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Former Boston Police captain convicted in overtime fraud scheme
A former Boston police captain was convicted by a federal jury Friday in an overtime fraud scheme dating back to 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said. Richard Evans, 65, of Hanover, was convicted of conspiracy to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and…
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Key figure in Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist dies: report
Richard Abath, a guard who was on duty the night of the infamous art theft at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, has died, his lawyer told The Boston Globe.
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FBI disrupts Russian router-hacking operation
Led by its Boston office, the FBI is targeting a Russian cyberoperation accused of attacking U.S. homes and small businesses.
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Former Chicopee superintendent pleads guilty to lying about threatening messages
The former superintendent of schools in Chicopee, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to accusations she lied to the FBI in connection with an investigation into the sending of 99 threatening text messages to a candidate for Chicopee police chief.
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FBI, local authorities search property in Plainville as part of ongoing investigation
Local, state and federal agencies searched a property in Plainville, Massachusetts, on Friday afternoon as part of an ongoing investigation. Among those at the scene were FBI Boston’s Evidence Response Team and the ATF, according to an FBI spokesperson. Plainville Police Chief James Floyd said the search was in response to information gathered during the investigation into a narcotics...
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Courthouses across NH, Maine evacuated Thursday due to threats
Government buildings in several states were evacuated Thursday following bomb threats, causing brief disruptions for the second day in a row in some places. The Mississippi Capitol and courthouses in Arkansas, Hawaii, Maine, Montana and New Hampshire were evacuated or searched, but no explosives were immediately found, and the buildings were reopened to the public. The latest round of evacuations…
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This holiday season comes with a warning from the FBI
The FBI says there’s is an increased risk for violence at faith-based celebrations this holiday season..
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FBI warns of increased risk of violence this holiday season
The FBI and Homeland Security warmed on Tuesday of an increased threat for violence in large crowds and religious gatherings.
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FBI warns of increased risk of violence this holiday season
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security warn there is an increased threat for violence specifically in large crowds and at faith-based gatherings. The announcement was made Tuesday and officials said its in response to the ongoing war in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas. The two agencies are urging, Jewish, Muslim, Arab and Christian communities to be on…
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Teenager arrested, charged with armed carjacking of FBI agent in DC
A 17-year-old was arrested and charged with the armed carjacking of an FBI agent in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 29, police said.
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What we know about Mass. school incidents that sparked FBI warning
Most schools these days have security features, from cameras to intercoms, where staff can speak to visitors without even opening the door. “When I try to go to the school they don’t let me in,” said John Fraher, the parent of a student in Lowell, Massachusetts. That level of caution helped prevent three unidentified people from entering two school...
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FBI warns of suspicious men trying to get into Boston-area schools
The FBI is issuing a warning to local school districts about strangers attempting to gain access to schools.
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Men try to enter schools in Mass. without authorization
The FBI is reportedly investigating after suspicious men allegedly tried to get into Massachusetts schools without authorization.
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FBI head cites ‘potential conflict of interest' in selection process for new Maryland headquarters
FBI Director Christopher Wray’s unusually sharp criticism came in an internal email to agency employees.
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Biden admin picks Maryland for new FBI headquarters
The decision follows years of discussions over the fate of the dilapidated J. Edgar Hoover Building in downtown D.C.
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Pink heart-shaped fentanyl pills seized in massive drug bust in Lynn
It was one of the largest drug busts in the history of New England.
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RAW VIDEO: Feds reveal heart candy-shaped pills from drug bust
One of New England’s biggest drug busts, in Lynn, Massachusetts, on Nov. 1, turned up pills with fentanyl in the shape of heart-shaped Valentine’s Day candy.
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Heart candy-shaped pills seized in massive New England drug bust
More than 220 lbs. of suspected drugs were recently seized by a gang task force in Massachusetts in what’s believed to be among the biggest-ever drug busts in a single location in New England, federal authorities said Monday. The drugs, including fentanyl, methamphetamine and fake Adderall were allegedly seized last week from a house on Western Avenue in Lynn where…
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FBI releases latest statistics on violent crime
Violent crime increased in the last year in Massachusetts, but the rate remains below the national average and has trended downward in the last three decades.
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Putting the FBI's latest crime data into context, in Mass. and across US
Violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year, but it went up in Massachusetts, according to data in the FBI’s annual crime report released Monday. For every 100,000 people in the Bay State, the data shows 322 were victims of violent crime in 2022. The previous year, that number was 301.1. Nationally, the rate went down from 387 in 2021…