Tag: Boston
Mo Yuong Kang, Wire Fraud, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read A former U.S. Department of Labor employee, Mo Yuong Kang, scammed over $40,000 in pandemic unemployment assistance benefits in Massachusetts. Kang, 51, from Woburn and Dracut, worked as an Industrial Hygienist with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from 2016 to 2023. In 2020 and 2021, while earning over $85,000 annually,…
Anderson Ernesto Andujar Echavarria, Fentanyl Trafficking, Massachusetts 2024
⏱ 2 min read A 28-year-old Dominican national, Anderson Ernesto Andujar Echavarria, was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a large-scale fentanyl trafficking conspiracy in Boston, Massachusetts. Andujar pleaded guilty to distributing tens of thousands of fentanyl pills, as well as powdered fentanyl, cocaine, and crystal methamphetamine to undercover law enforcement.…
Liu Zhou, Market Manipulation, Massachusetts 2024
⏱ 2 min read Liu Zhou, a 41-year-old Canadian citizen and Chinese national, was the mastermind behind a wide-ranging conspiracy to manipulate cryptocurrency markets in Boston. As the founder and primary operator of MyTrade, a financial services firm, Zhou provided clients with a service that allowed them to artificially inflate the trading volume or price…
Aditya Humad, Kickback Scheme, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Aditya Humad, the 41-year-old CFO of SpineFrontier, a Boston-area spinal implant company, has been sentenced to four months in prison for his role in a kickback scheme to bribe surgeons to use company products. The scheme, which involved paying over $540,000 in sham consulting fees, resulted in millions of dollars in…
Kelvin Liranzo Roman, Racketeering, Massachusetts 2023
⏱ 2 min read Kelvin Liranzo Roman, a 27-year-old member of the Manchester Chapter of the Trinitarios, pleaded guilty to racketeering charges, including his role in a 2023 double murder in Lynn, Massachusetts. On September 2, 2023, three Trinitarios members opened fire on a party celebrating a high-school graduation, killing Jandriel Heredia and Abraham Diaz,…
Frank DeCaro, Possession of Child Pornography, Rhode Island 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 47-year-old registered sex offender from Rhode Island, Frank DeCaro, was arrested at Boston Logan Airport for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). DeCaro, from Westerly, Rhode Island, was stopped at the airport in November 2025 after returning from an international trip to Italy. A search of his phone allegedly uncovered…
Angel Daniel Cruz-Sanchez, Unlawful Reentry, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 51-year-old Dominican national, Angel Daniel Cruz-Sanchez, pleaded guilty to unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation in Boston, MA. Cruz-Sanchez, a repeat offender with multiple drug trafficking convictions, was charged in April 2026 and faces up to 20 years in prison. He was previously deported in 2019 and 2023. The…
Angel Luis Morales Torres, Damaging or disabling an aircraft, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read On January 7, 2025, Angel Luis Morales Torres, a 25-year-old Puerto Rican man, sparked chaos on a JetBlue flight preparing for takeoff from Boston to Puerto Rico. As the aircraft taxied down the runway, Morales suddenly stood up, sprinted down the aisle, and attempted to open the emergency exit door. Despite…
Niulmi Baez, Fentanyl Distribution, New Hampshire 2026
⏱ 2 min read Niulmi Baez, a 26-year-old citizen of the Dominican Republic and former Boston resident, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing almost 700 grams of fentanyl in New Hampshire. The sentencing occurred on a date following his guilty plea on April 6, 2026. Baez pleaded guilty to one count of…
Zhi Ge, Insider Trading, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Zhi Ge, a Singapore resident, is accused of running an insider trading scheme that raked in millions. From 2016 to 2024, Ge allegedly conspired with others to obtain confidential information about publicly traded companies, using it to trade securities and reap massive profits. The scheme, which played out in Boston, has…
