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Federal Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Tuesday July 23, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Arizona Man Sentenced to 90 Months in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution in New Hampshire
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. An Arizona man distributing methamphetamine shipped through the United State Postal Service (USPS) into New Hampshire was sentenced today in federal court in Concord to 90 months' imprisonment, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Michael Bowling, 49, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha D. Elliott to 90 months  more

Department of Labor Recovers $124K in Back Wages, Withheld Tips, Liquidated Damages for 126 Employees of Restaurants in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news brief on July 22, 2024: * * * Tito's Taqueria also paid $12K in penalties for illegal tip violations * * * Employer: Tito's Taqueria LLC, 898 Putney Road, Brattleboro, VT 05301 Type of action: Administrative settlement Investigation sites: Greenfield, Massachusetts Keene, New Hampshire Brattleboro, Vermont Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division's N  more

Dominican Man Arrested for Drug Trafficking
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. A Dominican man was arrested in connection with a drug trafficking offense, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Maikol Yordan Saldivar-Diaz, 28, was charged by complaint with one count of Distribution of Controlled Substances, namely fentanyl and methamphetamine. Saldivar-Diaz was arrested on July 17, 2024, and will appear i  more

Mass. U.S. Attorney: Large-Scale Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer Charged With Drug Offenses and Pandemic Loan Fraud
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Cambridge man was arrested on July 18th in connection with an ongoing investigation of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Over the course of the past four years, the defendant is alleged to have been responsible for the manufacturing of over 200 kilograms of counterfeit pills. Schuyler Oppenheimer, a/k/a "SK," a/k/a "Michael Sylvain,"   more

Mass. U.S. Attorney: Owner of Home Health Care Company Convicted of Multimillion Dollar Heath Care Fraud Scheme
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: A Westford woman was convicted Friday, July 19, 2024 following a nine-day jury trial in federal court in Boston in connection with a home health care fraud scheme. Faith Newton, 56, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, one count of health care fraud, and three counts of money laundering. The jury found the defen  more

New York Man Appears on Federal Drug Charge
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont announced that Jamonty Brister, 29, of Queens, New York, appeared in United States District Court in Burlington on a complaint charging him with a federal drug offense. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle ordered that Brister be detained without bail pending tria  more