Investigations

A federal judge gave a green light to the United States Trustee — the arm of the Department of Justice that polices bankruptcy cases — to depose a Fall River, Massachusetts, home improvement contractor about his financial records. It is the latest legal setback for Larry Westgate, who is also facing a felony charge for larceny related to a failed&#...

An ongoing controversy in Lawrence, Massachusetts, is providing conflicting accounts from the city’s mayor and the state’s former public safety secretary, the person hired to investigate alleged misconduct involving the acting police chief. As the NBC10 Boston Investigators have reported, the POST Commission suspended William Castro&#82...

Concerns about a shortage of air traffic controllers extend to Boston’s Logan International Airport. Federal data reviewed by the NBC10 Boston Investigators shows that staffing at Logan’s air traffic control tower and terminal does not meet the standards set by a group that included Federal Aviation Administration and the National Air Traffic...

New documents uncovered by the NBC10 Boston Investigators show the Lawrence mayor tried to avoid an investigation into the acting police chief, a political ally he had appointed to the important public safety position. Last March, the Massachusetts POST Commission suspended William Castro’s law enforcement certification after he engaged in the vehi...

In the early morning hours of March 10, 2023, Sodiq Folarin Amusat stood inside the Lawrence Police Department booking room after officers had arrested him for disorderly conduct. A neighbor had reported Amusat playing loud music and officers said the 29-year-old was “belligerent and uncooperative” when they arrived at his apartment. On...

As Kris Faivre watched her washing machine fill with brown, murky water, her heart sank. The resident of Pembroke, Massachusetts, knew it was too late to save the bundle of white towels she had just loaded into the machine. “The water looked as dark as Coca-Cola,” she said. “Coca-Cola.” A few miles from Faivre’s Kaijsa...

A firm hired by the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, to investigate allegations against its acting police chief found that he violated agency policies and state law and has recommended he be fired, according to a report obtained by the NBC10 Investigators.   

Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña raised eyebrows when he named William Castro as the city’s acting police chief in October 2023. Castro was the mayor’s chief of staff and previously worked two decades a correctional officer for the Essex County Sheriff’s Department. “There was great concern considering his background wasn’t...

Residents in Boston Public Housing — many who are elderly or have disabilities — say the elevators at high-rise apartment complexes break on a regular basis and sometimes remain out of service for months.

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is now speeding up the processing time for something you might need if you’re injured or recovering from surgery: a temporary disability parking placard. Earlier this month, we told you how long it was taking the RMV to process and mail placards to drivers who applied. One Belmont resident said she might...

As they arrived at Westborough District Court, Russell and Linda Callahan did their best to avoid showing their faces to an NBC10 Boston photojournalist. But there is no hiding the 20-year scheme exposed in our extensive investigation, where we documented the Worcester County couple’s history of defrauding small property owners and living in homes ...

On a sunny September day, we watched Jason Pimental work as a heavy equipment operator for the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. According to payroll records, Pimental put in a long 12-hour shift for the public agency that day, excavating a trench near the Wachusett Dam and Reservoir in Clinton. Why is that noteworthy? Because at the same ti...

A home improvement contractor is facing a criminal charge for accepting $25,000 from a Stoughton, Massachusetts, homeowner and then never even putting a shovel in the ground to start her backyard pool project.