EVERETT MAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO OBSTRUCT NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTIGATION

EVERETT MAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO OBSTRUCT

NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTIGATION

 

Boston – This afternoon the United States Attorney’s Office in Boston filed a federal conspiracy charge against a 25 year old Everett man who has been associated with a plot to kill an unnamed target in another state.  David Wright a/k/a Dawud Sharif Wright a/k/a Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, was arrested last night by federal authorities and had an initial appearance today in U.S. District Court in Boston.  His detention hearing is scheduled for June 19, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

 

        Wright is charged in a one count complaint which alleges that he conspired with now-deceased Ussamah Abdullah Rahim to obstruct a federal investigation by destroying electronic evidence on Rahim’s smartphone.  Rahim was shot and killed yesterday morning after he attacked Boston Police Officers and FBI agents seeking to question him.    

 

        As alleged in the complaint affidavit, Rahim, a 26-year-old private security officer, was planning to engage in a violent attack in the United States, and had purchased three military-style fighting knives and a sharpener in furtherance of this plan.  In intercepted calls between Wright and Rahim, the men discussed a knife attack on an individual not named in the complaint, and suggested that the target was to be beheaded and have his/her head placed on his/her chest.  According to the complaint, such beheadings are a tactic of some foreign terrorist organizations which use such killings in propaganda videos.

 

        The affidavit also alleges that Wright and Rahim met with a third person on a beach in Rhode Island on May 31, 2015, to discuss the planned beheading.

 

        At approximately 5:00 am on June 2, 2015, law enforcement intercepted a call between Wright and Rahim, in which Rahim insisted that he could no longer wait to take action.  Instead of carrying on with his plan to behead the planned out-of-state target, Rahim declared that he was going to, “go after” the “boys in blue,” here in Massachusetts, because, “it’s the easiest target.”  Rather than discourage Rahim, Wright supported the plan, telling Rahim to prepare his will and to leave his possessions to a named individual.  After discussing Rahim’s plan to attack police officers in Massachusetts, Wright advised Rahim to destroy his phone and all of the evidence it contained to prevent “CSI” at “the scene” from obtaining incriminating information.

 

        According to the complaint affidavit, on June 2, 2015, law enforcement officers met with Wright after Rahim attacked officers in Boston and was shot.  Wright told officers of a recent rendezvous with Rahim on a beach in Rhode Island, and of Rahim’s intention to behead a specified individual in another state.  Wright indicated he agreed with Rahim’s plan and supported it.

 

The charging statute provides a sentence of no greater than five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000.  Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties.  Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

 

This investigation is being conducted by the FBI’s Boston Field Division, Boston Police Department, Massachusetts State Police, and member agencies of the Boston Joint Terrorism Task Force, including the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Marshals Service and others.  In addition, the Everett Police Department played a critical role in the response.

 

This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts’s Anti-Terrorism and National Security Unit in coordination with the Department of Justice’s National Security Division.

昆市 6/13 晚慶第64屆旗幟日

The City's annual Flag Day Parade and Celebration, a 64-year annual tradition that has grown into one of the largest of its kind anywhere, is set for Saturday, June 13 with the 7:00 p.m. parade, and the fireworks display launching at about 9:00 p.m.

The parade steps-off on Coddington Street, before making its way to Hancock Street, turning right onto Merrymount Parkway, and ending at the entrance to Pageant Field anchored by the annual parade highlight: nearly 2,000 city young people from groups across the City marching with American flags.

The parade culminates into a celebration at Pageant Field with a flag-raising of an impressive 30' x 60' version of Old Glory, the presentation of the Richard J. Koch Memorial Youth Service Award, and a patriotic performance and sing-a-long.

