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Federal Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday August 21, 2024 ( 7 items )  

ERO Boston arrests Brazilian national charged locally with attempted murder, stalking, kidnapping
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: WORCESTER, Mass. Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present 33-year-old Brazilian national charged locally with attempted murder, stalking, intimidation, kidnapping and two counts of vandalizing property. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Evandro Ribeiro-Rosa Aug. 12 at the Worcester District Court. "Evandro Ribeir  more

ERO Boston arrests Chinese national charged with sex crimes against Massachusetts residents
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present 43-year-old Chinese national charged with sex crimes against Massachusetts residents. Deportation officers with ERO Boston arrested Yao Zhang July 5 in Medford. "Yao Zhang has been charged with some serious and disturbing crimes against inhabitants of our Massachusetts neighbor  more

Jamaican National Sentenced to 384 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking, Identity Fraud, and Money Laundering Offenses
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- 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 ONIEL WILKS, 45, a citizen of Jamaica, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 384 months of imprisonment for narcotics trafficking, passport fraud, identity fraud, and money laundering offenses. A  more

Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Trafficking Approximately 50 Pounds of Meth into New Hampshire
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. A Lawrence man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord to a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Ronny O. Ramos, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, specifically methamphetamine. U.S. District C  more

Mass. U.S. Attorney: Federal Firearms Licensee Pleads Guilty to Firearm Trafficking and Straw Purchasing Conspiracy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: A Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to conspiring to illegally traffic and straw purchase firearms. Cory Daigle, 29, of Revere, pleaded guilty to one count of trafficking in firearms; one count of illegal possession of a machine gun; one count of receipt or possession of unregistered firearm; on  more

Member of Violent New Haven Gang Sentenced to 84 Months in Federal Prison
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. SAMUEL DOUGLAS, also known as "Blamm," 25, of New Haven, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in a violent New Haven street gang. Today's announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United  more

Wife Of Large-Scale Drug Trafficker Sentenced For Money Laundering Conspiracy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON A California woman has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for her role in a money laundering conspiracy involving proceeds of methamphetamine and marijuana distribution. The defendant laundered over $200,000 of her husband's drug proceeds. In total, over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no s  more