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Joseph Ponzo, 48, of Stoneham, and Christopher Ponzo, 47, of North Reading, were each indicted on one count of wire fraud conspiracy and 12 counts of wire fraud.

A Massachusetts police officer and his brother have been indicted in a $36 million fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Joseph Ponzo, 48, of Stoneham, and Christopher Ponzo, 47, of North Reading, were each indicted on one count of wire fraud conspiracy and 12 counts of wire fraud, federal prosecutors said. They were arrested Friday and were expected…

Boston activist Monica Cannon-Grant and her husband appeared before a federal judge for a video arraignment Tuesday morning. Cannon-Grant, 41, and Clark Grant, 38, both of Taunton, were charged in an 18-count indictment with two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of conspiracy, 13 counts of wire fraud and one count of making false statements to a mortgage lending…

Monica Cannon-Grant, a figurehead in Boston’s activism community, and her husband are accused of spending their nonprofit’s funds on themselves.

Boston activist Monica Cannon-Grant and her husband have been indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.

Boston activist Monica Cannon-Grant and her husband have been indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Cannon-Grant, 41, and Clark Grant, 38, both of Taunton, were charged in an 18-count indictment with two counts of wire fraud conspiracy, one count of conspiracy, 13 counts of wire fraud and one count of making…

Eight people were indicted in a nationwide, $2 million fraud scheme Wednesday out of San Diego in which scammers targeted grandparents by feeding them fake stories that their grandkids were in terrible trouble and needed money fast.

A former Massachusetts resident has pleaded guilty to her role in a romance scam that prosecutors say defrauded multiple victims out of more than $4 million, the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston said. Florence Mwende Musau, 36, a Kenyan woman who lived in Canton, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud, prosecutors said in a statement….

The ex-chief of staff to a former Massachusetts mayor has pleaded guilty to extortion, bribery and other charges in a federal public corruption case.

A Massachusetts woman is facing charges of exploiting children in order to produce child pornography, federal prosecutors say. Nichole Cyr, 25, of Fall River, was indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this week on two counts of sexual exploitation of children, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston. According to the indictment, Cyr produced child pornography involving...

Two federal agencies have opened an investigation into the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, to determine if it violated the rights of its residents by failing to provide adequate medical care during the coronavirus pandemic. As of Thursday, 32 veterans had died at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, according to NBC affiliate WWLP. Twenty-eight of those victims tested positive for...

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office is launching an investigation into a nursing facility in Holyoke where more than a dozen veterans have died amid an outbreak of the new coronavirus.

Hingham Town Engineer Roger Fernandes resigned Friday after an investigation launched by the town found he was paid for private consulting work in Quincy during his regular business hours in Hingham. The probe, spurred by reporting from the NBC10 Boston Investigators, also found evidence that Fernandes used his town-issued computer for private work.

A rabbi and associate principal at a prominent New York City private school faces child pornography charges for allegedly tricking a teen boy into sending him nude photos, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Surveillance video the NBC10 Boston Investigators obtained shows the town engineer in Hingham removing boxes from his public office building hours before town leaders placed him on paid administrative leave. Town security cameras captured Roger Fernandes wheeling out boxes on a dolly on April 30, just hours before an NBC10 Boston investigation detailed allegations of double dipping against the town...

Probation officials said there was “no victim” or any “actual or intended loss” in Felicity Huffman’s role in the college admissions scandal, court documents revealed Wednesday. While the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System’s report does not explicitly recommend a sentence for Huffman, the report clearly came down on the side of the Oscar-nominated actress and her bid to avoid...

Three people face federal charges in California for allegedly defrauding foreign investors in a jobs program overseen by U.S. immigration officials, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

The Massachusetts watchdog agency charged with investigating waste and abuse of taxpayer money is taking a close look at double-dipping allegations in Hingham, according to a document the NBC10 Boston Investigators obtained. The Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General sent the Town of Hingham a document request in May, asking for a list of payroll and other financial records.

The Massachusetts watchdog agency charged with investigating waste and abuse of taxpayer money is taking a close look at double-dipping allegations in Hingham, according to a document the NBC10 Boston Investigators obtained. The Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General sent the Town of Hingham a document request in May, asking for a list of payroll and other financial records.

Federal prosecutors want to recover $12.6 billion in drug money they say was generated by the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo