By: Laura Soukkavong PITTSFIELD — A 21-year-old man convicted of assaulting juvenile girls after providing them with alcohol at a Pittsfield park has been sentenced to two consecutive jail terms totaling five years, followed by three years of probation. Chase Wood was found guilty by a jury on Friday, October 9, of nine charges connected … Continue reading Chase Wood Found Guilty of Assaulting Minors in Pittsfield Park, Sentenced to Five Years in Jail
Category: Justice Served
Canadian Man Gets 33 Months in Grandparent Scam That Targeted Older Americans
By Tiffany Williams - Paul Conneh, 39, of Moncton, New Brunswick, was sentenced October 6 to 33 months in federal prison for participating in a grandparent scam. A Vermont federal judge also ordered $256,000 in restitution. Conneh pleaded guilty in May to wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies. Court records say he recruited people to … Continue reading Canadian Man Gets 33 Months in Grandparent Scam That Targeted Older Americans
Eight Months of Prison Time for New York Man in Fraudulent Kickback Operation
By William Armstead BOSTON – James Rausch was sentenced in federal court on Feb. 13, 2026, in Boston for plotting to pay physicians to prescribe medically unnecessary brain scans. Rausch is a past sales director for the Northeast region of a mobile medical diagnostics company. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton made the decision … Continue reading Eight Months of Prison Time for New York Man in Fraudulent Kickback Operation
Cold-Blooded Execution’: Pawtucket, Rhode Island Man Gets Life for 2022 Murder of Jovani Velez
By Tiffany Williams - PAWTUCKET, R.I. — A Rhode Island man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after admitting to a cold-blooded execution in a Pawtucket parking lot. On October 30, 2025, 28-year-old Jovon Depina pled guilty to first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and possession of a ghost gun in the … Continue reading Cold-Blooded Execution’: Pawtucket, Rhode Island Man Gets Life for 2022 Murder of Jovani Velez
Justice Served: Drunk Driver, Child Predator, and Fentanyl Trafficker Each Sentenced to Years Behind Bars
By Tiffany Williams - Three men in three different cases, all facing the full weight of the justice system — a drunk driver who killed a woman, a predator who preyed on children, and a fentanyl trafficker caught moving poison through New York — were all handed down heavy prison sentences this month. In Washington … Continue reading Justice Served: Drunk Driver, Child Predator, and Fentanyl Trafficker Each Sentenced to Years Behind Bars