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BOSTON – A Dracut man was arrested yesterday and charged in connection with the armed robbery of three convenience stores in Lowell and Tewksbury on Christmas Eve 2020. Michael Vangpa, 32, was…

BOSTON – A Lowell man was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in connection with illegal firearm and ammunition possession. Barndol Suong, 35, was indicted on one count of being a…

BOSTON – A member of the MS-13 gang who was an alleged leader of a local Massachusetts clique of MS-13 pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to racketeering conspiracy charges.…

BOSTON – A member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a wide-ranging heroin trafficking conspiracy. Joshua Johnson, 34, was sentenced by…

BOSTON – A Texas man was sentenced on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021 in federal court in Boston for his role in a scheme that imported raw steroids from China and selling them…

BOSTON – Three Canadian nationals and one former California attorney, who is believed to be residing in Mexico, have been charged in connection with a long-running international securities fraud scheme in which…

BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Districts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today an agreement with Genesis HealthCare Inc. (Genesis)…

BOSTON – A Boston man was arrested yesterday and charged with distribution of heroin. Anthony Howard, 34, was charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin.…

BOSTON – A former Newton scientist sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has agreed to resolve allegations that he submitted false statements on a grant application to the National Institutes of Health…

BOSTON – A West Roxbury woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a scheme involving inferior merchandise refunds. Tamara Khatuntseva, 64, pleaded guilty to wire fraud before…

BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to stealing mail containing gift cards. Brian Thibodeau, 48, pleaded guilty to one count of…

BOSTON – A former Springfield man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with entering into a sham marriage in order to obtain immigration benefits for another individual. Phu Thanh Huynh, 33, pleaded guilty…

BOSTON – A former leader of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges. Angel Calderon, a/k/a “King Bam,”…

BOSTON – A Canadian national residing in Long Beach, Calif., was arrested today and charged in connection with a securities fraud scheme in which he allegedly concealed his ownership of millions of…

BOSTON – A former employee of the City of Worcester’s Housing Development Office and Executive Office of Economic Development was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in connection with a $2.3 million…

BOSTON – A Stoneham woman pleaded guilty today in connection with her involvement in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19-related unemployment assistance using stolen identities. Lilly Nguyen, 24, pleaded guilty to conspiracy…

BOSTON – A former member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty yesterday to racketeering charges. Jose Vasquez, a/k/a “King Fearless,”…

BOSTON – A former auto repair technician with the Boston Police Department’s (BPD) Fleet Management Division has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with a scheme to embezzle…

BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Taunton pleaded guilty today to false representation of a Social Security number and making a false statement relating to health care matters. Reynold Pereyra…

BOSTON – A Miami woman was indicted yesterday in connection with allegedly filing for and obtaining fraudulent pandemic-related loans and using those funds for personal expenses. Danielle Miller, 31, was indicted on…

BOSTON – A Springfield woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for stealing more than $260,000 in government benefits. Debbie Moore, 57, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard…

BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty today to the second of two fentanyl distribution conspiracies. Guillermo Aybar-Guerrero, 29, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard G.…

BOSTON – A former supervisor of security operations for eBay’s was sentenced today for his role in a cyberstalking campaign targeting a Natick, Mass. couple who published a newsletter that eBay executives…

BOSTON – An Osterville man was sentenced in federal court in Boston today for his role in a wide-ranging heroin trafficking conspiracy. Eric Brando, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge…