Federal Prison

Carlos Rafael, the notorious former 'Codfather' of the New Bedford waterfront, has reportedly been sprung from federal prison early.

A case of bad conscience.

Lugo-Guerrero admitted selling heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine to customers in Boston, New Bedford, Fall River and surrounding communities.

A 57-year-old man from Fairhaven was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for traveling in interstate commerce to engage in sexual activity with a minor.

BOSTON — Two New Bedford residents were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for their roles in a wide-ranging conspiracy that distributed heroin throughout Bristol County and Providence, RI. Eric DeSousa, 26, and Tyson DePina, 40, were sentenced by U...

A Jamaican woman living in Fall River will be spending the next two years and three months in a federal prison. Fifty-one year old Sandra McDonald was sentenced Wednesday to 27 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and must pay restitution of almost $300,000 to state and federal agencies, including the Social Security Administration, the State Supplemental Program, MassHealth, and t

Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are asking a judge to lift restrictions placed on him in prison, arguing that they are overly harsh and have left him nearly totally isolated. In a motion filed Wednesday, Tsarnaev's lawyers say he has been confined to his cell except for visits from them and ``very limited access'' to a small outdoor enclosure...