WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Andover, Massachusetts, was awarded a $2,089,200,000 fixed-price-incentive contract for low-rate initial production of Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Andover, Massachusetts, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2028. Fiscal 2024 Foreign Military Sales (Poland) and resear  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A New Hampshire company has agreed to plead guilty to charges that it violated the National Firearms Act (NFA) by distributing interoperable components for firearm silencers. KBC Capital, LLC d/b/a "Lethal Eye" has agreed to plead guilty to 26 counts of transferring a firearm in violation of the NFA. In connection with the plea agreement, KBC has agreed to pay a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: A Colombian man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for is involvement in a money laundering conspiracy. Jose Abril-Sequera, 59, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 50 months in prison today after pleading guilty to money laundering charges. In April 2024, Abril-Sequera pleaded guilty to an indictment char  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: A Quincy man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to distributing fentanyl to obtain four firearms. Caesar Ross, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of firearms trafficking and one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Ross was arrested and charged in September of 2023 and has been in custody since his a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: A Lynn man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Lawrence Nagle Sr. (Nagle Sr.), 56, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a fentanyl trafficking organization involved in the manufacturing and distribution of tens of thousands of fentanyl pills that spanned across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina. Jasdrual a/k/a "Josh" Perez, 36, plead  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Two Indian nationals were arrested on July 29, 2024, in connection with the distribution of controlled substances. Simranjit Singh, 28, and Gusimrat Singh, 19, of Fresno, Calif. were each charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Both men made initial appearances yesterday   more