The evening will be capped off by a spectacular fireworks display over Black's Creek that will kick off roughly around 9:00 p.m

Boston 籌備申辦奧運風波不斷 州長聘機構做全面分析

波士頓申辦奧運一事，近來一波三折，繼“波士頓2024“主席換人後，又傳策劃申辦者暗自計畫動用納稅人款項建所需設施。麻州州長查理貝克（Charlie Baker）一日宣布，將聘劍橋市的布瑞托集團（The Brattle Group）做分析報告，保護納稅人。         

麻州州長查理貝克（Charlie Baker）和眾議會議長狄樂歐（Robert DeLeo），參議會億展羅森柏（Stan Rosenberg）聯袂宣布，聘請位於劍橋市的布瑞托集團（The Brattle Group），就波士頓辦2024夏季奧運及殘運有哪些潛在影響，做獨立分析研究。

布瑞托集團將就申辦波士頓2024奧運的相關準備，從財務，架構，經濟影響，以及麻州和納稅人的責任等方面做評估。

            布瑞托集團將在Floyd顧問公司的會計專家及財務報告協助下，製作分析報告，預定在八月中完成。

麻州州長辦公室的住宅及經濟發展辦公室將撥款最高廿五萬元，資助辦理評估。

            麻州州長查理貝克等人早在今年三月就已計畫要為波士頓承辦2024奧運，做進一步的影響評估。

波士頓企業領袖去年遞交給美國奧林匹克委員會的投標書，讓波士頓打敗洛杉磯，舊金山及華盛頓等地，成為代表美國申辦2024年夏季奧運的城市。

草擬投標書，由私人企業領袖組成的”波士頓2024“，從去年起就一直維持著辦奧運的錢，將來自私人企業的說法，但本地報章取得的投標書卻顯示，辦奧運也需要花公家的錢。

            波士頓2024表示，那本投標書是在概念階段草就的，六月底將公佈一份新的計畫，將另提交新的財務數據及新地點。該機構表示，他們維持奧運經營及場地樓宇費用都將由私人企業資助的承諾。

            不過由於資金來源說法的前後不一，波士頓內支持辦奧運的氣勢，已減弱不少。

            美國女子冰球隊金牌得主，同時是美國奧委會及國際奧委會委員的Angela Ruggiero在出席波士頓市議會的公聽會時表示，現在，美國奧委會也將使用類似的審查程序，已決定波士頓是不是個適合舉辦奧運的城市，所以九月時，波士頓不見得會被選中。國際奧委會還會考慮來自巴黎，羅馬，漢堡的申請，並於2017年冬季做決定。

波士頓2024在投標書中所寫和該機構告訴大眾的內容不同，只是近年一連串不利消息中的最新一宗。上週四，布魯克蘭鎮（Brookline）以壓倒性多數票，反對申辦奧運，聲稱波士頓2024從未告訴該鎮，打算使用他們的鄉村俱樂部，這位於該鎮之內的全美最古老鄉村俱樂部，作為高爾夫球賽場地。

麻州州長查理貝克表示，波士頓2024的打算依靠波士頓市會展中心的十億元擴建計劃，來辦幾項奧林匹克活動，也讓他傻了眼。由於麻州財政困境，今年初他已叫停該擴建計畫。他說，從來就沒人告訴過他那計畫。

民主黨籍政治分析員Dan Payne表示，這簡直就像一場肥皂劇。

在東北大學教企業責任的Joseph Giglio表示，最近發生的一連串事件，只是證實了大眾所懷疑的波士頓2024辦奧運的動機及能力。

波士頓2024一路走得暈暈陀陀，包括承諾要以一天七千五百元的費率，請麻州前州長派區克（Deval Patrick）做奧運全球大使，接著領導層整頓，主席，也是麻州最大建築公司董事長約翰費雪（John Fish）下台，換上貝恩顧問公司（Bain Capital）高管，也是波士頓凱爾特人隊共同東主的畢琉卡（Steve Pagliuca）。

大波士頓居民最怕的，其實是承辦奧運後，將被逼面對無可避免的開銷超支。波士頓2024也因此公開強調，將用私人企業的錢來支付所需費用。但波士頓商業期刊，波士頓雜誌經由“自由資訊法”索得的完整投標書，卻顯示該機構將仰賴市府或州府發行增稅融資債券，來支付購買，建造計畫中奧運館的所需經費。

中華頤養院早餐講座談糖尿病

中華頤養院五月份的營養早餐會，以“糖尿病”為主題，教患者如何生活，管理糖尿病，介紹醫療健保代理，以及該院員工。當天出席人數踴躍，不下五十人。

塔芙茨醫療中心醫學部醫生郭月玲，在會中以流利國語闡述患糖尿病者在日常生活起居中應如何管理病情。出席者提問踴躍，許多人都把自己遭遇的狀況拿出來討論，並請郭月玲建議該吃什麼藥。

