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A Jamaican woman living in Fall River under a false identity has been arrested. U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz's Office says 51-year-old Sandra McDonald has been charged with aggravated identity theft, theft of public money, passport fraud, and falsely representing a social security number...

A lawsuit has been filed in Federal Court in Boston against former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin. The suit, reportedly filed by the MA Sanders Voters and Volunteers Disenfranchised by Bill Clinton, was filed Wednesday and alleges President Clinton disenfranchised voters through illegal campaign activity in Massachusetts on March 1, Super Tuesday...

For some it's a shock, while others had suspicions confirmed as prominent New Bedford fishing boat owner Carlos Rafael was hauled away in handcuffs by federal officials Friday. Jim Kendall of New Bedford Seafood Consulting was caught off-guard by the accusations that Rafael had lied to the feds about his fishing quotas and sold excess fish to a New York buyer, especially in the midst of heavy over

A Plymouth County Grand Jury has indicted a Middleboro woman over charges of defrauding the state's Medicaid system.

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WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) _ A Worcester woman has pleaded guilty to defrauding the government of more than $3 million in food stamp benefits through a scheme she ran out of her convenience store. The Telegram & Gazette reports Vida Ofori Causey pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges including conspiracy to commit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits fraud and money laundering. ... Read M

Swansea Police are searching for three people who may have been involved with fraudulent purchasing.

New Bedford Police have arrested local couple in connection with a computer fraud scheme. Earlier this month, detectives were contacted by Dell Computers, alleging the company had been defrauded by New Bedford resident Paul Marino. The company claimed Marino, using several aliases, would order electronic equipment online, and then call Dell to complain that the items he ordered were damaged or the

BOSTON (AP) _ A Boston woman has pleaded not guilty to fraudulently receiving thousands of dollars by claiming she was injured in the Boston Marathon bombing. Joanna Leigh was arraigned Monday on charges of larceny and making a false claim to a government agency...

A former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor and his son who ran hedge funds have pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges that federal prosecutors say cost their investors $140 million. Federal prosecutors said 69-year-old Gabriel Bitran and 39-year-old Marco Bitran pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit securities fraud, wire fraud and obstruction of justice in connection