BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON Four Boston-area men have been arrested and charged in federal court in connection with a large-scale fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Anderson Ernesto Andujar Echavarria, 31, of Dorchester; Waner Bernabel Presinal, 37, of Dorchester; Carlos Fabal, 52, of Roxbury; and Freddy Artemio Guerrero Soto, 29, of Boston, were charged with co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: A Boston man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to fraud and false statements charges in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain pandemic-related relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Robert Platt Jr., 45, pleaded guilty to one   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: A former nurse was sentenced yesterday for tampering with liquid oxycodone syringes at a local rehabilitation center. Jaclyn McQueen, 44, of Dedham, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick to three years of probation. In January 2024, McQueen pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a consumer product. McQueen was char  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: A Springfield men was sentenced yesterday for his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and fentanyl. Isaias Diaz, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to five years in prison to be followed by four years of supervised release. In May 2024, Diaz pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute and possess with int  more