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Court Released Illegal Immigrant Accused of Raping Child

Published Oct 10, 2024 at 8:08 AM EDT

Updated Oct 10, 2024 at 8:38 AM EDT

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By Billal Rahman

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An illegal immigrant accused of forcibly raping a minor in Massachusetts was released back into the community by court officials, despite an active immigration detainer against him, according to Enforcement and Removal Operations agents.

Maynor Francisco Hernandez-Rodas, a 38-year-old Guatemalan national, entered the U.S. illegally as a "gotaway"—someone observed crossing the border but who is not apprehended and returned—and was charged in June with aggravated forcible rape of a child in Massachusetts.

Immigration officers arrested Hernandez-Rodas in Lowell, Massachusetts, on September 20, according to a statement from Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston. He is currently being held in federal custody.

"Maynor Francisco Hernandez-Rodas stands accused of horrific crimes against a Massachusetts child," ERO Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia Hyde said in a statement on Tuesday. "He represents a significant danger to the children of our community that we will not tolerate."

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An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum-seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023, in New York City. An illegal immigrant accused of forcibly raping a minor in…

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It remains unknown when, where, or how he entered the country.

Hernandez-Rodas was arrested by Lowell police on June 20, 2024, for aggravated rape of a child and rape of a child with force, officials said.

Authorities lodged an immigration detainer against Hernandez-Rodas on June 28.

He was arraigned in Middlesex County Superior Court on charges of aggravated rape of a child by force and rape of a child by force on September 4.

According to Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston, officials at Middlesex County Superior Court "ignored ERO Boston's immigration detainer and released Hernandez-Rodas from custody on an unknown date."

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Massachusetts man accused of hiding in women’s bathroom and assaulting girl at Museum of Science

‘Terrifying incident’

By Rick Sobey | rick.sobey@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald

UPDATED: October 10, 2024 at 6:16 p.m.

A 24-year-old man is accused of hiding in a women’s bathroom stall at the Museum of Science and assaulting a 15-year-old girl from behind,according to the Suffolk DA’s Office.

The Somerville man, Yandri Hernandez, is being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing after the alleged assault in the Museum of Science bathroom.

Hernandez has been charged with kidnapping of a child, strangulation or suffocation, and assault and battery.

Massachusetts State Police responded to the Museum of Science for an assault in a bathroom on Sunday at around 12:41 p.m.

The victim, a 15-year-old girl, reported being at the Museum of Science with her friend when she entered the bathroom on the first level as her friend waited outside.

The girl told police that when she left the bathroom stall to wash her hands, she felt a hand come around her face and cover her month. Initially she thought it was her friend but saw a man, later identified as Hernandez, behind her.

The girl said Hernandez did not speak, but tried to restrain her. The girl was able to scream and quickly ran out of the bathroom. Hernandez walked out of the bathroom immediately after the girl and left the scene.

A witness in the bathroom told police she noticed the first and last stalls occupied. When the witness entered her stall, she noticed black-and-white sneakers in an adjoining stall that appeared to be “abnormal in size for a female.”

The witness heard one occupant exit the stall followed by the other occupant. The witness then heard muffled screaming and some sort of physical altercation. Both parties were gone when the witness exited the stall.

Video footage shows a man entering the museum at 10:58 a.m. wearing all-black clothing with black-and-white sneakers. The man is seen sitting in a lobby near the bathroom for about one hour before entering the bathroom. State Police investigators disseminated still images of the man to local police departments.

On Monday, State Police received a phone call from Cambridge Police, who were able to identify the man as Hernandez from a distinct tattoo on his left forearm.

Hernandez was spotted in Somerville the following day and placed into custody without incident by State Police.

“This is a terrifying incident for anyone, particularly for a teenager simply enjoying an outing with a friend at a popular destination,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden said in a statement. “This young woman’s description of her attacker, along with top-notch identification work based on the images disseminated by investigators, led to the defendant being spotted and arrested just days after the incident.”

Originally Published: October 10, 2024 at 5:51 p.m.

