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Medford Repeat Sex Offender Had Thousands Of CSAM Files Involving Young Children: DOJ Medford Repeat Sex Offender Had Thousands Of CSAM Files Involving Young Children: DOJ
Medford Repeat Sex Offender Had Thousands Of Csam Files Involving Young Children: DOJ A registered sex offender from Medford is facing new federal charges after investigators said they found thousands of child sexual abuse material files on his phone. James Muzzi, 61, was charged with possession of child pornography on Thursday, May 7, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said. According to charging documents, investigators found thousands of images and videos of CSAM on Muzzi’s cell phone. Authorities said some of the children in the material appeared to be between 3 and 5 years old. Federal prosecutors also allege the phone contained online chat messages betw…

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Central Mass Man Accused Of Attempted Murder, Mayhem After Months Of Brutal Assaults: Police Central Mass Man Accused Of Attempted Murder, Mayhem After Months Of Brutal Assaults: Police
Central Mass Man Accused Of Attempted Murder, Mayhem After Months Of Brutal Assaults: Police A Massachusetts man faces nearly two dozen charges after police say he carried out a string of brutal assaults over several months that left a victim hospitalized with injuries so severe they required multiple surgeries to repair the damage. Robert Copper, 32, of Webster, is accused of strangling and assaulting a victim multiple times, hitting them with objects, and holding them against their will, according to police. The investigation began Saturday, May 2, when Webster Police Officer Alex Johnson started looking into reports of repeated violent attacks involving Copper, authorities said.…

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by Josh Lanier
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Massachusetts Man Accused Of Kicking In Door, Threatening Occupants Extradited To Pennsylvania Massachusetts Man Accused Of Kicking In Door, Threatening Occupants Extradited To Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Man Accused Of Kicking In Door, Threatening Occupants Extradited To Pennsylvania A man accused of kicking in the door of an occupied Pennsylvania home and threatening the people inside has been extradited from Massachusetts, police announced on Thursday, May 7. Angel Efrain Hernandez Sanchez, 26, was taken into custody by the Springfield, Massachusetts Police Department on a warrant issued by Lancaster Township Police, according to the release. After his apprehension, Hernandez Sanchez was held at the Hampden County Correctional Center in Ludlow while awaiting extradition, police said. Deputies with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office extradited him to Lancaster Coun…

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Mortgage Employee Stole $6.6M From Massachusetts Firm In Decade-Long Fraud Scheme: Feds Mortgage Employee Stole $6.6M From Massachusetts Firm In Decade-Long Fraud Scheme: Feds
Mortgage Employee Stole $6.6M From Massachusetts Firm In Decade-Long Fraud Scheme: Feds A Virginia man accused of secretly funneling millions from a major financial company into his own bank account is facing federal fraud charges after investigators uncovered what prosecutors described as a years-long scheme tied to mortgage payments. Ricardo Fontanilla, 66, of Fairfax, Virginia, was charged in federal court in Boston with wire fraud, according to the US Attorney for Massachusetts. Prosecutors said he was arrested at his home on Sunday, May 3, and appeared in federal court in Arlington, Virginia, the next day. Federal investigators said Fontanilla worked for a global financia…

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by Josh Lanier
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Foxborough Man Posed As Immigration Officer To Scam Victims Out Of Thousands: Feds Foxborough Man Posed As Immigration Officer To Scam Victims Out Of Thousands: Feds
Foxborough Man Posed As Immigration Officer To Scam Victims Out Of Thousands: Feds A Massachusetts man is accused of pretending to be a federal immigration officer and scamming thousands of dollars from people by promising to help them obtain US citizenship, authorities said. Francisco Soares, 56, of Foxborough, was charged last week with impersonating a federal officer, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said. According to the criminal complaint, Soares told Brazilian nationals that he worked for US Immigration and could help them get citizenship for a price. Soares never worked for the government and was never in a position to help anyone obtain…

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‘We Lost A Hero’: Mass State Trooper Killed In Head-On Crash Was Stopping Wrong-Way Driver ‘We Lost A Hero’: Mass State Trooper Killed In Head-On Crash Was Stopping Wrong-Way Driver
‘We Lost A Hero’: Mass State Trooper Killed In Head-On Crash Was Stopping Wrong-Way Driver Massachusetts State Trooper Kevin Trainor had just finished a long shift when the call came in just after 2 a.m. Wednesday, May 6: A Jeep was speeding the wrong way down Route 1 in Lynnfield. The 30-year-old trooper was close to where the SUV was spotted, so he raced to the area to try to stop it. Two minutes later, the Jeep slammed into his patrol cruiser. Hernan Marrero, 50, of Roslindale, who was driving the Jeep, died at the scene. Paramedics rushed Trainor to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "His actions saved lives today," Massachusetts State Police Col. …

