District of Massachusetts

BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl and misusing a Social Security…

BOSTON – A North Carolina man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to firearms trafficking.  Gabriel Gispert-Poe, 24, of Hope Mills, N.C., pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in…

BOSTON – An Auburn man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for filing a false personal tax return. Stephen Hubley, 64, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S.…

BOSTON – A Lynn man was sentenced today for illegally possessing ammunition as a previously convicted felon. Paul Votano, 38, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf to…

BOSTON – A Dudley man pleaded guilty today in connection with his involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain and misuse COVID-19-related unemployment assistance. Norman Higgs, 34, pleaded guilty to one count…

BOSTON – Fourteen Brazilian nationals were charged in a second superseding indictment by a federal grand jury in Boston this week in connection with a nationwide conspiracy to open fraudulent driver accounts…

BOSTON – A former Nantucket Bank employee was charged today and has agreed to plead guilty to her role in two fraud conspiracies. Rushell Harris, 32, of Nantucket, agreed to plead guilty…

BOSTON – The former head coach of men and women’s tennis at Georgetown University has agreed to plead guilty in connection with soliciting and accepting bribes to facilitate the admission of prospective…

BOSTON – A Clinton man previously convicted in federal court of cocaine conspiracy was sentenced yesterday for cocaine offenses.    Emmanuelli Rojas-Moraza, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman…

BOSTON – The former Chief Financial Officer of Alden Shoe Co. was sentenced today for embezzling approximately $30 million from the company as part of a long-running scheme.  Richard Hajjar, 64, of…

BOSTON – A Taunton man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in connection with sexual exploitation of children and distribution of child [censored]ography. Cody Mercure, 24, was charged with one…

BOSTON – A Saugus man pleaded guilty yesterday to drug and firearm offenses. Vinicius Teixeira, a/k/a “Vinny,” 31, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, including marijuana and psilocyn,…

BOSTON – A Swampscott financial advisor was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for defrauding an elderly victim and her bank by stealing the victim’s retirement assets. Felix Gorovodsky, 29, was…

BOSTON – A former clerk for Boston Police Department’s (BPD) District A-1 Detectives Unit pleaded guilty today in connection with an investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department. Marilyn Golisano,…

BOSTON – A New Bedford man was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 in federal court in Boston for illegally possessing a Mustang .380 pistol and ammunition. Victor Morales, 35, was sentenced by…

BOSTON – A Boston woman was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 for her role in a marijuana delivery service that operated in Massachusetts from 2015 to 2018. Tatiana Fridkes, a/k/a Sonya,…

BOSTON – A Southbridge man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to methamphetamine distribution. Christopher Williams, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of a mixture and substance containing…

BOSTON – A Chinese national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for illegally procuring and exporting more than $100,000 worth of U.S. origin goods to Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU), a…

BOSTON – A Lynn man was sentenced today for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Patrick Dunn, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to three…

BOSTON – A Lawrence man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with distributing fentanyl pills. Ruben Mejia, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to…

BOSTON – A Bronx, N.Y. man was sentenced today in connection with his role in a conspiracy to distribute a fentanyl in 2019. Jason Jimenez, 27, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District…

BOSTON – A Chicago man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with bank robberies in Massachusetts and Illinois. Eugene Davis, 54, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge…

BOSTON – A Boston gang associate pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Renardo Williams, 44, of South Boston, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute…

BOSTON – A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty today to drug charges. Tanairy Ruiz, a/k/a “Queen Tanairy,”…