BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Federal and local law enforcement announced the arrests of 11 more alleged members of a fentanyl drug distribution network responsible for bringing hundreds of thousands of fake Oxycodone (M30) pills from California to D.C. Today's announcement was made by DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Postal In  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- Columbia University issued the following news on Nov. 21, 2023: Samson Occom (1723-1792) was a prominent political and religious leader of the Indigenous peoples of New York and New England, among whom he is still revered today. Samson Occom: Radical Hospitality in the Native Northeast by Ryan Carr, a lecturer in English and comparative literature and American studies, profiles the Mohegan-Brothertown minister. An international celebrity in his time, Occom rose to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - A federal jury in Beaumont, Texas, convicted a Romanian national today for plotting to traffic hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from the United States in a scheme that also included money laundering, arms trafficking, and an attempt to assassinate rival gang members. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HOUSTON - A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute nearly 4,000 grams of drugs, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Jorge Delgado-Santacruz pleaded guilty Nov. 29, 2022. U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal has now ordered Delgado-Santacruz   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: MANCHESTER - On Monday, Senator Maggie Hassan and Congresswoman Annie Kuster joined a Behavioral Health Forum hosted by The New England Council. Senator Hassan and Congresswoman Kuster highlighted some of the progress made in addressing the fentanyl crisis and expanding mental health resources in recent years, as well as the work ahead. Senator Hassan and Congresswoman Kuster in particular highlighted   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Larry Scott, 49, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a firear  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger sentenced Patrick Silfrain (41, Winter Garden) to 21 years and ten (10) months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. The court also ordered Silfrain to forfeit firearms used in the conspiracy, as well as jewelry, and over $600,000 in currency, which was traceable to the drug   more

CANTON, Ohio, Nov. 22 -- The National Football League issued the following news on Nov. 21, 2023: Patriots head coach Bill Belichick isn't keen to publicly name a starting quarterback ahead of New England's Week 12 matchup with the New York Giants. "I've told all the players the same thing. Be ready to go," Belichick told reporters on Tuesday morning. "So, hopefully they will be." Pressed multiple times about the looming decision at QB, the head coach provided different variations of the same  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Boston-area man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a violent Boston street gang as well as gun and drug trafficking charges. Kenny Romero, a/k/a "KG," 29, of Boston, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise (more commonly referred to as RICO or racketeering conspiracy), three counts of distribution and possess  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 22 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Greg Burton, Center for Sport Leadership Luca Fritsche grew up not far from Frankfurt, Germany - or as American sports fans may know it now, one of the hotbeds of the NFL. Fritsche, a 2021 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University's Center for Sport Leadership, is a season support assistant for NFL Germany. The professional football league made its first foray into the country in 2022 with a game  more