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Human Remains Found Off Mass Highway ID’d As Woman Missing Since 2019: FBI Boston Human Remains Found Off Mass Highway ID’d As Woman Missing Since 2019: FBI Boston
Human Remains Found Off Mass Highway ID’d As Woman Missing Since 2019: FBI Boston Human remains found off a Massachusetts highway have been identified as a Hanson woman who disappeared in 2019, according to the FBI. Sandra Crispo was reported missing on Aug. 9, 2019. A hunter discovered what was believed to be human remains on March 6, 2025 in a deer trail near the breakdown lane between exits 13 and 14 on Route 3 North, authorities said. Massachusetts State Police responded to the wooded area and located part of a human skull, according to the FBI. The remains were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and the FBI later determined the skull was a CODI…

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Child Killed After Tree Crashes Onto Elementary School Playground In Melrose, Others Hurt Child Killed After Tree Crashes Onto Elementary School Playground In Melrose, Others Hurt
Child Killed After Tree Crashes Onto Elementary School Playground In Melrose, Others Hurt A child who was injured along with others when a tree fell on a Massachusetts elementary school playground has died, authorities said. The child, another juvenile, and an adult were hurt Monday, May 4, when a tree suddenly toppled outside Winthrop Elementary School in Melrose, firefighters said. Classes had just let out for the day when the incident happened. All three were taken to a local hospital for treatment. The others were treated and released, authorities said Tuesday.  Police did not release the name or age of the child who died. It was also unclear whether they attended Wint…

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Western Mass Man Sentenced To Prison After Admitting To Multiple Child Rapes, Abuses: DA Western Mass Man Sentenced To Prison After Admitting To Multiple Child Rapes, Abuses: DA
Western Mass Man Sentenced To Prison After Admitting To Multiple Child Rapes, Abuses: DA A Berkshire County man will spend decades behind bars after admitting to a series of horrific crimes involving a child. Brian Warner, 39, of Adams, pleaded guilty in Berkshire Superior Court on Friday, May 1. He faced multiple counts tied to the sexual assault and exploitation of a child under 14. Judge Callan sentenced him to 25 to 28 years in state prison. The charges were extensive. They included two counts of rape of a child with force, one count of aggravated rape of a child, and two counts involving a five-year age difference. Prosecutors also listed four counts of indecent assault an…

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Bridgewater Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K Meant For Homeless Man: DA Bridgewater Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K Meant For Homeless Man: DA
Bridgewater Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K Meant For Homeless Man: DA A Massachusetts couple has been indicted on charges that they kept thousands of dollars from an unhoused man after creating a GoFundMe they said was to help him.  Rachel Kadis, 31, and Brian G. Ferreira, 33, were charged with larceny Over $1,200 by single scheme, fiduciary embezzlement, and misleading a police officer, the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said.  Investigators say the couple raised more than $17,000 through a GoFundMe campaign for a now-deceased man named Gregory Bobst. They said the money would go into a bank account in Bobst's name to help get him back …

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Hanson Man Accused Of Repeatedly Raping Teen In Mass Towns Deemed Too Dangerous For Bail Hanson Man Accused Of Repeatedly Raping Teen In Mass Towns Deemed Too Dangerous For Bail
Hanson Man Accused Of Repeatedly Raping Teen In Mass Towns Deemed Too Dangerous For Bail A Massachusetts man accused of sexually assaulting and trafficking a teenage boy across several Plymouth County communities was denied bail as her was deemed too dangerous to be released, authorities said.  Richard Kielczweski, 41, is charged with five counts of paying for sexual conduct with a child under 18, four counts of rape of a child aggravated by a 10-year age difference, and additional charges of rape, trafficking, and creating child sexual abuse material, the Plymouth District Attorney's Office said.  Prosecutors say the alleged crimes span months and multiple towns…

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Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned For Years, No Motive Found: FBI Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned For Years, No Motive Found: FBI
Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned For Years, No Motive Found: FBI A gunman who carried out a deadly attack at Brown University and killed an MIT professor acted alone and left behind disturbing confessions with no clear motive, federal investigators said. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts released new details after concluding a significant portion of the investigation into the violence that occurred in December 2025. Investigators say Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, was behind both the campus shooting in Providence on December 13 and the killing of MIT scientist Dr. Nuno Loureiro at his Brookline home on December 1…

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