Boston Bombing Victims’ Fund Unveils Draft Compensation Plan
The families of those who lost loved ones and individuals who suffered double amputations or permanent brain damage in the Boston Marathon bombing would receive the highest payments from a fund created...
View ArticleBusiness Frets at Terrorism Tag in Marathon Attack
President Barack Obama’s declaration that the Boston Marathon bombings were an act of terrorism could make it difficult for many affected businesses to be reimbursed for losses resulting from the...
View ArticleBoston Marathon Relief Fund Guidelines Released
The administrator of a fund created to help victims of the Boston Marathon bombings has released final guidelines for distributing the money. The document released Wednesday gives top priority to the...
View ArticleMarathon Bombing Victims Urged to Apply for Funds
The administrator of the Boston Marathon victims’ compensation fund says so far just five people have filed applications for a portion of the $30 million the One Fund has already collected. Kenneth...
View ArticleMan Alleged Trying to Cheat Boston Marathon Bomb Victims Fund of $2.2M
Police arrested a man on Tuesday over allegations he used the name of an aunt who had been dead for more than a decade to try and claim about $2.2 million from the Boston Marathon bomb victims fund,...
View ArticleMassachusetts Man Accused of Filing Fake Marathon Claim
A Boston, Mass., man has pleaded not guilty to making a fake claim of nearly $2.2 million to the main compensation fund for Boston Marathon bombing victims. Bail was set at $30,000 for 22-year-old...
View ArticleBoston Area Gets $17.5M in Federal Safety Grants
The Boston area is getting more than $17.5 million in public safety grants from the Department of Homeland Security. The funding was announced Friday by U.S. Rep. Bill Keating, a Democrat who serves on...
View ArticleBoston Brothers Accused of Fake Marathon Claim
A Boston, Mass., man charged with making a fake $2 million claim to the Boston marathon victims’ fund has been indicted with his brother for allegedly conspiring in the scam. The state attorney...
View ArticleProposed Massachusetts License Plate to Aid Bomb Victims
State lawmakers are considering whether to allow motorists to buy a “Boston Strong” license plate with proceeds helping victims of the April 15 marathon bombing. The Legislature’s transportation...
View ArticleMan Who Faked Boston Marathon Claim Sues
A man charged with trying to bilk the Boston Marathon bombing victims’ fund out of more than $2 million has filed a federal lawsuit claiming state police violated his constitutional rights when they...
View ArticleMassachusetts Congressmen in Russia Investigating Marathon Bombings
A congressional committee’s investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings has reinforced that the biggest threat to the U.S. and other countries is the radicalization of homegrown terrorists, U.S....
View ArticleBusinesses, Insurers Disagree on Boston Marathon Payouts
Some businesses that reported financial losses as a result of the Boston Marathon explosions are still wrangling with their insurance companies over compensation or have had claims denied outright as...
View ArticleTrial in Boston Marathon Claim Scam
Trial is set to begin for Massachusetts two brothers charged with making a fake $2 million claim to the Boston marathon victims’ fund using the name of an aunt who has been dead for a decade....
View ArticleBrothers Convicted in Boston Marathon Claim Scam
Two brothers have been found guilty of making a fake $2 million claim to the Boston marathon victims’ fund using the name of an aunt who had been dead for a decade. Twenty-three-year-old Branden...
View Article‘Death-Qualified’ Juror Search Slows Marathon, Theater Cases
One prospective juror was brutally frank when asked whether he could consider a sentence of life in prison for the man accused of bombing the Boston Marathon. “I would sentence him to death,” he said,...
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