NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that NATASHA GARCIA, 29, formerly of Chicopee, Massachusetts, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 132 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for offenses related to her role in t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: A former New Bedford man was sentenced yesterday for wire fraud and money laundering charges involving funds obtained from "romance scam" victims. Chukwunonso "Douglas" Umegbo, a/k/a James Abbott, a/k/a Michael Philips, a/k/a Richard Armani, 39, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. to 42 months in prison, fol  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: A Lowell woman pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracies to distribute controlled substances and to launder drug proceeds in Massachusetts and Virginia. Sathtra Em, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute MDMA and buprenorphine, and two counts of money laundering conspiracy. U.S. District  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: A California woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to her role in a money laundering conspiracy involving proceeds of methamphetamine and marijuana distribution. Defendant assisted husband in laundering drug proceeds. In total, over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two l  more