BOSTON, Dec. 29, 2016—The death of an East Boston teen whose body was found at the Belle Isle Marsh Reservation earlier this month is being investigated as a homicide, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said today.

The body of Carlos Villatoro-Nunez, 16, was found in the area of the Bennington Street entrance on Dec. 9, almost a month after his family reported him missing. Though decomposition and other factors initially complicated the death investigation, authorities believe he sustained fatal stab wounds. more »

BOSTON, Dec. 27, 2016—A Roslindale rideshare driver accused of stabbing another woman during a Christmas Day fight over a requested trip was arraigned for attempted murder this morning, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

KIONA THOMAS (D.O.B. 11/17/91) was arraigned in Dorchester Municipal Court this morning on a charge of assault with intent to murder.  Assistant District Attorney Lauren Hatch requested bail of $75,000 with orders that Thomas submit to GPS monitoring, abide by a curfew, not drive for any rideshare service or for profit, and to stay away from the victim, witnesses, and the location of the offense in the event she is to be released on bail.  Judge Thomas Kaplanes imposed $15,000 bail, GPS monitoring, and ordered Thomas to stay away from the victim, witnesses, and location. more »

BOSTON, Dec. 23, 2016—The man who allegedly shot and killed 28-year-old Jeffrey Kelly in Jamaica Plain this summer was held without bail at his arraignment today, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

The Suffolk County Grand Jury on Wednesday returned indictments charging AMOS CARRASQUILLO (D.O.B. 7/5/88) of Dorchester with first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm. Carrasquillo was apprehended that night on an unrelated federal probation warrant and taken into custody on the murder charge yesterday by Boston Police at the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse. more »

BOSTON, Dec. 22, 2016—A Leominster man was held on $1 million cash bail today following his arraignment for allegedly stabbing and nearly killing a 50-year-old man in the victim’s North End apartment, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

ANTHONY SPINELLI (D.O.B. 12/26/71) was arraigned in the Boston Municipal Court on charges of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery for the Tuesday afternoon incident on Fulton Street. more »

BOSTON, Dec. 20, 2016—An argument in a Fayston street apartment escalated to homicide overnight when a Dorchester woman grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed 34-year-old Sasha Morris to death, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

ELBA MORALES (D.O.B. 8/25/69) was arraigned on one count of murder for the incident on Fayston Street, which claimed Morris’ death at Boston Medical Center. At prosecutors’ request, Judge Lisa Ann Grant held Morales without bail. more »

BOSTON, Dec. 19, 2016—Two men were arraigned today following their arrests Friday for the shooting death of Shawn Borden earlier this year, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

TYSHAWN CUMMINGS (D.O.B. 2/21/95) and JAMARI MANNING (D.O.B. 4/15/95), both of Dorchester, were charged with murder for their roles in the Oct. 18 shooting that claimed the 41-year-old Borden’s life seven days later. At prosecutors’ request, Dorchester Municipal Court Judge James Coffey held both men held without bail. A third defendant, TYSHAWN SANDERS (D.O.B. 1/31/98) of Dorchester, is in custody on unrelated charges and will likely be arraigned tomorrow. more »

BOSTON, Dec. 16, 2016—A Malden man remains held on bail following his indictment on hate crime charges for allegedly beating a man with a brick in a bias-motivated assault, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

STEPHEN FUSCO (D.O.B. 8/28/67) of Malden was arraigned today in Suffolk Superior Court on charges of violating a person’s civil rights, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery with the intent to intimidate based on nation of origin.  At the request of Assistant District Attorney Christina Miller, Conley’s point prosecutor for civil rights violations, Clerk Magistrate Edward Curley set bail in the amount of $20,000.  more »

BOSTON, Dec. 15, 2016–Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley delivered the following remarks this afternoon on a series of arrests based on a long-term wiretap investigation targeting a violent drug ring operating across greater Boston:

“Good afternoon. As you know by now, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies executed about two dozen search warrants across the greater Boston area this morning, dismantling a major drug trafficking organization.  With me today are Boston Police Commissioner William Evans, Special Agent in Charge Harold Shaw of the FBI’s Boston Division, Watertown Police Chief Michael Lawn, and members of the multiagency South Shore Drug Task Force.

