A Boston man pleaded guilty today to trying to hire a contract killer to murder his wife and the wife’s boyfriend. “Mohammed Chowdhury, 47, pleaded guilty to two counts of use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin scheduled sentencing for …
Read More »Dominican previously arrested for distributing Fentanyl, cocaine sentenced for illegal reentry
“A Lawrence man was sentenced in federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after been deported. Francisco Araujo Lara, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In October 2023, Araujo Lara pleaded guilty …
Read More »Massachusetts State Police join multi-agency animal cruelty task force to bring abusers to justice
“We are proud to announce that we are part of the new Suffolk County Animal Cruelty Task Force, the county’s first multi-agency effort aimed at reducing abuse of animals and coordinating law enforcement efforts to help bring animal abusers to justice. The task force was created by Suffolk County District …
Read More »Boston man who trafficked a minor in three states including Massachusetts, pleads guilty
A Boston man pleaded guilty today to transporting a minor to New York and Connecticut to engage in commercial sex. “Leon Blount III, 31, pleaded guilty to three counts of transportation of minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing …
Read More »Former Chicopee Superintendent of Schools Admits to Lying About Threatening Messages She Sent to Chief of Police Candidate
The Superintendent of the Chicopee Public Schools pleaded guilty today to making false statements in connection with her sending 99 threatening messages to a candidate for Chicopee Police Chief. Lynn Clark, 53, of Belchertown, pleaded guilty to two counts of making false statements. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni …
Read More »Brockton man pleads guilty to coercing multiple minors to make child sexual abuse material
“BOSTON – A Brockton man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to coercing three minors to produce child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Zaire Aquil Lodge, 46, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of receipt of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge …
Read More »New Bedford man, Level 2 sex offender, allegedly caught with large weapon cache
“NEW BEDFORD – Police have seized weapons from a convicted felon in the south end. This week, Officer Brandon Duarte, a patrol officer assigned to the south-end sector, cultivated information regarding a man who was illegally in possession of firearms. The man was identified as Mr. ALEXANDER LUIS REIS, 26, …
Read More »New Bedford Police charge 28-year old repeat offender with narcotics and firearm offenses
“** COCAINE, WEAPONS & CASH FOUND ON REPEAT OFFENDER ** Police have seized narcotics and weapons from a residence in the south end. On January 17th, at around 7 PM, Detective Nathaniel Almeida concluded an investigation into a cocaine distribution operation being operated out of 73 Mosher St. The target …
Read More »Flight attendant arrested for allegedly filming minors in lavatory on flight to Boston
“BOSTON – An American Airlines flight attendant has been arrested for allegedly surreptitiously recording or attempting to record a minor female passenger using a lavatory aboard an aircraft he was working in September 2023. The defendant is also alleged to have possessed recordings of four additional minor female passengers using …
Read More »Tiverton man who stabbed Fall River man 27 times during vicious attack, sentenced to prison
“A 27-year-old Tiverton, RI man who nearly stabbed another man to death in Fall River during a pre-meditated vicious attack, was sentenced last week to serve 16 to 18 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Chance Costa pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior …
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