Tag: Massachusetts
Jennifer Valley, Social Security Benefits Theft, Massachusetts 2022
⏱ 2 min read Jennifer Valley, a 51-year-old woman from Barre, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to stealing over $100,000 in Social Security benefits from October 2022 to August 2025. Valley had been appointed as the representative payee for a beneficiary who had lived with her, but she failed to report the beneficiary’s death to the Social…
Yojuande Blaize, Child Pornography, Massachusetts 2026
Southbridge Man Arrested for Child Pornography BOSTON, MA – In a disturbing case, Yojuande Blaize, a 23-year-old Southbridge resident, was arrested and charged with possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in federal court in Boston. According to the charging documents, law enforcement located CSAM while conducting a preliminary review of a folder on Blaize’s…
Tony Francis, Misapplication of Property, Massachusetts 2026
Former CEO of Non-Profit Nursing Home Sentenced for Misapplication of Property BOSTON – Tony Francis, 60, of Needham, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for charges arising from his improper use of Edgar P. Benjamin Health Center (EPBHC) funds. On February 2026, Francis pleaded guilty to two counts of intentional misapplication of money…
Ismael Rosado Jr., Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud, Massachusetts 2026
A former TSA Security Officer was sentenced to three years of probation for fraudulently obtaining tens of thousands of dollars in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance while employed full-time at Boston Logan International Airport. Ismael Rosado Jr., 40, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to three years’ probation on March 26, 2026,…
Sunny Manhertz, Voting by Aliens, Massachusetts 2016
⏱ 2 min read A Saugus man’s scheme to vote in federal elections has been busted. Sunny Manhertz, 40, a Canadian citizen, allegedly submitted a false voter registration form in 2016, claiming to be a US citizen. He’d go on to vote in multiple federal elections, including the 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024 elections. Manhertz,…
Christopher D. Leon, Receiving Stolen Government Money, Massachusetts 2026
A former Haverhill man has been charged with receiving stolen Social Security disability benefits. Christopher D. Leon, 56, was charged with one count of receiving stolen government money or property. Leon will appear in federal court in Boston at a later date. According to the charging document, Leon received approximately $87,817 in stolen Social Security…
Frank Maiky Baez Guerrero, Fentanyl Trafficking, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read A brazen Dominican fentanyl and cocaine trafficker has been extradited back to the United States and slapped with a laundry list of federal charges after a Homeland Security Task Force investigation. Frank Maiky Baez Guerrero, 29, allegedly ran a large-scale trafficking organization that brought poison to the streets of Massachusetts and…
Sunny Manhertz, Voting Illegally, Massachusetts 2026
Sunny Manhertz Arrested for Voting Illegally in Massachusetts BOSTON – Sunny Manhertz, a 40-year-old legal permanent resident residing in Saugus, Mass., has been arrested and charged with voting illegally in federal elections since 2008. Manhertz is charged with one count of unlawful voting by aliens and one count of the procurement, casting, or tabulation of…
Dr. Alexandria Williams, Signing False Medical Orders, Massachusetts 2020
Massachusetts Doctor Agrees to Pay $62,500 for Signing False Medical Orders BOSTON – Dr. Alexandria Williams, an Illinois-based doctor, has agreed to pay $62,500 to resolve allegations that she caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for medically unreasonable and unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME). The United States previously filed a complaint against Dr.…
Patrick Van Cott, Theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, Massachusetts 2014
⏱ 2 min read A brazen scheme to line his pockets with cash from a seasonal beachside snack shack has landed a former Plymouth Public Schools director on the wrong side of the law. Patrick Van Cott, 64, pleaded guilty to stealing food and equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars meant for the school…