“Together we are announcing Operation Wolfgang, one of the longest and most successful wiretap investigations in modern Suffolk County history. One would have to go back to the days of the Mafia, when the wiretap statute was last updated, to find a more effective use of telephone intercepts to climb the rungs of a criminal ladder. more »

BOSTON, Dec. 14, 2016—The youth whose body was discovered Friday in the Belle Isle Marsh has been positively identified as a 16-year-old East Boston boy, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

Family members late Monday identified the youth, whom relatives reported missing on Nov. 13. Because the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not yet ruled on the cause or manner of his death, however, authorities are not releasing his name.  more »

BOSTON, December 14, 2016—The Brighton man accused of speeding drunkenly through the Summer Tunnel, causing a single-vehicle crash that killed 24-year-old Dillon Cohen and severely injured another man, was taken into custody on high bail today, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

CRAIG LAWLOR (D.O.B. 6/4/92) of Brighton was arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court today on charges of manslaughter by motor vehicle, motor vehicle homicide by operating under the influence of alcohol, and operating under the influence of alcohol causing serious bodily injury.  Clerk Magistrate Edward Curley set bail in the amount of $25,000 and ordered Lawlor to remain drug- and alcohol-free while his case is pending, wear a GPS monitor, surrender his passport, and stay away from the family of the deceased victim in the event he is released on bail.  Assistant District Attorney Caitlin Grasso of the DA’s Major Felony Bureau had requested bail of $50,000. more »

BOSTON, December 13, 2016—A Revere man has been convicted of fatally stabbing 50-year-old John Barrientos in his East Boston building and dragging his body into a nearby alley, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

A jury this afternoon found CRISTIAN SANTA (D.O.B. 10/10/91) of Revere guilty of voluntary manslaughter in Barrientos’ 2012 stabbing death.  He had initially been charged with first-degree murder.

Santa faces up to 20 years in state prison at a sentencing hearing Friday morning. more »

BOSTON, Dec. 13, 2016—A former associate chaplain at a Rhode Island school was arraigned today for allegedly assaulting a student in his care during two trips to Boston more than 40 years ago, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

HOWARD “HOWDY” WHITE, Jr. (D.O.B. 6/8/41), of Bedford, Pennsylvania, was arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court this morning on five counts of assault and battery. The indictments, returned Nov. 21, charge White with sexually assaulting the boy during two trips to Boston in 1973, when the victim was between 15 and 16 years old. more »

BOSTON, December 12, 2016— More than six months after the hit-and-run death of Marco Salguero-Cruz in Chelsea, the driver who allegedly struck and killed the 25-year-old victim and then fled the country was ordered held on high bail, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

JOSE DANIEL AREVALO (D.O.B. 8/20/82) of Everett was arraigned in Chelsea District Court today on charges of motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene of a collision causing death. Judge Ina Howard-Hogan ordered Arevalo held on $150,000 bail and ordered that he wear a GPS monitor, submit to home confinement, and surrender his passport in the event he is released on bail.  Assistant District Attorney Michael V. Glennon had requested bail of $250,000. more »

BOSTON, December 5, 2016—A suspended attorney is expected to be in court today to face charges that he stole funds from clients and opened credit cards in the names of colleagues in order to fund an extravagant lifestyle, including gambling and luxury apartments and vehicles, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

WASSEM AMIN (D.O.B. 2/27/85) is expected to be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court tomorrow after a grand jury indicted him last month on 26 charges.  Amin is charged with:

• Six counts of credit card application fraud,
• Five counts of committing consumer credit violations,
• Four counts of larceny over $250,
• Three counts of witness intimidation,
• Larceny over $250 by scheme,
• Money laundering,
• Attempted larceny,
• Forgery by check,
• Uttering by check,
• Common law forgery
• Common law uttering,
• And publishing a false statement of financial condition.

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BOSTON, December 2, 2016— Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes and Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley today announced that the man wanted in connection with the June 4 hit-and-run death of 25-year-old Marco Salguero-Cruz has been apprehended as a result of an exhaustive investigation and the public’s help.

JOSE DANIEL AREVALO (D.O.B. 8/20/82) of Everett was taken into custody outside Houston, Texas, by Texas Rangers late yesterday in connection with Salguero-Cruz’s death.  He is expected to be returned to Massachusetts at a later date. more »