郭月玲說明了何謂糖尿病，並指出一型，二型，以及妊娠期糖尿病的分別，闡述家庭遺傳，肥胖，跨入中年，缺乏運動，是讓人比較容易得糖尿病的因素。他也描述了一些糖尿病的症狀，包括血糖讀數在早餐前低於七十，早餐兩小時後低於一百。要檢查，可以做口服葡萄糖耐量檢測。

至於糖尿病的治療及護理，包括適度運動，注意飲食，服用特定藥物。遇上糖尿病引起的併發症，包括高血糖損害了肝，神經，眼睛及血管。

如果想要預防患糖尿病，可從調整飲食，運動，減少喝酒量，戒菸等下手。

中華頤養院的社會服務主任鄧詩廉當天也出席和參加早餐會者見面，介紹了醫療健保代理的做法，解釋病人的權益，以及該做法對耆英及其家人的重要性。他們並分發給出席者每人一份表格，讓他們帶回去和家庭醫師討論，填寫。

中華頤養院的劉佳琳，新的入院協調員李善恆，也介紹了該院昆市新址的申請入住辦法。

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            中華頤養院的鄧詩廉（立者左起），李善恆，劉嘉琳像營養早餐會出席者解說該院服務。（圖由中華頤養院提供）

            郭月玲醫師講解糖尿病。（圖由中華頤養院提供）

波士頓華人天主教會聖母出遊

波士頓華人天主教會為誌記五月份為聖母月，5月31日在早晨彌撒後，舉行每年一度的聖母出遊行。數百教友在教會內先為聖母像加冠，再在糾察及義工前導，波士頓警察協助疏導交通中 ，魚貫而行，繞經波士頓華埠街道，天下為公牌樓 ，送誦唸玫瑰經，唱聖詠，一路走回聖雅各伯堂，接著舉行聖體降福，敬禮，為天下代禱。(圖由陳建立提供)

Elizabeth Warren Addresses Bunker Hill Community College Commencement Exercises

Elizabeth Warren Addresses Bunker Hill Community College Commencement Exercises

BOSTON, June 3, 2015—U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren delivered the keynote address last Saturday at the 41st Commencement exercises of Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) to a cheering crowd of more than 3,000 under the Commencement tent on the College grounds. A record-breaking 1,408 graduates received degrees and certificates, the highest number in the College’s history.

BHCC President Pam Eddinger conducted the College’s traditional “ritual of gratitude” in which graduates thank all who have helped them through college. Urging the students to continue working hard for themselves and others, she said, “One day community college will be free and talents like yours will be the making of America.” 

Introducing Warren, Eddinger praised the Senator’s personal triumphs and her advocacy of middle-class families. “Like many of our students here today, Senator Warren was the first in her family to graduate from college. She has been a wonderful friend to the College, and she is a great model for our students.” 

“You’ve done something remarkable,” Warren told the graduates. “You’ve faced down the challenges and graduated.  You made this day happen!”  Warren described her battle to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, calling it “a tough cop willing to take on Wall Street and the big banks.” People told her it was a great idea that would never happen. “I kept slugging it out,” she said, until the idea became a reality. “If you want to build something,” she said to rousing applause, “if you want to change something, well, nobody’s going to give it to you, you have to fight for it!”  Following her speech, Warren shook hands with graduates as they crossed the stage to receive their degrees and certificates.

At the ceremony the College recognized Interim Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools John McDonough with the President’s Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor the College confers on a member of the community. The College and the Public Schools have a close partnership of many years, currently focusing on the Success Boston program, which made them allies in preparing high school students to undertake college-level work. 

Also honored at the event was BHCC administrator Janice M. Bonanno, retiring this year after 42 years of service to the College in a range of capacities from front-line and managerial duties to crucial leadership roles. Bonanno is Associate Vice President of Student Services and Dean of Students. She received the Trustees’ Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes extraordinary commitment and service to the College.

Visit the BHCC website to view highlights of the commencement season at bhcc.edu/ceremonyhighlights/