Tag: Pittsfield
Joshua Bradley, Acquiring a Controlled Substance by Fraud, Massachusetts 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Pittsfield pharmacist, Joshua Bradley, 30, has been charged with diverting Adderall and Dextroamp-amphetamin from a national pharmacy chain in Massachusetts. The alleged crime occurred on multiple occasions in August, September, and November 2024, while Bradley was working as a licensed pharmacist. The investigation was led by the DEA and Massachusetts…
Theodore Warren, Cocaine Trafficking, Massachusetts 2024
⏱ 2 min read Theodore Warren, aka ‘Monty’, a 42-year-old Pittsfield man, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to traffic large quantities of cocaine in Western Massachusetts. Warren, a trusted member of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) led by former Pittsfield High School Dean Lavante Wiggins, served as a runner for Wiggins. The DTO distributed large…
James D. Sommers, Health Care Fraud, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read James D. Sommers, a Pittsfield, Massachusetts man, has been impersonating a US Army veteran for over 30 years to swindle thousands of dollars in benefits. Sommers, whose age is unknown, allegedly used a stolen identity to obtain medical care at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and nearly $30,000 in benefits. The…
Benjamin Shacar, Child Pornography, Massachusetts 2026
⏱ 2 min read Benjamin Shacar, a 39-year-old Pittsfield man, pleaded guilty to child pornography charges in federal court in Springfield, Massachusetts. Between August 2020 and March 2021, Shacar received and possessed child sexual abuse material, which was discovered on a thumb drive and laptop during a search of his residence. Shacar admitted to viewing…
