Hailey Laverty News Today

WORCESTER — Thomas Laverty, the local plumber convicted last year of using his business as a front for a large marijuana grow while collecting public assistance, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Tuesday.  Laverty, 40, was convicted by a federal jury in Worcester last January on allegations he and his father, Charles Laverty, used their Millbury plumbing business, Chuck Laverty & Son, as a front for a huge illegal marijuana grow. Over the course of the trial, jurors heard evidence...

Man who used plumbing business as front for marijuana grow gets 12 years Brad Petrishen, Telegram & Gazette © Rick Cinclair/Telegram & Gazette Staff WORCESTER - Thomas Laverty outside the Harold D. Donohue Federal Building during a break in his U.S. District Court trial in January 2020. WORCESTER — Thomas Laverty, the local plumber convicted last year of using his business as a front for a large marijuana grow while collecting public assistance, was sentenced to 12 years in...