New Bedford’s Mayor Jon Mitchell discusses the construction and long-term improvement on Union Street, and potholes that frustrate New Bedford drivers.
Read More »PODCAST: Why have panhandlers increased in numbers in New Bedford?
Why have panhandlers increased in numbers in New Bedford over the last three years? Mayor Mitchell provides two reasons; court rulings and opioids.
Read More »Chinatown bakery owner sentenced for $740,000 food stamp fraud
Meisum Bakery Inc. and its owner, Xi Xian Lei, were sentenced on April 24 in federal court in Boston in connection with a more than $740,000 food stamp fraud scheme that Lei and his employees operated out of a Chinatown bakery. Meisum Bakery Inc. was sentenced by U.S. District Court …
Read More »Mayor Jon Mitchell represents New Bedford at National Mayors’ Institute on Opioids
Mayor Jon Mitchell represented the City of New Bedford at the Mayors’ Institute on Opioids hosted by the National League of Cities (NLC) on Wednesday, leading a delegation representing organizations in New Bedford. New Bedford has taken a leadership role in working to prevent opioid abuse. The Greater New Bedford …
Read More »MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to RICO Conspiracy Involving Murder
An MS-13 member pleaded guilty on Wednesday, May 9 in federal court in Boston to racketeering conspiracy involving the murder of a 16-year-old boy in East Boston. Edwin Diaz, a/k/a “Demente,” 20, a Salvadoran national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more …
Read More »Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to 25 Offenses Associated with Cyberstalking Former Housemate and Others
A Newton, Massachusetts man, who was charged with conducting an extensive cyberstalking campaign against his former housemate, her family members, co-workers, friends, and others, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to all charges in a 25-count Information. Ryan S. Lin, 25, pleaded guilty to seven counts of cyberstalking, …
Read More »U.S. Attorney’s Office Settles Disability Discrimination Allegations at Skilled Nursing Facility
The U.S. Attorney’s Office reached a settlement agreement today with Charlwell House, a skilled nursing facility in Norwood, to resolve allegations that the facility violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by refusing to accept a patient because they were being treated for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). …
Read More »Ghanaian National Charged with Identity Theft in Massachusetts
A Ghanaian national was indicted by a federal grand jury with illegal possession of identification documents and aggravated identity theft. Stephen Okyere Budu, a/k/a Yaw Okyere, 38, a citizen of Ghana residing in Worcester, was charged in an indictment with possession of five or more false identification documents and aggravated …
Read More »Yarmouth Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $64,953 in Social Security Disability Benefits
A West Yarmouth woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to stealing Social Security disability benefits. Crystal Lehtola, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of public funds. U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young scheduled sentencing for Sept. 6, 2018. Lehtola was arrested and charged in …
Read More »New Bedford man charged with raping child freed on low bail
A 37-year-old man charged with rape of a child was released on a low bail Wednesday, May 9, despite a request by the district attorney’s office that his bail be nearly seven times higher. Jorge Medeiros, 37, of 195 Brook St. Apt. 2, New Bedford, was arrested on three counts …
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