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Boston – A former employee of a family-owned plumbing business in Millbury was sentenced today for drug, money laundering and fraud convictions arising from his role in a large-scale marijuana grow operation. Thomas Laverty of Clinton, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 12 years in prison, eight years of supervised release and ordered to pay $3,100 in restitution. In January 2020, Laverty was convicted following a five-day trial of conspiring to cultivate more th...

Thomas Laverty sentenced to 12 years in prison for role in using Massachusetts plumbing business as front for marijuana grow operation Updated Mar 02, 2021; Facebook Share A 40-year-old Clinton man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted last year of conspiring to cultivate more than 100 marijuana plants, using a family business as a front, authorities said. Thomas Laverty, a former employee of the Chuck Laverty & Son Inc. plumbing business in Millbury, was sentenced by ...

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...

Reaching Out to Refugees Longtime journalist Richard Chacón now leads government efforts to help refugees and immigrants acclimate to life in Massachusetts. By Corinne Steinbrenner (COM’06) Each year, roughly 75,000 refugees enter the United States, and more than 2,000 of them begin their new lives in Massachusetts. As director of the Massachusetts Office for Refugees and Immigrants, Richard Chacón (CGS’86, COM’88) is charged with helping those refugees settle as quickly and comfortably...

Roslindale/West Roxbury senior notes Community Content Note: In response to concerns about the coronavirus, area events may be subject to cancellation, postponement or attendance limits. Please contact organizers to confirm event details. Attention seniors The West Roxbury and Roslindale Transcript welcome your news. We publish every Thursday and are eager to publish your activities in this section. Please email any updates to this list to transcript@wickedlocal.com by the Wednesday prior to pu...

Share this article Share this article MALDEN, Mass., Jan. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Housing Families will open a new shelter for homeless individuals at the OYO Hotel in Malden in early February, the result of close collaboration between the City of Malden, Malden Redevelopment Authority, Maldens legislative delegation, and several nonprofit partners. Housing Families, a Malden-based housing services organization, has provided emergency shelter for families for nearly 35 years, but this will be ...

Clashes between rival tribes in Darfur have left more than 130 people dead, two weeks after the end of a peace mission in the volatile region of western Sudan. The violence is the deadliest since the end on December 31 of the joint UN (UNAMID) and African Union (AU) peace mission in Darfur, which has been operating in the vast region for 13 years. On Monday, at least 47 people were reported killed while 83 died in separate weekend clashes. The official Sudanese agency Suna, citing the local br...

Roslindale/West Roxbury senior events calendar.

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