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News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Thursday November 21, 2024 ( 12 items )  

Air Force to Evaluate Hanscom AFB for Air Force Information Dominance Systems Center
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force identified Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, as the sole candidate location to host the headquarters for the new Air Force Information Dominance Systems Center. The Air Force announced the creation of AFIDSC within Air Force Materiel Command as part of the service's Great Power Competition initiative to strengthen and e  more

Cape Cod Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analogue and Cocaine Offenses
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON A Cape Cod man was sentenced today for drug distribution offenses. Terrance Cardoza, 28, of Mashpee, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 78 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release. In July 2024, Cardoza pleaded guilty to one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute   more

ERO Boston arrests Colombian national charged with rape of Massachusetts minor
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested a 42-year-old Colombian charged in Massachusetts with rape of a child by force, statutory rape, and aggravated rape against a minor. Officers with ERO Boston arrested Billy Erney Buitrago-Bustos Nov. 15 in Pittsfield. "Billy Erney Buitrago-Bustos stands accuse  more

ERO Boston arrests Guatemalan national charged with rape of a child by force
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Mynor Stiven De Paz-Munoz, 21, an unlawfully present Guatemalan national charged in Massachusetts with rape of child by force, rape of a child, and indecent assault and battery against a minor, Nov. 12 in Great Barrington. "Mynor Stiven De Paz-Munoz stands acc  more

Louisiana A.G. Liz Murrill Joins Tennessee and 30 States in Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 20 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Nov. 19, 2024: Led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General Liz Murrill and 30 states today called upon Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth ment  more

Manchester Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Traffic Fentanyl and Cocaine
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. A Manchester woman was sentenced in federal court for her role in a drug trafficking organization selling drugs in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Maria Camacho, age 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha Elliott to 24 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release. In May 2024  more

Mass. A.G. Campbell Joins Multistate Coalition Urging Congress To Pass Kids Online Safety Act
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has joined a coalition of 31 other states in calling upon Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA") before the end of the year. This legislation is a crucial tool to protect children from online harm. In a letter (https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/attorneygeneral/documents/pr/2024/kosa-  more

N.M. A.G. Raul Torrez and Coalition of 30 States Urge Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 20 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez and 30 states today called upon Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing cr  more

Thirteen Arrested after Investigation into Drug Trafficking from New Britain Car Dealership
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW BRITAIN, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and New Britain Police Chief Matthew Marino today announced that the following 13 individuals were arrested yesterday on federal criminal  more

Thirteen Individuals Indicted in Cross-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy that Used Social Media Apps to Facilitate Drug Distribution and Guns for Drugs
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. An indictment has been unsealed charging thirteen defendants in connection with a cross-border drug trafficking conspiracy that used social media messaging apps to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, and traded firearms for drugs, U.S Attorney Jane Young announces. According to court documents, over the course of  more

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Visits the U.S. DOT Volpe Transportation Center
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center issued the following news: * * * "The kinds of things you're working on and the kinds of achievements you're delivering are...of widespread bipartisan interest, so as...priorities are recalibrated and redefined, there is no question in my mind that the work of the people in this room will matter enormously to the American people." The U.S. DOT Volpe Center welcomed  more

West Hartford Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Trafficking Offense
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WEST HARTFORD, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JEIMY RODRIGUEZ, 39, of West Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl an  more