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Woman pleads guilty to making hoax bomb threat against Boston Children's
A Massachusetts woman pled guilty Thursday to calling in a hoax bomb threat against Boston Children’s Hospital last year. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said 37-year-old Catherine Leavy of Westfield, Massachusetts, pled guilty to one count of making a false bomb threat and one count of intentionally conveying false or misleading information. The charges stem from a threat phoned on...
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Frederick Co. Sheriff Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Machine Gun Scheme, Takes Leave
The sheriff of Frederick County, Maryland, has pleaded not guilty after he was indicted in an alleged scheme to obtain machine guns.
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‘Purported' Marblehead Monk, Lawyer Charged in $3.6 Million COVID Fraud Scheme
A Marblehead man who presented himself as an Orthodox Christian monk and a lawyer have been charged in a $3.6 million COVID relief fraud scheme, according to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office. Brian Andrew Bushell, 47, and Tracey M.A. Stockton, 64, were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and unlawful monetary transactions, a news release said Thursday. Bushell, who…
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Woman Arrested in Boston Children Hospital Hoax Bomb Threat Faces New Charges
A federal grand jury issued a new indictment against a Massachusetts woman who has previously been charged with making a hoax bomb threat against Boston Children’s Hospital this August. Catherine Leavy of Westfield now faces charges of making a false bomb threat and of sharing false or misleading information that a bomb was heading to the renowned hospital, the...