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Two Agree to Plead Guilty in Massachusetts Driver’s License Scam

The former manager of a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles branch has agreed to plead guilty to federal extortion charges for allegedly taking bribes and in exchange for issuing passing scores on learner’s permit tests, federal prosecutors said. Mia Cox-Johnson, …

Owner of Chain of Addiction Clinics Charged With Insurance Fraud

The owner of a chain of clinics treating substance abuse disorders in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and one of the company’s employees, were charged last week with cheating health insurers out of millions of dollars while depriving patients of needed …

Driver Killed, Homes Burned in Fiery Tanker Truck Crash in Maryland

A tanker truck hauling a flammable liquid crashed on a Maryland highway Saturday and caught fire, killing the driver and damaging several homes and vehicles, authorities said. The truck crashed around noon on U.S. 15 in Frederick, about an hour’s …

Bishop Testifies Against Bill to End Child Abuse Reporting Exemption for Clergy

The Roman Catholic Church’s rite of confession must remain confidential, even if someone tells a priest that a child has been abused, the bishop who leads Vermont’s diocese testified Friday. Bishop Christopher Coyne told the state Senate Judiciary Committee that …

Owner, Employee Charged With Manslaughter in Worker’s Death in Trench Collapse

A construction company owner and an employee were charged with manslaughter Friday in connection with a trench collapse in Connecticut last year that killed a 56-year-old worker. Vernon police said they arrested Dennis Botticello, 67, owner of Manchester- based Botticello …

Baltimore’s Settlements for Rogue Gun Task Force Misconduct Now Top $22M

Baltimore leaders agreed Wednesday to pay a $6 million settlement to the family of a driver who was killed during a 2010 police chase involving Gun Trace Task Force officers – the city’s latest payout resulting from flagrant misconduct by …

New York EMS Workers Settle Suit With City Over Media Interviews

Four New York City ambulance workers who said they were disciplined for speaking to the media during the harrowing, early months of the COVID-19 pandemic have reached a settlement in their free speech lawsuit against the fire department and the …

Families Sue Over Covid-19 Deaths at Chelsea Veterans Home

The families of three residents of a veterans’ care facility in Massachusetts who died after contracting COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic say in federal lawsuit that the deaths were “premature and preventable” and the result of “unsanitary, …

World Insurance Adds New Jersey’s Katz/Pierz Agency to Its Team

Broker World Insurance Associates reports that it has acquired the business of Katz/Pierz of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Katz/Pierz was founded in 1987 by Aaron Katz and Donald Pierz. The agency serves professionals …

New York City Agrees to $6M Settlement Over Police Response to George Floyd Protests

About 320 people arrested during a George Floyd protest in the Bronx on June 4, 2020, and who claim the police used excessive force and violated their civil rights, will each receive about $21,500 under a settlement proposal agreed to …

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