BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: A Colombian man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy connected with organized crime in the Republic of Colombia. Mario Zapata Velez, 41, of Medellin, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion, conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to make extort  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Pawtucket man admitted to a federal judge on Monday that he was in possession of more than two kilos of fentanyl, a loaded Glock handgun, and nearly $80,000 in cash when Pawtucket Police executed a court-authorized search of his home and arrested him in October 2019, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Appearing in U.S.   more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Reinaldo Davis, 48, of Rutland, Vermont, was sentenced today to serve 18 months in prison after Davis pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine base. United States District Judge Christina Reiss ordered that after Davis' release from custody, Dav  more

RYE BROOKS, New York, April 29 (TNSjou) -- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society issued the following news release dated May 1, 2023: * * * These results mark a big step forward in the treatment of infants with this form of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). * * * Adding an immunotherapy drug to chemotherapy greatly improved survival for infants younger than 1 year with an aggressive form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 29 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address: Hello this is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening. You know, since I took office in 2019, Maine's Gross Domestic Product, which is a key measure of economic growth, has increased by more than 10 percent. That's the best rate of growth in New England and 9th the best rate of growth in the nation. In fact, Maine has experienced more economic growth over the last four years than it did in the p  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, issued the following news release on April 28, 2023: A Colombian man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy connected with organized crime in the Republic of Colombia. Mario Zapata Velez, 41, of Medellin, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion, conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to make extortionate threat  more