Last January, the Boston Globe published a lengthy investigative piece on an apparent mortgage fraud scheme run by several individuals. The story alleged that the ring was led by one Michael David Scott, a Mansfield, Massachusetts real estate developer, who recruited several other co-conspirators to assist him in the bank…
A long-suspected underboss of the reigning New England crime family has reached a criminal defense plea agreement with federal and state criminal law authorities, which will net him a 6-year federal prison sentence. Federal and state law prosecutors and law enforcement officials announced yesterday that Carmen S. “Cheeseman” DiNunzio, 51,…
Unfortunately, the alleged Ponzi scheme reportedly orchestrated by Bernard L. Madoff continues to cause ripple effects locally in Massachusetts. Aside from wealthy individual investors, many institutional clients have suffered as result of this scheme, including several charitable organizations. While some organizations have suffered substantial financial losses but appear able to…