SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release: Allen Gessen was sentenced to 120 months in prison for arranging to pay an undercover FBI agent for the murder of the mother of his young children, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The sentence was handed down by the Hon. Jacqueline Scott Corley, U.S. Distric  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 27 -- The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: The Supreme Judicial Court and its Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Evidence Law today announced the release of the 2024 edition of the Massachusetts Guide to Evidence. Like the 2023 edition, the Guide is printed in a large format with a durable spiral binding, enabling readers to lay the book down flat for ease of use. The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A federal grand jury sitting in Boston has returned a superseding indictment charging 16 individuals in Massachusetts in connection with their alleged involvement in a drug trafficking and money laundering scheme that allegedly distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. The superseding indictment in  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A Boston man was sentenced yesterday for trying to hire a contract killer to murder his ex-wife and her boyfriend. Mohammed Chowdhury, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 92 months of incarceration followed by three years of supervised release. In January 2024, Chowdhury pleaded guilty to two counts of use of inte  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston to conspiring to use stolen identities to fraudulently obtain disaster loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and to launder the funds. Hector Garcia, 52, of Ocala, Fla., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and three counts of wire   more

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Missouri, April 27 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Melissa Buckley The winners of the 17th Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers Best Sapper Competition are Capts. Matthew Cushing and Joseph Palazini, from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky -- making history as the first team to win the competition twice, and also back to back. The winning duo was named during an awards ceremony April 23 in Nutter Field House. "It feels good to win ag  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 27 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following statement on April 25, 2024, by General Manager and CEO Phillip Eng: * * * The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) released the following statement in response to two of its contracted suppliers, Veterans Transportation and National Express Transit, recently implementing wage increases for drivers. The RIDE plays a critical role in ensuring mobility for individuals with disabili  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Former Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Lieutenant Daniel J. Griffin was sentenced today in connection with an overtime scheme dating back to 2015. Daniel Griffin, 60, of Belmont, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to five years in prison and three years of supervised release. Griffin was also ordered to pay restit  more