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Federal Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday May 21, 2024 ( 2 items )  

In Boston, Treasury Launches New Public-Private FinCEN Exchange Series to Fight Fentanyl Trafficking
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, as part of the Treasury Department's Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in partnership with IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), announced a new initiative to combat the illicit trafficking of fentanyl into the United States. The "Promoting Regional Outreach to Educate Communities on the T  more

Mass. U.S. Attorney: Lowell Man Sentenced to Prison for Gun Trafficking
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: A Lowell man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for firearms trafficking charges. Isael Rodriguez, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In January 2024, Rodriguez pleaded guilty to one count of dealing in firearms without a license and one cou  more