DePeña was indicted in federal court in August on 11 counts of wire fraud and money laundering allegations involving more than $1.5 million in COVID small-business loans. He's expected to be arraigned on 15 state charges of wire tapping and witness intimidation next week.
Seven years after it was closed temporarily, the postal service said last week that it now plans to permanently close the Allston location. Officials are also worried about the Fields Corner office.
Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s report found 90 clergy who had faced allegations of abuse in the Worcester diocese, but Campbell’s team did not investigate or confirm how many of those accusations were credible.
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’