Crime

Former senior executive paid $300,000 bribe to secure his daughter’s admission to the University of Southern California as a purported basketball recruit. “A former senior gaming and hospitality executive was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his participation in a conspiracy to facilitate his daughter’s admission to the …

Defendant provided AK-47 style rifle and 49 rounds of ammunition to cooperator. “An associate of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) pleaded guilty today to firearm and ammunition charges. Derek Southworth, 34, of Fitchburg, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and …

“A Westborough man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for trafficking contraband smokeless tobacco into Massachusetts. Muhammad Mushtaq Balaparaya, 60, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to one year and one day in prison and two years of supervised release. In April 2021, Balaparaya …

“A former U.S. Postal Service employee has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with stealing packages in Gardner. Roberta Feliz, 32, of Fitchburg, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of theft of mail by an employee of the U.S. Postal Service. A plea hearing …

“Just before 1 a.m. on Monday Trooper Christopher Browsky, assigned to State Police-Springfield, was patrolling Route 91 southbound in Springfield. At that time he observed a gray BMW X3 with expired license plates. Trooper Browsky activated his cruiser’s blue lights and stopped the vehicle in the area of the 6.8 …

On Tuesday morning members of a Massachusetts State Police narcotics task force and Springfield Police Officers executed a search warrant at an apartment at 63 Clifton Ave., Springfield, that resulted in the seizure of large quantities of suspected fentanyl and cocaine and ammunition. Troopers and Officers also arrested a suspected …

“The Massachusetts State Police, in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Correction and District Attorney’s Offices, have created a deck of cards featuring victims of unresolved homicides and missing persons. Each card in the deck, which seeks to generate leads to assist investigators in solving the crimes, features a photo …

Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested a Guatemalan noncitizen fugitive who is wanted in his home country for rape/aggravated sexual assault charges against two minor girls. Carlos Horacio Suarez Monroy, a 38-year-old Guatemalan national, was arrested by ERO’s Boston Fugitive Operations South …

“A Delaware man charged with shooting and killing a Massachusetts teenager when he answered the door of his own home has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison. Kenneth Pitts, 22, of Frankford, Delaware, also pleaded guilty Monday in Salem Superior Court …

Richard Capachione to Pay $150,000 in Restitution for Home Improvement Scam Impacting Dozens of Consumers. An Acton home improvement contractor has been banned from owning or managing a construction company and will pay $150,000 in restitution following allegations that he scammed dozens of homeowners in Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey …