BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Rutland, Vermont - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on May 15, 2024, Jose Luis Maldonado, Jr., aka "Peeto," 33, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey Crawford to a term of 87 months' imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised releas  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- 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 JEFFREY THOMAS, also known as "Zig," 51, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 125 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and heroin, and for   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on May 15, 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 Connecticut State Police Colonel Daniel Loughman today announced that a federa  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Cape Cod Hospital, based in Hyannis, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $24.3 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it knowingly submitted claims to Medicare for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures that failed to comply with Medicare rules specifying the way in which hospitals were required to evaluate patient suitability for the procedures. Beginning in 2015, Cape Cod Hosp  more

PORTLAND, Maine, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine Darcie N. McElwee announced today at a press briefing held outside the Edward T. Gignoux U.S. Courthouse in Portland that three New Bedford, Massachusetts men have been indicted following a February 9 drive-by shooting in Saco. The U.S. Attorney was joined at today's announcement by Saco Police Chief Jack Clements, Assis  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: Cape Cod Hospital has agreed to pay $24.3 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted claims to Medicare for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures that failed to comply with Medicare rules specifying the way in which hospitals were required to evaluate patient suitability for the procedures. Beginning in 2015, Cape Cod Hospital  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: A Carlisle man has been arrested and charged for allegedly submitting fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan applications on behalf of multiple companies he owns and controls. Durgaprasad Rao, 65, was charged with two counts of wire fraud. Rao was arrested yesterday and will make an initial appearance in federal court in Boston at 2 p  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Providence man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for selling oxycodone pills on multiple occasions to an undercover officer. Brandon Jones, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to six years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. In October 2023, Jones pleaded g  more