Massachusetts

MASSACHUSETTS – Two Massachusetts men have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged conspiracy to damage a building on Harvard Medical School’s campus using a large commercial firework, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston. Logan David Patterson, 18, of Plymouth, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20, of Bourne, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to damage property by means of an explosive. Both were arrested and are scheduled to appear in federal court in Boston. According to court documents, around 2:45 a.m. on November 1, 2025, an explosion occurred on the fourth floor of the Goldenson Building, which houses a research lab within Harvard Medical School’s Department of Neurobiology. Surveillance video allegedly captured the defendants lighting fi...

BOSTON, MA – The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission announced that Whaleco Inc., doing business as Temu, will pay $2 million in civil penalties under a stipulated order resolving allegations that it violated the INFORM Consumers Act. The law requires online marketplaces to clearly disclose identifying information about high-volume sellers and provide consumers with reporting mechanisms for suspicious activity. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the government alleged Temu failed to adequately disclose seller addresses and did not consistently provide electronic and telephonic reporting tools as required. In addition to the penalty, the order requires Temu to implement compliance measures to meet the standards of the INF...