BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: A Berklee College of Music student, who is a citizen of the People's Republic of China (PRC), was convicted by a federal jury in Boston today of stalking and threatening an individual who posted fliers in support of democracy in China around the Berklee campus area. Xiaolei Wu, 26, was convicted following a four-day jury trial of one count of c  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: A Boston man pleaded guilty today to trying to hire a contract killer to murder his wife and the wife's boyfriend. Mohammed Chowdhury, 47, pleaded guilty to two counts of use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled sentencing for April 23, 2024. Chowdhury was ar  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: A California businessman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to engaging in a fraudulent scheme to obtain and profit from the sale of penny-stock shares that were later sold for millions of dollars during a sophisticated market manipulation scheme. Kevin C. Dills, 67, of Carlsbad, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of securitie  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: A Lynn man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that manufactured and distributed thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing narcotics. Erick Solis Lopez, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 62 months in prison a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES - Seven members of a San Fernando Valley drug trafficking crew were indicted on a 15-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they ran an operation that sold cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. Law enforcement arrested four of the seven defendants earlier this morning. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The investments from the Mega and INFRA competitive grant programs are made possible by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda and Bidenomics WASHINGTON - Today, President Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced more than $4.9 billion in funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to 37 projects through two major discretionary grant programs, the Natio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KINSTON CUTHBERTSON, 32, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl. According to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The city of Boston issued the following news release: The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced that Walsh Playground at 1005 Washington Street in Dorchester will receive $500,000 as part of $13 million in grant funding recently announced by the Healey-Driscoll Administration. The grants, administered through the state's Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs' Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) grant progra  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The city of Boston issued the following news release: The year 2023 marked significant changes to the Urban Forestry Division of Boston's Parks Department. These changes will have lasting impacts on achieving the City's long-term plan of growing a sustainable and equitable urban forest. Since the release of the Urban Forest Plan (https://www.boston.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/urban-forest-plan) in September of 2022, the Division added many new employee  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jahking Allah, also known as "Stop Sign," 44, of Quaker Hill, Connecticut was arrested on Friday, January 19, 2024 and subsequently charged by federal criminal complaint with distribution of cocaine base. Allah's initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judg  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 36-year-old man has been sentenced for possession with intent to distribute meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Phil Cuellar III aka Tex pleaded guilty Aug. 7, 2023. U.S. District Judge David S. Morales has now sentenced him to 168 months in federal prison to be followed by five years of supervised r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently reached a settlement with a Connecticut-based residential contractor for violations of the federal lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule. As a result of the settlement, Bellamy Home Improvement dba Harmony Home Improvement, based in South Windsor, Conn., agreed to pay a penalty of $34,818 and certify compliance wit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO - A former San Antonio doctor was sentenced in federal court yesterday to 30 months in prison for conspiring with others to dispense controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose. According to court documents, Paul Silva, 48, admitted that he unlawfully and fraudulently issued more than 500 prescriptions for more tha  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal jury convicted a People's Republic of China (PRC) national and Berklee College of Music student for stalking and threatening an individual who posted fliers in support of democracy in China around the Berklee campus area. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Xiaolei Wu, 26, was convicted following a four-day jury trial of one count of cyberstalking, one count of interstat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Jan. 25, 2024: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 214,000, an increase of 25,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 187,000 to 189,000. The 4-week moving average was 202,250, a decrease of  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Lawrence man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston to his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Melvin Antonio Perez Medina, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 64 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. In October 2023, Perez Medina pleaded guilty to one count o  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: * * * Settles Federal Charges That Hotel Failed to Accommodate Front Desk Worker With a Stool or Chair * * * 299 Madison Ave. LLC, doing business as Library Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in New York City, will pay $42,000 to a former front desk employee to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by the U.S. Equal  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Lynn man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that manufactured and distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing narcotics. Melvin Nieves, 25, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 27 months in pr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today filed its Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget recommendation, a $56.1 billion plan that responsibly controls spending growth while investing in education, infrastructure and housing to make Massachusetts more affordable and improve quality of life. "Our Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal is balanced, responsible and forward-looking. It prot  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: Governor Maura T. Healey and Secretary of Veterans Services Jon Santiago today issued statements on the passing of Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers, a Westfield, Massachusetts native, who died trying to rescue a teammate in the Arabian Sea. "My deepest sympathies go out to the family, friends and shipmates of Special Operator Chris Chambers, w  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2024: Today, Governor Maura Healey and Secretary of the Veterans Services Jon Santiago testified in support of H. 4172, the An Act Honoring, Empowering, and Recognizing our Servicemembers and Veterans (HERO Act), before the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs. The HERO Act marks the first comprehensive legislative package dedicated to veterans' welfare introduced by   more

CHICOPEE, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued a $6,543,000 tax-exempt bond on behalf of Mental Health Association, Inc. (MHA), which will use proceeds to buy and renovate an approximately 78,378-square-foot building at 350 Memorial Drive in Chicopee where it will relocate its headquarters from Springfield, Mass. and house its mental health programs and residential and support services. The building originally housed the Charles  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Boston man has pleaded guilty in connection with his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Paulo Santos, a/k/a "Bucky," 35, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise (commonly referred to as RICO conspiracy), possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and being a felon in posse  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - JAEDYN RIVERA, also known as "Jae Honcho," 23, of New Haven, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a racketeering offense stemming from his role in a violent New Haven street gang. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Con  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MARK SCOTT was sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos for laundering approximately $400 million of proceeds from the massive international fraud scheme known as "OneCoin." Today's sentencing followed SCOTT's conviction on all counts at tri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following news release: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2024, with 1,288 grants totaling $32,223,055. Recipients include organizations from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, recommended in the categories of Grants for Arts Projects, Challenge America, Research Grants in the Arts, and Research Labs. Also incl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division have announced that RAMON RAMOS-ACEVEDO, 48, of New  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has launched a new campaign encouraging the public to make Every Day Take Back Day by utilizing year-round collection sites to dispose of unneeded and unwanted medications. For more than a decade, DEA has worked with state and local law enforcement partners to host National Prescription   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A New York has been sentenced in federal court in Boston to trafficking drugs and firearms. Jason Lebberes, 31, of Tuckahoe, N.Y., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to 121 months in prison and five years of supervised release. In October 2023, Lebberes pleaded guilty to one count of distributing more than 50   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro announced the Commonwealth is investing $72,000 in Ralph S. Alberts Co. to support the custom molding manufacturer's growth in Lycoming County. The company's $2.3 million expansion project will create at least 24 new jobs and retain 88 existing jobs. Located at 60 Choate Circle in Montoursville, the Ralph S. Alberts Co. is purchasing and renov  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, have announced that RAMONA ESPINOSA, 57, MANUEL LIRIANO, 38, and JOSE COLLADO, 36, all of Waterbury, have been charged with federal fentanyl distr  more