BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: A Malden man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine to an undercover law enforcement officer. David Desousa, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 10 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release. In September 2022, Desousa pleaded guilty to one count of dist  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: A man from the Dominican Republic, who resides in the Boston area, was sentenced yesterday for running a wide-ranging fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that trafficked multiple kilograms of counterfeit pills, including pills that contained fentanyl, through the mail. Quenty Ogando, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley to 144   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news: Mayor Michelle Wu led a dedicated group of volunteers, including officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, City and State officials, homelessness service providers, local elected officials, and public health and first responders in conducting the 44th annual homelessness census for the City of Boston. The count of Bostonians experiencing homelessness plays a crucial role in guiding th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - eBay Inc, an e-commerce company headquartered in San Jose, California, has agreed to pay $59 million and to enhance its compliance program to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in connection with thousands of pill presses and encapsulating machines that were sold through its website. Pi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston today announced that Ed O'Connor has been appointed senior vice president in the Federal Reserve System's Financial Support Office. The FSO is based at the Boston Fed and leads the management of the Federal Reserve System's operating budget, as well as the System's planning and analysis and accounting activities. In his new role, O'Connor wil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: Pressley Hailed Chang's Community Activism on House Floor, Urged Passage of Her Bill to Name Post Office in Her Honor Bill Text (PDF) WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley's (MA-07) bill, H.R.3728, to name the U.S. Postal Service office at 25 Dorchester Avenue in Boston after the late Caroline Chang (1940-2018), a community leader and lifelong AAPI activist in Bost  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Following a Boston Globe report (https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/01/19/business/steward-health-care-hospital-closures/) indicating that Steward Health Care System is in dire financial condition, Congressman Moulton joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, and Representatives Ayanna Pressley, William Keating, Richard Neal, Stephen Lynch, Lori Trahan, James McGovern, Katherine Clark, and Jake  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Oxford, MS - A Mississippi man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for racketeering (RICO) conspiracy, including murder, related to his participation in the Simon City Royals (SCR) gang. According to court documents, from 2016 until 2022, Allen Posey, 49, of Hazlehurst, Mississippi oversaw all of the criminal activities of the Simon Cit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 32-year-old Corpus Christi woman has been sentenced for trafficking narcotics, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Melissa Rendon pleaded guilty Aug. 4, 2023. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton has now ordered Rendon to serv  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: DENVER - Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45. In calendar year 2023, DEA seized nationally more than 77 million fentanyl pills and nearly 12,000 pounds of fentanyl powder. This is the most fentanyl seized by DEA in a single year and amounts to more than 386 million deadly doses of fentanyl pr  more