BOSTON — Two Worcester County men were sentenced yesterday for conspiring to traffic in contraband smokeless tobacco. Mohammad Hanif Balaparya, 63, of Shrewsbury, and Rakesh Garg, 53, of Holden, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to three and two years’ probation, respectively. In October 2023, the defendants pleaded guilty to one […]
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Fort Point shelter to serve migrants resurfacing at Boston’s Logan Airport
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2 seek Worcester & Middlesex seat for Republican state committeewoman
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