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PA Dad Prosecuted In MA Gets Probation In College Admissions Scandal PA Dad Prosecuted In MA Gets Probation In College Admissions Scandal
PA Dad Prosecuted In MA Gets Probation In College Admissions Scandal A Pennsylvania man was sentenced in Boston on Thursday, Aug. 11 to one year of probation for bribing a Georgetown University coach into recruiting his daughter, according to the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts. Robert Repella, 63, of Ambler, will serve the first 25 days of his sentence in home detention, as well as complete 220 hours of community service and pay a $220,000 fine, the office said. The former CEO of Harmony Biosciences pleaded guilty in May 2020 to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Repella agreed to pay Gordon E…

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Company Owner In Massachusetts Sentenced For Tax, Fraud Schemes Company Owner In Massachusetts Sentenced For Tax, Fraud Schemes
Company Owner In Massachusetts Sentenced For Tax, Fraud Schemes The owner of a Massachusetts plumbing company will spend more than a year behind bars for overbilling customers for work he never performed and engaging in a near $1.5 million tax evasion scheme, federal authorities announced. Prosecutors said that plumbing contractor Jared “Jay" Derrico, age 35, of the town of Boxford in Essex County, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and two counts of mail fraud in February. In addition to his prison time, Derrico was ordered to forfeit $315,00…

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Ex-Employee Charged For $575K NESN Fraud Scheme, Feds Say Ex-Employee Charged For $575K NESN Fraud Scheme, Feds Say
Ex-Employee Charged For $575K Nesn Fraud Scheme, Feds Say A Connecticut man has been charged in an alleged scheme to defraud his former employer out of more than $575,000. Hartford County resident Ariel Legassa, age 49, of the town of Burlington, was arrested and charged with mail fraud, according to a report from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts on Wednesday, Feb. 2. Legassa made his first appearance in federal court on Wednesday, the report said.  Legassa is accused of orchestrating a scheme to defraud New England Sports Network from December 2020 to January 2022. He allegedly negotiated a le…

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