· Updated March 27, 2025 5:13 AM · 1 min read read
A Massachusetts resident got a six-month prison sentence plus two years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $965,569 for his role in a lottery fraud scheme last week.
Mohamed Jaafar, 31, who lives in Watertown, received the sentence from U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton after being found guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States. His co-conspirators, Ali Jaffar and Yousef Jaafar, were sentenced to five years and 50 months, respectively, this past May, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills suspended her campaign for U.S. Senate on Thursday, essentially handing political newcomer Graham Platner the Democratic nomination.
Maine conservatives are urging the secretary of state to revise the wording of a proposed ballot question on transgender athletes to include fairness and safety, as legal and political disputes intensify ahead of a potential November vote.
