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Josh Lanier

Assistant Managing Editor

jlanier@dailyvoice.com

Josh Lanier started his reporting career in high school for his local newspaper. Many — many — years later, he’s still chasing leads for compelling stories. During his time writing for newspapers, magazines, and online publications, he’s covered everything from murderers to mommy bloggers, but his most interesting story is always the next one.

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Police & Fire

Massachusetts Children's Magician Busted On Child Porn Charge: Feds A Massachusetts magician with 20 years of experience performing for children could face up to 20 years in prison after being arrested on a possession of child porn charge, federal authorities said. Scott Jameson, 45, of Sutton, was set to make his first appearance in a Boston courtroom on Friday afternoon, Oct. 21, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports. While Jameson made a name for himself performing at area schools, libraries, parks, and events, he also spent a great deal of time in other countries. A Cambodian child-protection group contacted US federal investigators in …

10/21/2022

News

Canton Man Charged With Fatally Shooting 15-Year-Old Curtis Ashford Jr. In Boston A 19-year-old man is being held without bail after being charged in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy in Boston earlier this year, authorities said. Zontre Mack, of Canton, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm without a license in connection with the death of Curtis Ashford Jr. the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Ashford was fatally shot outside his home on Ellington Street in Dorchester on the night of Wednesday, July 27, 2022, as previously reported by Daily Voice. “I told him to make sure be home by 8 before the lights come on and he texted m…

10/21/2022

Police & Fire

Ex-Woburn Cop Was Member Of White Supremacist Group, Investigation Finds John Donnelly, the former Woburn police officer, was a member of a now-disbanded white supremacist group, used racist and antisemitic language, and helped plan and attended a race rally in 2017, an investigation found. The Woburn police chief announced the results of an internal affairs investigation on Friday, Oct. 21, following recently unearthed accusations that Donnelly was involved in the Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. Video from the event shows him guarding Richard Spencer, the white nationalist as he greets fans. Donnelly resigned from the police department on Monday.…

10/21/2022

Police & Fire

Accountant Busted Boarding Plane At Newark Airport Admits Stealing $3.5M From Clients: Feds A Massachusetts money manager who police arrested last month at Newark International Airport trying to escape prosecution admitted to stealing $3.5 million from his clients, including the entire life savings of an elderly couple, federal authorities said. Steven Xigoros, 55, pleaded guilty in a Boston court this week to two counts of wire fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of filing a false tax return, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Xigoros worked as an accountant, tax preparer, and investment advisor who federal investigators said used th…

10/21/2022

Police & Fire

Lowell Money Manager Admits To Stealing $3.5M From Clients, Elderly Couple's Life Savings: Feds A Lowell money manager who police arrested trying to flee the country pleaded guilty to stealing millions of dollars of his client's money, including one elderly couple's entire life savings, federal authorities said. Steven Xigoros, 55, pleaded guilty this week to two counts of wire fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of filing a false tax return, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Xigoros worked as an accountant, tax preparer, and investment advisor who federal investigators said used that position to misappropriate millions of dollars from his cl…

10/21/2022

Police & Fire

Central Mass Man On Parole For Child Porn Pleads Guilty To More Child Porn Charges: Feds A 37-year-old Auburn man convicted of receiving child porn in 2016 pleaded guilty this week to having child porn, federal authorities said. He now faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison when a judge sentences him in March. Christopher Rondeau was out on parole in November 2020 when officers found a cell phone with images and videos of child pornography during a search of his house, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge sentenced Rondeau to more than five years in prison in 2016, but he received supervised release in 2019, federal authorities said.

10/21/2022

Police & Fire

52-Year-Old Methuen Man Hit, Critically Injured Running Across I-495 In Tewksbury Responders rushed a 52-year-old Methuen man to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car while running across I-495 in Tewksbury Wednesday night, Massachusetts State Police said. A 21-yar-old Lawrence woman said she was driving his Toyota northbound on the interstate near the Route 133 ramp when the man ran out of the woods and into the roadway, authorities said. Responders also took the driver to the hospital for evaluation. Police are still investigating the crash and why the man ran onto the busy highway.

10/20/2022

Police & Fire

California Man Admits To Stealing $1.2M From His Wilmington Employer Over 16 Years Most everyone has swiped something small from work, but one California man admitted to taking $1.2 million from his job at a Wilmington company for16 years. Darrell Pikes, 56, pleaded guilty to mail fraud as a result of the scheme this week in a federal court in Boston, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Pike worked as a general manager for a company in Ontario, California, a subsidiary of a Wilmington Company. From 2005 until 2016, Pike submitted fake invoices from a fake company he conjured up called Consumer Information Systems that purportedly provided temporary st…

10/20/2022

News

Charlene Casey Sentenced To Year In Jail In Death Of 2-Year-Old Colin McGrath Charlene Casey, the South Boston woman found guilty of negligent motor vehicle homicide in the death of toddler Colin McGrath, was sentenced to a year in prison on Thursday. Though, she will only spend 60 days behind bars as the judge suspended the remainder of the sentence. Judge Katie Cook Rayburn came to that conclusion following an hour of heart-breaking testimony from the family of the 2-year boy who died in 2018 after Casey failed to look both ways and pulled into traffic, causing a catastrophic chain of events that led to his death. "There is no perfect sentence," Rayburn said bef…

10/20/2022

Police & Fire

Mass Men Who Tried To Steal $530,000 Through People's Cell Phones Sentenced Two Massachusetts men who pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme to steal $530,000 worth of cryptocurrency and "OG" steal social media accounts will spend two years in federal prison, authorities said. Eric Meiggs, 25, of Brockton, and Declan Harrington, 22, of Rockport, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of conspiracy, four counts of wire fraud, one count of computer fraud and abuse and one count of aggravated identity theft, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Harrington also copped to an additional count of wire fraud. The men admitted they we…

10/20/2022

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