Tag: Massachusetts
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,…
Luciano Schipelliti, Wire Fraud, Massachusetts 2026
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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.…
Demetrios Pseudoikonomou, Aiding Filing False Tax Returns, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Demetrios Pseudoikonomou, a 55-year-old Belmont businessman, has been charged with aiding the filing of false tax returns, allegedly avoiding over $520,000 in federal income taxes. Pseudoikonomou, who operates a restaurant and apartment building in Boston, deliberately failed to report more than $1.6 million in gross receipts and rental income between 2018…
Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, a 38-year-old from Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for operating a clandestine drug laboratory that churned out thousands of fentanyl and methamphetamine pills. The factory, hidden in a residential basement, was a full-scale operation that posed a significant threat to the community. Rodriguez…
Gino Rosario Tyler Alexander Allegra, Treasury Check Fraud, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Gino Rosario Tyler Alexander Allegra, a 32-year-old Brockton man, was involved in a scheme to deposit stolen and altered U.S. Treasury checks into shell company bank accounts, then withdraw the money to conceal its origin. The crime occurred in Brockton, Massachusetts, and Allegra was sentenced on August 6, 2026. He pleaded…
Luis Rolando Clavijo Tacuri, Unlawful Reentry, Massachusetts 2024
⏱ 2 min read Luis Rolando Clavijo Tacuri, a 32-year-old Ecuadorian national, has been indicted for unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported. Tacuri, who was residing in Milford, Massachusetts, was previously deported in December 2016 after being arrested for operating under the influence. He was arrested again in May 2024 for the same…
Brian Depena, Pandemic Loan Fraud and Money Laundering, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Lawrence, Massachusetts Mayor Brian Depena, 61, has been arrested and charged with pandemic loan fraud and money laundering. Depena allegedly defrauded over $1.5 million in COVID small-business loans to fund his campaign account, pay personal taxes, and pay off high-interest mortgages on properties he owned in Lawrence. The arrest occurred on…
Hector Nunez, Money Laundering, Massachusetts 2026
A Lowell man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in a money laundering conspiracy. Hector Nunez, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 45 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. In May 2026, Nunez pleaded guilty to one…
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…
