“The founder of “My Big Coin,” a purported cryptocurrency and virtual payment services company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for marketing and selling fraudulent virtual currency and operating an unlicensed virtual currency exchange. Randall Crater, 52, of Lake Mary, Fla., was sentenced …
Read More »67-year old New Bedford domestic abuser sentenced to prison for vicious assaults
“A 67-year-old New Bedford man who viciously assaulted his girlfriend on multiple occasions, causing her severe injuries, was convicted by a jury of his peers on Friday in Fall River Superior Court and sentenced to serve up to 16 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn …
Read More »New Bedford Police Department arrests 16-year old with loaded firearm
“New Bedford police detectives have seized a loaded firearm from a 16 year-old male in the city’s westend. On January 30th at approximately 3PM, detectives assigned to the Organized Crime Intelligence Bureau were monitoring activity in the “Temple Landing” housing development. At this time, they observed a group of males …
Read More »New Bedford Police charge city man and woman with narcotics offenses
“New Bedford police detectives have arrested a man on a variety of narcotics charges. On January 30th, detectives assigned to the Organized Crime Intelligence Bureau were targeting drug activity in the north-end sector when they observed what they believed to be a drug transaction take place between a male and …
Read More »Somerset Police Department seeks public’s help IDing alleged thieves
“?Ok Facebook work your magic!? YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED. The Somerset Police Department hopes someone will recognize one or all of these suspects as well as their vehicle. The three males in these photos are allegedly involved in multiple thefts from the Somerset Home Depot as well as at other …
Read More »Repeat 45-year old New Bedford drug trafficker convicted at trial, sentenced to prison
“A 45-year-old New Bedford man was convicted by a jury of his peers and sentenced to state prison last Friday in Fall River Superior Court of trafficking fentanyl and distributing crack-cocaine, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Carlos Lacen-Santiago was sentenced by Judge Renee Dupuis to serve …
Read More »New Bedford man who brutally stabbed ex-girlfriend after molesting daughter sentenced to prison
“A 42-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced to serve 15 to 20 years in state prison after being convicted earlier this week of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and molesting her daughter, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Elias Centeio pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court on Tuesday …
Read More »Fairhaven domestic assault case involving 31-year old homeless man results in prison term
“A 31-year-old homeless man who was living in a tent in the woods in Fairhaven at the time of his August, 2020 arrest for violently assaulting and strangling his girlfriend, was sentenced to serve three to five years in prison last week in Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District …
Read More »44-year-old New Bedford Fentanyl trafficker sentenced to prison
“A 44-year-old Fentanyl trafficker with an extensive criminal history was sentenced to serve 10 to 12 years in state prison last week in Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Kenny Gonzalez was arrested by New Bedford Police on September 15, 2022, while in …
Read More »Guatemalan man living in Massachusetts, convicted of strangulation, pleads guilty to illegal reentry
“Defendant previously convicted of strangulation/suffocation and assault and battery A Guatemalan man residing in Framingham pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Carmen Jimenez-Cruz, 42, pleaded guilty to illegal reentry before U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley, who scheduled sentencing for …
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