BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 3 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Aug. 2, 2024: * * * The Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Community Building Mini Grants will support organizations ongoing work to expand community building and provide more culturally relevant services to residents and families * * * Today, the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs announced the 45 grant recipients of the City's inaugural Community Building Mini Grants, which awards organizations up to $5,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: Two years ago today, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts formally announced the creation of the Human Trafficking and Civil Rights Unit (HTCRU). This specialized team - comprised of federal prosecutors, victim witness specialists and support personnel - is dedicated to protecting human rights and holding perpetrators of hu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division 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  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 3 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: * * * Federal lawsuit asserts scheme cost state Medicaid programs millions for critical eye medication * * * SEATTLE -- Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced his partnership with a bipartisan group of six attorneys general in a federal lawsuit asserting New York-based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals inflated the price it charged Medicaid for an important eye medi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed a brief in support of a Minnesota law setting the minimum age at 21 for securing a permit to carry a handgun in public. The case, Worth v. Jacobson, is currently pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; a three-judge panel of that court affirmed the district court's d  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit urging the court to revisit an opinion striking down a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. In the brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/16544902-f877-4ec0-9039-edf  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to uphold a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. In the brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/16544902-f877-4ec0-9039-edfde851a95e/fileAsset/Worth%20Amicus%20-%20File.pdf),  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FRANK JAMONT BEST, also known as "JB," and "Cash," 50, of Bridgeport, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to approximately 37 months of imprisonment, time already served, and three years of supervised r  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Colombian man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his 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  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $447,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-24-C-2115 for naval nuclear propulsion components. Work will be performed in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by September 2033. Fiscal 2024 National Sea-Based Deterrence Funds in the amount of $447,000,000 will be obligated   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $159,900,991 firm-fixed-price contract for MK 15 Close-In Weapon System upgrades and conversions, system overhauls, MK 15 Mod 31 SeaRAM upgrade kits and conversions and associated hardware. Work will be performed in Louisville, Kentucky (27%); El Segundo, California (15%); Tucson, Arizona (14%); Williston, Vermont (6%); Tempe, Arizona (4%); Ottobrunn, German  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Today, the Department of Commerce announces the appointment of new and returning members to the Pacific and North Pacific regional fishery management councils. Earlier this summer the Secretary of Commerce announced the appointment of 22 members to the other six regional fishery management councils. Council members represent diverse groups, including commercial and recreational fishing industr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended a Brazilian fugitive wanted by authorities in his home country to serve a prison term that resulted from an October 2023 rape conviction. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 55-year-old Brazilian noncitizen July 31 near his residence in Fall River. "This Brazilian fugitive attempted to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: On August 4, 2024, the Department of the Interior celebrates four years of the Great American Outdoors Act's (GAOA) success and impact across the country with a fee-free day on public lands. Over the past four years, this landmark Law has funded critical infrastructure investments on public lands, from restoring the historic Saratoga Battlefield Tour Road in New York to improving pedestrian and vehicle   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, CONN. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ISSACHAMIL TORRES, also known as "Chamil," 38, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: A former Boston Police Sergeant was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with an investigation of overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department's (BPD) evidence warehouse. Gerard O'Brien, 66, of Braintree, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to two years of supervised release with six months to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: A Lynn man was convicted today following a five-day jury trial in federal court in Boston in connection with drug and firearm charges. Jose Perez, 27, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. Chief U.S. District Court Ju  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 3 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that Dorabela Medeiros, age 43, of Andover, Massachusetts, has been convicted of class B felony Medicaid Fraud - False Claims and class B felony Medicaid Fraud - False Records. On August 1, 2024, Medeiros pleaded guilty in Merrimack County Superior Court to stealing $7,249.75 in Medicaid funds by submitting false documentation to two sepa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 3 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Aug. 2, 2024: * * * The Office of Nightlife Economy awarding $301,581 to 42 grantees to support activations and programming aimed at revitalizing Boston's nighttime economy * * * Today, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Nightlife Economy announced the 42 grant recipients of the City's inaugural Wake Up the Night Grant, which awards individuals and organizations up to $10,000 in support of nighttime activ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. DONELL ALLICK, JR., also known as "D-Nice," 25, of New Haven, has plead guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a racketeering offense related to his participation in a violent New Haven street gang and the murder of an individual in September 2022. This announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Aver  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW LONDON, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CRUZ J. BONILLA, 40, of New London, pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to a narcotics trafficking offense, and admitted that he violated the conditions of supervised release from a prior federal conviction. According to court  more