Crime

A former New Bedford seafood wholesaler pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to failing to file tax returns and filing a false tax return for his business’ income. George F. Estudante, 57, formerly of Marion, Mass., pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to file tax returns and …

A MS-13 member pleaded guilty on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in federal court in Boston to racketeering conspiracy involving the murder of a 15-year-old boy in East Boston. Joel Martinez, a/k/a “Animal,” 23, a Salvadoran national formerly residing in East Boston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through …

A 36-year-old former New Bedford man was convicted Friday afternoon during a re-trial of a 2001 homicide case. Robert Tirado was convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter, and sentenced to serve 20 years in state prison for the killing of George Carpenter. On February 16, 2001, in the early morning while on …

A Brockton man was charged today in a superseding indictment with additional counts of distributing fentanyl. Dany Brandao, 30, was charged with three additional counts of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl. Brandao was initially indicted in February 2017 with one count of possession with intent to …

Chief James Donovan reports that the Raynham Police Department arrested a man Wednesday morning, who had multiple firearms in his possession inside a stolen vehicle. KYLE DAMON, AGE 22, OF RAYNHAM was charged with: – Possession of a large capacity firearm – Carrying a firearm without a license (two counts) …

A Randolph man was arrested and charged Thursday in federal court in Boston with distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography. Michael Lee, 51, was charged with two counts of distribution of child pornography, two counts of receipt of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography. Lee …

An accountant/bookkeeper at a Boston-based company was arrested yesterday and charged in federal court in Boston with stealing approximately $588,000 of her employer’s funds. Thanh Tam Thao Huynh, a/k/a Tiffany Huynh, 30, a Canadian national residing in Quincy, was arrested yesterday and charged with three counts of wire fraud. Huynh …

The Springfield Police Department Strategic Impact Unit seized approximately 23,750 bags of heroin during a raid Wednesday afternoon. Narcotics Detectives, under the direction of Captain Brian Keenan executed a search warrant at 162 Gresham Street in Springfield around 4:30pm, making two arrests, seizing more than 23,000 bags of heroin and …

Members of the New Bedford Police Department gang and narcotics units took a .25 caliber firearm with ten rounds of ammunition in the magazine off the street Thursday, as well as nearly 22 grams of marijuana, five grams of cocaine and four grams of crack cocaine, as part of an …

At around 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday December 6th Trooper Burt Fahy was working a construction detail on Route 91 northbound in the City of Springfield. The highway was shut down with traffic being diverted off the highway on to East Columbus Ave. Trooper Fahy observed a white van passing his …