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BOSTON – Matthew Nilo, a New Jersey attorney accused of a series of sexual assaults in Charlestown in the 2000s, was indicted Tuesday on new charges related to a series of rapes and sexual assaults in the North End in 2007 and 2008. according to Suffolk District Attorney Kevin. Hayden said. Nilo, 35, was indicted by a Suffolk County grand jury on seven counts: one count of rape, one count of aggravated rape, three counts of assault with intent to rape and two counts of indecent assault and battery, he said. Hayden said in a statement. The attacks took place…

The owner of a Syosset pharmacy faces federal charges in a $101 million Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme as part of a nationwide crackdown, prosecutors said Wednesday. Jian Ai Chen, also known as Maggie, 48, a medical assistant and owner of two pharmacies in Brooklyn, was arrested and arraigned June 14 before U.S. Chief Judge Lois Bloom and released on bail $500,000 bond pending trial. Chen was charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud in connection with a scheme to pay more than $5 million in kickbacks to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in exchange for bringing their prescriptions to…

BOSTON — A fire at an MBTA station near Tufts Medical Center forced the T to temporarily suspend Orange Line service between North Station and Back Bay, the transit agency said midday Wednesday. Crews called to the scene spent the afternoon investigating a problem with the third lane, the T said in a tweet at 12:30 p.m. Orange line fire (@Windtrain1/Twitter) “Orange Line Update: Service is temporarily suspended between North Station and Back Bay while we investigate an issue with the third lane at Tufts Medical Center. Riders can use the Green Line for alternate service between North Station and…

BOSTON — MassHealth erroneously paid more than $84 million in care-related charges to residents who lived in other states, Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office concluded in a new report that the executive branch criticized as “overbroad” and “misleading”. State law requires members of MassHealth, which combines Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program under one umbrella, to live in Massachusetts to remain eligible. The auditor’s office reviewed the “capital payments,” which MassHealth makes to managed care organizations to coordinate health care for its members, between Jan. 1, 2018, and Sept. 30, 2018. 2021 and said that millions of dollars were invested…

BOSTON — Boston saw a 7 percent increase in fatal overdoses by 2022, with fentanyl seen as a key factor in the increase in deaths, city public health officials said Wednesday. According to the new data published by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 352 people died of opioid overdoses in Boston in 2022, compared to 330 deaths in 2021. From 2019 to 2022, Boston saw a 36 percent increase in opioid-related deaths, more than double the statewide rate of increase of 16 percent over the same time period. A key factor in that increase is the role of fentanyl,…

A Royal Caribbean passenger was rescued this week after falling overboard from the 10th deck of a cruise ship near the Dominican Republic, according to the US Coast Guard. Officials were alerted to the rescue of the 42-year-old woman, a US citizen, around 5:44 p.m. Sunday, according to a statement from the Coast Guard. The Mariner of the Seas cruise ship was about 27 nautical miles south of Punta Cana en route to Willemstad, Curacao, when the passenger went overboard, the statement said. “The passenger was recovered alive and reported to be in good health, having fallen into the water…

BOSTON — A fire at an MBTA station near Tufts Medical Center forced the T to temporarily suspend Orange Line service between North Station and Back Bay, the transit agency said midday Wednesday. Crews called to the scene spent the afternoon investigating a problem with the third lane, the T said in a tweet at 12:30 p.m. Orange line fire (@Windtrain1/Twitter) “Orange Line Update: Service is temporarily suspended between North Station and Back Bay while we investigate an issue with the third lane at Tufts Medical Center. Riders can use the Green Line for alternate service between North Station and…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – A neighborhood shelter alert was issued for a Colorado Springs neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before 1:00 p.m., the following message was issued to an area near S. Academy Boulevard and El Morro Road: “This is the Colorado Springs Police Department with an emergency message. Today is 06-28-2023. There is police activity related to a wanted in the area of ​​3655 El Morro Street. You are asked to stay indoors; please close and stay away from windows and doors. Please stay out of the immediate area until further notice. CSPD will send a clear message when…