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Boston ManCharged in Elder Fraud Conspiracy That Defrauded Elderly Victim of Over $400,000

Thursday, October 10, 2024

For Immediate Release

U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts

BOSTON – A South Boston man has been arrested and charged in connection with a scheme that defrauded a 75-year-old man from Berkshire County, Mass., of approximately $420,000.

Urvishkumar Vipulkumar Patel, 21,was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Patel was arrested on Oct. 7, 2024 and subsequently released by the Court on conditions including GPS monitoring and orders that he remain in Massachusetts.

According to the charging documents, in or around June 2024, the victim received a pop-up message on his computer claiming that his computer was frozen. The message contained a phone number, which the victim believed to be associated with Microsoft, and directed the victim to call for assistance. The victim then called the phone number listed in the pop-up and allegedly spoke with an individual before being transferred to another individual who called himself, “Sam Wilson.”

It is alleged that Wilson claimed to be a federal agent with the U.S. Treasury Department and purported to confirm the victim’s name and address. When the victim stated that was not the correct address, Wilson provided additional addresses until the victim identified his correct address. Wilson then allegedly told the victim that the victim’s name and address were listed as being involved in a money laundering scheme and that the “Treasury” showed a number of houses had been purchased in the United States and Russia in the victim’s name. Wilson allegedly told the victim that he was going to help him get out of this trouble and would speak to a judge but that, in the meantime, the victim needed to safeguard his money from being further implicated in the supposed money laundering scheme. Specifically, Wilson allegedly told the victim he should withdraw cash from his bank and send it to the Treasury Department, where it would be kept in a lock box until the victim was cleared of the scheme. Wilson also allegedly cautioned that the bank would not let the victim withdraw all of his money at once – directing the victim to make the withdrawals in smaller amounts and send it to Wilson at the “Treasury” in installments.

On approximately five separate occasions over the course of three months, the victim withdrew and provided approximately $420,000 in cash to several individuals he believed to be associated with “Sam Wilson.” On each occasion, Wilson asked the victim how much he could withdraw from his bank account, directed the victim to place the cash in a taped box with the victim’s own name and address written on it. Wilson also allegedly told the victim a specific date and time at which he would send a courier for the cash. On each occasion, the courier would pull alongside the curb in front of the victim’s house, lower one of the passenger side windows and provide a prearranged “PIN” passcode to the victim. The victim would then place the box of cash into the courier’s vehicle who would then drive away.

The victim’s sister reported this activity to law enforcement on Oct. 1, 2024. According to the charging documents, on Oct. 7, 2024, Patel served as the courier waiting outside of the victim’s home and was approached by an undercover officer posing as the victim. It is alleged that, after receiving the prearranged “PIN” passcode from Patel, the undercover officer placed the box into Patel’s vehicle and Patel quickly drove away. He was immediately apprehended.

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At the time of his arrest, Patel was allegedly driving a rental car and was actively engaged in a WhatsApp call on his cell phone. Patel allegedly told law enforcement that he had been collecting packages for weeks at the direction of another individual in exchange for payment. Patel also allegedly told law enforcement that he would deliver each package to a prearranged location before receiving his payment.

The investigation remains ongoing. Members of the public who believe they are victims of a cybercrime – including elder fraud scams, cryptocurrency scams, romance scams, investment scams, and business email compromise fraud scams – should contact USAMA.CyberTip@usdoj.gov. To report elder fraud, please visit the FBI’s IC3 Elder Fraud Complaint Center

or contact the dedicated National Elder Fraud Hotline at 833–FRAUD–11 or 833–372–8311 Monday - Friday, 10a.m.- 6p.m. EST.

The charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement. Valuable assistance was provided by the North Adams Police Department and the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kaitlin Brown of the Worcester Branch Office is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/boston-man-charged-elder-fraud-conspiracy-defrauded-elderly-victim-over-400000

https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/10/10/massachusetts-man-accused-of-hiding-in-womens-bathroom-and-assaulting-girl-at-museum-of-science/

https://www.newsweek.com/illegal-immigrant-accused-rape-child-1966925