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You are subscribed to USAO - Massachusetts news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Scheme to Generate Revenue for North Korean Weapons Programs 01/08/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A New Jersey man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his involvement in a scheme to generate revenue for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs. The scheme involved the dispatchment of skilled information technology (IT) workers who, using stolen identities of U.S. persons, posed as domestic workers to obtain remote IT jobs with U.S. companies, including several Fortune 500 companies and a defense contractor. Illinois Man Charged in Snapchat Hacking Investigation 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – An Illinois man has been charged in federal court in Boston with phishing the Snapchat access codes of nearly 600 women in an effort to hack their Snapchat accounts and steal nude photos, which he kept, sold, or traded on the internet.   Lynn Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Lynn man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with an investigation into drug conspiracy. Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Wildlife Trafficking 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Reading, Mass. man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to trafficking in wildlife parts from endangered and protected species. Dominican National Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Reentry 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation. Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry 01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Dominican national in state custody at Souza-Baronowski Correction Center in Lancaster, Mass., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.

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