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Federal Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday May 14, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Bridgeport Fentanyl Dealer Involved in Overdose Death Sentenced to Federal Prison
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DANIEL OLIVER, also known as "Chase," 30, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Harford to 20 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl. According to court  more

ERO Boston arrests fugitive wanted for homicide by Colombian authorities
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston apprehended a Colombian national wanted by authorities in his home country for the crimes of aggravated homicide, aggravated theft and unlawful possession of a weapon. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 49-year-old noncitizen near his residence in Pittsfield May 6. "This Colombian nationa  more

Mass. U.S. Attorney: Kabbage Agrees to Pay Up to $120 Million to Resolve Allegations That It Defrauded the Paycheck Protection Program
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: Bankrupt lender Kabbage, Inc. d/b/a KServicing, has agreed to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted thousands of false claims for loan forgiveness, loan guarantees, and processing fees to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), in violation of the False Claims Act (FCA). Kabbage is now winding dow  more

National Heart Institute: SBIR Spotlight - Bloomer Tech
BETHESDA, Maryland, May 14 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued the following news: * * * A smart bra aims to better detect and prevent heart problems in women * * * When Alicia Chong Rodriguez was an electrical engineering computer science student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), she became immersed in using large systems and computational datasets for cardiovascular research. She quickly saw how data had the power to  more