A Fall River woman was sentenced to house arrest and ordered to pay $1800 in restitution after pleading guilty to stealing more than $100,000 from a 97-year-old woman.
A registered sex offender from New Bedford has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to prison in connection with possessing and disseminating child pornography, Attorney General Maura Healey announced.
A Fall River man who sexually assaulted a juvenile female in the home he shared with the girl and her mother has been sentenced to serve between eight and 10 years in state prison.
A Fall River man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a heroin and fentanyl trafficking organization that operated in Taunton and Boston.
A South Florida purported psychic charged elderly Martha's Vineyard woman $3.5 million for spiritual cleansing and exorcisms, and never paid taxes to the IRS on the money.
A 30-year-old New Bedford man with a lengthy criminal record whose violent assault on another city man resulted in the victim’s hospitalization was sentenced to serve five to seven years in state prison.
Governor Charlie Baker has sided with a dozen state lawmakers and local officials who are urging the proceeds from the forfeiture of "Codfather" Carlos Rafael's fishing fleet, and any financial penalties tied to his case, be used to pay for electronic catch monitoring.
In his weekly appearance on WBSM, Mayor Jon Mitchell explains why, under the government's current plan, 'Codfather' Carlos Rafael could make millions from his jail cell while doing time for his admitted fishing scheme.