BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: A Lawrence man pleaded today in federal court in Boston to his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Fraily Rodriguez Morillo, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue; three counts of distribution and poss  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: A Boston-area man pleaded guilty today to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Daronde Bethea, a/k/a "Freeze," 32, of Boston and Brockton, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, more commonly known as RICO conspiracy; conspiracy to interfere with commerce by force or violence; and being a f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ebony Shine, 37, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:23-cv-12233; D. Mass. filed Sept. 29, 2023) involving John Feloni et al.: * * * On February 8, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained final judgments against John Feloni and his company Stock Squirrel, Inc. Among other things, the judgments order payment of over $2 million in disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, prejudgment interest, and civil penalties to be paid variously   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 13 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Department of Energy Resources Commissioner Elizabeth Mahony have awarded $1.25 million from the Merrimack Valley Renewal Fund to the Greater Lawrence Technical School and Green Jobs Academy to assist in the development and implementation of clean energy workforce development programs. Both of these programs will benefi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 13 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has awarded $1,625,000 in grants to 13 organizations for small-business support programs in Gateway Cities that will fund projects such as storefront improvements, marketing campaigns, technical assistance, and more. The grants were awarded through MassDevelopment's Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) Local program, which funds locally developed and managed small-business support program  more