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The Boston Athletic Association held a press conference at 10 a.m. Thursday, alongside FBI and Homeland Security officials, where authorities said there are no known threats against the marathon but emphasized the importance of speaking up to report anything suspicious — in person or on social media.

Lynn M. Clark, 51, of Belchertown, was arrested Wednesday for making false statements in connection with sending threatening messages to a candidate for Chicopee Chief of Police.

The FBI Boston is seeking the public’s help in identifying an unknown man wanted for robbing 11 banks in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Vermont. Authorities released three surveillance images Thursday of the so-called Route 91 Bandit, who they say is considered armed and dangerous. He has threatened the use of a gun and during at least six of the…

Federal prosecutors say the scheme ran from January 2019 through at least April, and involved the use of more than 2,000 stolen identities. But that number will probably grow, Acting U.S. Attorney Nathaniel Mendell said.

Federal prosecutors charged 19 people Friday for their alleged roles in a nationwide scheme that used stolen identities to cheat ride-hailing and delivery service companies. Ten suspects, most from Massachusetts but also from California and Florida, have been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The defendants from Massachusetts are: Wemerson Dutra…

Nineteen Brazilian nationals were charged Friday with engaging in a nationwide conspiracy to set up fraudulent driver accounts with multiple rideshare and delivery service companies using stolen identities, and to rent or sell those accounts to drivers who might not otherwise qualify to drive for those services.