Andover Man, Local Teamsters Face 20 Years for Extortion of Reality TV Production Company,

Andover Man, Local Teamsters Face 20 Years for Extortion of Reality TV Production Company,

BOSTON—Five members of Teamsters Local 25 were arrested today in connection with attempting to extort a television production company that was filming a reality show in the Boston area in spring 2014. The United States Attorney Carmen Ortiz has indicted Mark Harrington, 61, of Andover; John Fidler, 51, of Holbrook; Daniel Redmond, 47, of Medford; […]

FBI Bank Robbery Task Force Seeks The “Incognito” Bandit, $10,000 Reward Offered for Info Leading to Arrest

FBI Bank Robbery Task Force Seeks The “Incognito” Bandit, $10,000 Reward Offered for Info Leading to Arrest

ARMED AND DANGEROUS Boston, Mass: The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Bank Robbery Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a bank robber who is considered to be armed and dangerous. On September 5, 2015 at approximately 12:35 p.m., an unknown subject entered Citizens Bank, 6 Russell Street, Woburn, MA and committed an armed […]

FBI Arrests Lowell Man for $440,000 Embezzlement Scheme

FBI Arrests Lowell Man for $440,000 Embezzlement Scheme

BOSTON—A Lowell man was arrested yesterday on bank fraud charges in connection with his theft of more than $440,000 from the Spain-based seafood and fish distributor for which he served as the United States representative. Jorge Manuel Silva, 58, was indicted on 23 counts of bank fraud. He was released on conditions during his initial […]

Broker Immediately to Begin Serving 33-Month Sentence for Destroying Countless Lives by Stealing More Than $6M from Elderly Investors in Long-Running Ponzi Scheme

Broker Immediately to Begin Serving 33-Month Sentence for Destroying Countless Lives by Stealing More Than $6M from Elderly Investors in Long-Running Ponzi Scheme

SAN DIEGO—Stock broker Sunil Sharma of Carlsbad was sentenced in federal court today to 33 months in custody for stealing more than $6 million from local investors by falsely claiming their funds were safely placed in conservative investments when, in reality, he was pursuing a risky day trading strategy that ultimately turned into a massive […]

Massachusetts Man Ali Al Amriki, Charged in Connection with Plot to Engage in Terrorism

Massachusetts Man Ali Al Amriki, Charged in Connection with Plot to Engage in Terrorism

An Adams, Massachusetts, man has been charged in an indictment in connection with a plot to engage in terrorism on behalf of ISIL. The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz of the District of Massachusetts and Special Agent in Charge Vincent Lisi of […]

Two More Friends Sentenced for Impeding Boston Marathon Bombing Investigation

Two More Friends Sentenced for Impeding Boston Marathon Bombing Investigation

BOSTON—Two more friends of convicted Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for their role in impeding the Boston Marathon bombing investigation. Robel Phillipos, 21, of Cambridge, was sentenced this afternoon to three years in prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered to report to the […]

Two Lawrence Men Arraigned for Extensive Heroin Packaging and Distribution Operation, More than $1M in Heroin Seized

Two Lawrence Men Arraigned for Extensive Heroin Packaging and Distribution Operation, More than $1M in Heroin Seized

   LAWRENCE – Two Lawrence men have been arraigned in connection with an extensive heroin trafficking operation, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. The men were arrested while trying to flee a Lawrence home where authorities seized four guns, approximately $2,000 in cash and about four kilograms of heroin with an estimated street value of […]

Member of Lawrence Kidnapping Crew, Edgar Acevedo Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

Member of Lawrence Kidnapping Crew, Edgar Acevedo Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

BOSTON—Calling his crime “heinous” and “dastardly,” a U.S. District Court Judge sentenced a Lawrence man to 16 years in federal prison yesterday for his role in a 2012 kidnapping. Edgar Acevedo, 34, was sentenced to 16 years in prison and two years of supervised release. In December 2014, Acevedo pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit […]

FBI Announces Tip Line to Combat Public Corruption ~1-844-NO BRIBE (1-844-662-7423)

FBI Announces Tip Line to Combat Public Corruption ~1-844-NO BRIBE (1-844-662-7423)

Boston, Mass.: Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Vincent B. Lisi of the FBI’s Boston Division announced today a new initiative designed to solicit the public’s help in identifying and targeting public corruption. The initiative includes the launch of a new, toll-free-tip line number, 1-844-NOBRIBE (1-844-662-7423) and a billboard campaign called “Stop Corruption Now.” The campaign will focus on […]

$5,000 Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrest and Charging – NORTH SHORE GANG TASK FORCE SEEKS WANTED FUGITIVE

$5,000 Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrest and Charging – NORTH SHORE GANG TASK FORCE SEEKS WANTED FUGITIVE

  Date(s) of Birth Used: July 10, 1984 Hair: Black Place of Birth: Massachusetts Eyes: Brown Height: 6’0” Sex: Male Weight: 170 to 225 pounds Race: Black ARMED AND DANGEROUS Boston, MASS – A task force of Massachusetts law enforcement agencies is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a wanted federal fugitive who was indicted for charges relating to the distribution of crack cocaine. The North Shore […]

VIOLENT CRIMES TASK FORCE SEEKS ARMED BANK ROBBER – East Boston Savings Bank in Cambridge, Massachusetts Robbed at Gunpoint

VIOLENT CRIMES TASK FORCE SEEKS ARMED BANK ROBBER – East Boston Savings Bank in Cambridge, Massachusetts Robbed at Gunpoint

Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrest and Charging ARMED AND DANGEROUS Boston, MASS – A task force of Massachusetts law enforcement agencies is seeking the public’s assistance to identify a bank robber who is alleged to have violently robbed a bank at gunpoint in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 1, 2013. The robber is considered […]

Methuen PD, Homeland Security, FBI, Seize AK-47 other Weapons

Methuen PD, Homeland Security, FBI, Seize AK-47 other Weapons

On Friday September 27, 2013 detectives from the Methuen Police Department working in conjunction with members of the FBI, ATF and Dept. of Homeland Security working on a tip, seized the following firearms after an investigation. 1 – AK-47 rifle variant described as a “WASR-10” with two 30 round banana clip magazines with 7.62cal rounds […]

Long Island Resident Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to al Qaeda Affiliate

From the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York A complaint and information were unsealed in federal court yesterday afternoon charging Justin Kaliebe, an American citizen and resident of Babylon and Bay Shore, New York, with attempting to travel to Yemen in order to join the foreign terrorist organization al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), […]