From Dorchester Buddy To Spend At Casinos, Fund NY Restaurant: Feds Say
A New Jersey man who admitted to conning a friend out of $1.5 million on a fake investment scheme in Boston to fund his restaurant and casino vacations will serve 18 months in prison, authorities announced.
Edwin Tavarez, 48, of Garfield, N.J., pleaded guilty to wire fraud in May and was sentenced on Monday, Dec. 18, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He must also repay the $1,515,836 million he stole.
Tavarez conned a decades-long friend into "investing" in an industrial property in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, authorities said. Tavarez told his friend they …
Dorchester Man Nabbed For Driving Drunk, Wrong Way In CT, Police Say
A man from Massachusetts was arrested for driving his truck the wrong way down a Connecticut road in an apparent drunk driving incident, police reported.
It happened on Sunday, July 23 on Boston Post Road (Route 1) in Darien, according to Darien police.
At approximately 2:15 a.m., police arrived at Post Road on reports that an intoxicated man was driving a white pickup truck in the wrong lane.
When they arrived at the scene, they located Byron Lopez-Najera, age 37, driving slowly around the parking lot of the Mini Cooper dealership on Post Road.
Lopez-Najera, who is from the neighbor…
Attack Broke Victim's Facial Bones: 3 Boston Women Arrested In Assault, DA Says
Prosecutors charged three Boston women with an attack last month that left the victim with a broken facial bone and ruptured blood vessels in her neck, authorities said.
Jalisa Banks, age 31, of Jamacia Plains, and Candace Phillips, 37, of Dorchester, were arraigned Monday, March 6, on charges of assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot) causing serious bodily injury, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Despite the prosecutor asking for bails of $2,500 and $7,500 for the women — respectively, the judge released them on personal reco…
Boston Man Fired Gun Repeatedly During Daylight Armed Robbery: Police
Police arrested a Boston after they said he fired multiple shots during an armed robbery during broad daylight on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Sylvester Coburn, 36, of Dorchester, faces armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, armed with intent to rob, and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, Boston police said.
Investigators said Coburn approached a couple around 10 a.m. near 4374 Washington Street and demanded cash and jewelry. Surveillance video shows the victim and Coburn fighting over the gun when two rounds were fired. Luckily, no one was injured, police said.&nbs…
