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Ex-Troy School Board Member Admits Role In Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering Ring
A 71-year-old former school board member in the region has admitted to taking part in a massive marijuana trafficking and money laundering ring that allegedly involved over a dozen New Yorkers and spanned across the country.
Rensselaer County resident Rosemary Coles, of Troy, appeared in Albany federal court on Tuesday, July 25, where she pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) or more of marijuana and THC.
Coles, a former board member at the Troy City School District, admitted to receiving nearly 1,800 pounds of marijuana as well as THC edibles at her home…
Lynn Man Found Guilty In 2020 Murder Of 25-Year-Old Worcester Man: Essex DA
A jury found a 37-year-old Lynn man guilty of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a Worcester man during a robbery in January 2020, authorities said.
Derell Guy, 37, was found guilty of first-degree murder on the theories of extreme atrocity and cruelty, felony murder, and armed robbery in a Lawrence court on Monday, Jan. 23, the Essex County District Attorney said.
Investigators said Guy confronted Bryan Omar Mendez-Hernandez, 25, of Worcester, in the early morning hours of Jan. 4, 2020, to demand his jewelry. When Mendez-Hernandez ran, Guy chased him down a…
Ghost Guns Found At Home Of Man On Bail When He Allegedly Killed York Dad Of 2
A warranted search of the home of a man who was out on bail when he allegedly shot and killed a local dad, has revealed a massive weapons stash including multiple ghost guns, authorities say.
Jacquez Davon Brown, 26, of York, was arrested on homicide charges in connection with the July 6 shooting death of Shaheim "Mugga" Carr, 27, of York at a home in the 600 block Wheatfield Street on Sunday, July 11, York City police say.
Investigators later searched the home and seized six firearms— including two ghost guns, or guns assembled from fabricated parts, or parts of multiple guns none of…
