NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), New England, Harry T. Chavis, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: LAREDO, Texas - A 40-year-old resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Walter Wellington Somers admitted   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 41-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of possessing narcotics with the intent to distribute, being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Cha  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today to one federal hate crime count. According to court documents, John Sullivan pleaded guilty to willfully causing bodily injury to victim G.N. through the use of a dangerous weapon (a vehicle) because of G.N.'s actual and perceived race and national origin. "This defendant's hate-filled attack not only seriously injured the victim, but also traumat  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - The leader of a nationwide drug trafficking ring pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston yesterday. Throughout the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition were seized. An illegal marijuana grow o  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:19-cv-11655; D. Mass. filed Aug. 1, 2019) involving Commonwealth Equity Services LLC dba Commonwealth Financial Network: * * * On March 29, 2024, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a final judgment against Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC d/b/a Commonwealth Financial Network, a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer based in Waltham, Mas  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A former Weymouth Police officer has been charged with assaulting a man in custody by allegedly punching him multiple times without legal justification. Justin Chappell, 43, was charged with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled a plea hearing for April 11, 2024. According to the chargi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Member of a nationwide drug trafficking ring pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston. Throughout the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns, and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition were seized. An illegal marijuana grow operation with h  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The owner of Expansion Media (Expansion) and Hybrid Management Group (Hybrid) pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a $110 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), including orthotics such as back and knee braces. Steven Richardson, 40, of Parkland, Fla., pleaded guilty to one cou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Haverhill man pleaded guilty to distributing tens of thousands of pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Angel Joel Diaz, a/k/a "Guero," 35, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, two counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, and one cou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: A Randolph man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking organization that shipped dozens of parcels containing kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to various addresses throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Cristian Junior Alvarado Deleon, 23, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: A Worcester man who was previously charged with unlawfully possessing a machinegun pleaded guilty yesterday to drug charges. Jose Rivera, 24, pleaded guilty to possession of a machinegun, receipt of a firearm by a person under indictment for a felony, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a d  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Hason Harres, 47, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced today to serve 57 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Y  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news on April 4, 2024: NEWPORT, R.I. - Two Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employees in the Undersea Warfare Combat Systems Department recently received a Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Team Excellence Award for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023, as members of the Undersea Warfare Decision Support System (USW DSS) Prevention of Mutual Interference (PMI) team. Nath  more