A Worcester man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with entering into six fraudulent marriages in order to evade immigration laws. Peter Hicks, 57, pleaded guilty to one count of marriage fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman scheduled sentencing for Dec. 4, 2018. Hicks was arrested and charged in …
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A Brockton woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for the armed kidnapping of a Quincy man and two children. Yesenia Diaz, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patti B. Saris to four years in prison and two years of supervised release. In December 2017, …
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This law adds gender identity to the list of prohibited grounds for discrimination in places of public accommodation, resort, or amusement. Such grounds also include race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, disability, and ancestry. A “place of public accommodation, resort or amusement” is defined in existing law as any …
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This proposed law would create a citizens commission to consider and recommend potential amendments to the United States Constitution to establish that corporations do not have the same Constitutional rights as human beings and that campaign contributions and expenditures may be regulated. Any resident of Massachusetts who is a United …
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Question #1 Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 2, 2018? SUMMARY This proposed law would limit how many patients could be assigned to each registered nurse in Massachusetts hospitals and …
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A suspended Massachusetts State Police Trooper pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with being paid over $5,900 for overtime hours that he did not work. Kevin Sweeney, 40, of Braintree, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds and one count …
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The Southeastern Massachusetts Technical Rescue Team will be deploying a 46-member type II moving water/ flood rescue team to South Carolina. This is an Emergency Management assistance compact deployment in support of the South Carolina emergency management agency. This team will deploy Saturday morning for a potential 14-day deployment. Two …
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PAY: $16.70hr – $22.91hr Maintains professional and accurate laboratory techniques, accurate and concise reports and evaluations of samples; interpretation of results obtained. Maintains a working knowledge of the most recent State and Federal drinking water regulations. Assists with maintaining compliance of all State and Federal permits and regulations. Maintains accurate …
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The Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section yesterday added another new suspect to the department’s list of Most Wanted Sex Offenders. Troopers are searching for JOHN W. CORBETT, 60, wanted for failure to register as a sex offender as required by law. CORBETT is classified as a Level 3 …
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An MS-13 member was sentenced on Wednesday, September 12 in federal court in Boston for racketeering conspiracy involving the murder of a 16-year-old boy in East Boston. Rigoberto Mejia, a/k/a “Ninja,” 32, a Salvadoran national, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 330 months in …
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