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Dorchester, MA
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Ex-Boston Resident Sentenced For Accessing Child Porn While On Supervised Release
A former Hyde Park man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for accessing child pornography while on supervised release for a similar offense, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports. David Ladeau, age 66, was convicted for possessing child pornography in Massachusetts in 2010 and convicted a second time in the office reports in Tennessee in 2015, the office reports. Authorities later discovered pornographic images of minors on Ladeau's court-monitored computer while he was on supervised release for both convictions. A subsequent investigation revealed Lade…
Dorchester, MA
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Massachusetts Man Convicted Under Hobbs Act For Attempted Robbery
A Worcester man is facing up to 20 years in prison for his involvement in an attempted robbery at a South Shore business three years ago, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said. Grace Katana, aka "King Grace," along with three others allegedly conspired to rob a glassware dealer in Rockland in March 2019, the office reports. The group allegedly traveled from Worcester to Rockland to scope out the location before buying tools so they could break into the building, the office said. However, their efforts were thwarted by agents actively monitoring the situation. Ka…
Quincy, MA
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Greater Boston Area Man Indicted For Child Porn Offense
A Greater Boston-area man will be in federal court in Boston after he was charged with receiving child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts said. Matthew Ormon, age 50, of Quincy, is facing a minimum sentence of five years and a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for one count of receiving child pornography, the office reports. Investigators scoped multiple devices in Ormon's home and found at least one with a folder containing numerous videos depicting child pornography in April, the office reports. Forensic review of the device…
Vernon-Rockville, CT
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Man From Region Admits To Possessing Child Porn
A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing child pornography. Worcester County resident Matthew Stefanelli, age 32, of Upton, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography on Thursday, Dec. 2, according to the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts. According to officials, in December 2020, a CyberTip report identified Stefanelli as the owner of an account used to store child pornography. In January, a search of Stefanelli’s residence resulted in the seizure of several electronic devices including his cell phone. A forensic rev…
Newark, NJ
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Feds: NJ Scammer, Accomplice Submit $1.2M In Bogus
Covid-
19 Unemployment Claims
A Paterson man and an accomplice filed nearly $1.2 million in bogus COVID-related unemployment claims over the course of three months, federal authorities in Massachusetts charged. Omar Thompson, 39, and his unidentified female partner submitted more than 100 fraudulent Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims, sometimes recruiting people from other states in the scheme and pocketing kickbacks, they said. Roughly half of the claims were submitted on behalf of people with out-of-state driver’s licenses and mailing addresses, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts. In anoth…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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'Police Misconduct' Presentation At Bergen High School Upsets Parents, Law Enforcement
A presentation by a federal official to a Bergen County high school class about “police misconduct” has drawn the ire of some parents and law enforcement alike. Torey Cummings of the U.S. Attorney's Office for Massachusetts used slides during last Friday’s presentation at Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes that portray an unfairly negative image of police officers, parents said. One slide, titled "Police Violence and People of Color," featured blatantly false and misleading information, they said. Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, who lives in Franklin Lakes, said a…
