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said. “It’s like David Ortiz or
Joe DiMaggio retiring. He’s
not leaving because he aged
out, he’s leaving because of
this situation. That’s the
downside.”
At his sentencing, Rafael
said he mislabeled more than
700,000 pounds of fish not out
of greed, but to protect work-
ers whose jobs were threat-
ened by limits on dwindling
cod stocks. Prosecutors said he
evaded federal limits by falsely
reporting cod as less valuable
fish, hurting small fishermen
who followed the law.
Rafael must sell all his fish-
ing vessels and permits and is
allowed to retain the proceeds,
regulators said.
“The great majority of Rafa-
el’s civil and criminal viola-
tions involved the groundfish
fishery; Rafael’s highly valued
scallop permits were not used
in those violations,” NOAA
said.
Markey said Rafael won’t
sell his fleet to family mem-
bers and hopes to keep the
boats in New Bedford. The
boats include 11 scallop boats

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and 15 to 20 groundfish ves-

sels, Markey said.

Under the settlement, 17 of

Rafael’s former captains had

their operator permits sus-

pended. Suspensions range

from 20 to 200 days and are

based on the number and se-

verity of violations, regulators

said.

“This settlement also holds

accountable the vessel cap-

tains who now face suspen-

sions, probationary periods,

additional monitoring and re-

porting requirements, and the

threat of a lifetime ban from

the industry if they intention-

ally violate federal fisheries

regulations again,” Oliver said.

Mayor Jon Mitchell of New

Bedford said the settlement al-

lows the city to “turn the page”

on the Rafael saga.

“The most significant ele-

ment of the agreement is what

we have insisted on all along;

that is, it imposes no restric-

tions on Rafael’s ability to sell

his boats and permits to New

Bedford-based businesses,” he

said. “If Rafael follows

through on his intention to do

just that, it will ensure that

East Coast groundfish land-

ings will continue to be con-

centrated in New Bedford.”

Authorities said they un-

covered Rafael’s scheme when

he began talking about it to

two Russian gangsters ex-

pressing interest in buying his

company. The two men were

actually undercover Internal

Revenue Service agents.

Maria Cramer of the Globe

staff contributed to this report.

Travis Andersen can be

reached at

[email protected].

Follow him on Twitter

@TAGlobe.

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Pablo Eduardo, the artist
who designed the memorials,
said the Boston police escort
for the truck from Sincere Met-
al Works was an emotional sur-
prise to him. He attended col-
lege in Boston and has lived in
the area for more than 20 years,
so he considers the city his
hometown.
“It’s such a huge honor,” Ed-
uardo said. “I hope it will make
you just stop a little bit and see
what it is when you’re walking
up and down Boylston Street.”
He worked closely with the
three victims’ families and
changed the design many
times, which caused delays.
Originally, the memorials were
to be erected by the bombings’
five-year anniversary in April
2018.
Eduardo thought out every
detail. Each of the two memori-
al sites features cherry trees
that will blossom every year
around the time of the Mara-
thon, glass spires that repre-
sent the fragility of life, and

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black tiles arranged in a dia-

mond that represent the two

blasts from makeshift bombs

that day.

The memorials also contain

two bronze tiles to commemo-

rate the two police officers who

died after the bombing.

Sean Collier, a Massachu-

setts Institute of Technology of-

ficer, was killed by the bombers

when they tried to steal his gun

and escape, while a Boston offi-

cer, Dennis O. Simmonds, was

hurt by a pipe bomb thrown by

the bombers during a shootout

with police in Watertown. He

died from the injury a year lat-

er.

More than 260 people were

injured in the blasts, including

more than a dozen who lost

limbs. One of the bombers died

in the shootout; the other was

tried and sentenced to death.

Eduardo said he factored in

all of the pain when working on

his design. “Life can change in

such a violent way sometimes,”

he said.

He looks forward to visiting

his creations at night, when the

glass spires light up.

Jake Lewon, the project

manager, worked closely with

Eduardo. Lewon said collabo-

rating with an artist — the first

time in his more than 20 years

in construction — was exciting.

He relished the level of detail in

the work.

“This was probably the

smallest job that our company

has done this year or in the past

year, but it’s definitely the most

meaningful,” said Lewon, who

works at McCourt Construc-

tion. “I can’t tell you how many

people that I’ve shown photos

of it to.”

“Ultimately, it’s going to be

here as a symbol of the City of

Boston forever.”

Kira Prentice, who works on

the second floor of 699 Boyl-

ston St., said she and her co-

workers had been observing

the construction. She watches

the Marathon from her office

every year and thinks the mark-

er is uplifting.

“It feels almost Olympic — it

feels like these are evoking

torches or something that’s

passing a barrier,” Prentice said

of the four glass spires,

wrapped in bronze coils, which

Eduardo said represent how we

protect the fragile things in our

lives.

“It feels celebratory in a way

that you wouldn’t really expect

for such a tragic event. But it

blends in really well with the

Boylston landscape.”

Kevin Blaisdell said he

worked on replacing windows

at 755 Boylston St. after the

blast. His son was a concierge

in the building, though he

wasn’t working that day.

He said he thought the me-

morial does the tragedy justice.

“The memorial is beautiful —

I’d like to see it at night. When

it lights up, it must be beauti-

ful.”

Patrick Brophy, chief of op-

erations for the city, helped to

coordinate the building of the

memorials. He said every part

speaks to him.

The bombings affected ev-

ery Bostonian, he said he be-

lieves; he was part of a group in

City Hall who wanted to figure

out how to best mark the trage-

dy.

“Peace, calm, reflective — it’s

a nice place to reflect,” said Bro-

phy, who knows the Richard

family. He has run in the Bos-

ton Marathon eight times, in-

cluding in 2013. His family was

on Boylston Street when the

bombs exploded.

“You can’t come by here

without thinking about it,” he

said, “and you can’t come by

this space without thinking

about the people who passed

here.”

Diamond Naga Siu can be

reached at

[email protected].

Follow her on Twitter

@diamondnagasiu.

Stones complete memorials to Marathon bomb victims

vide benefits. “I like to focus
on the 2,300 jobs or so that we
are providing,” he said.
During a question-and-an-
swer session held amid the
electronic warbles of slot ma-
chines, Mathis underscored
that there are several ways to
measure how the $960 million
property — part of MGM Re-
sorts International, a Fortune
500 company — is doing.
He expressed pride in the
number of visitors to the casi-
no, especially given Spring-
field’s less-than-stellar reputa-
tion.
The casino is on the verge
of “having brought six million
people to this downtown since
we’ve opened. I mean that’s an
incredible feat for a city...
that really needs a little bit
more attention and needs cus-
tomers to give it another shot.”
Approximately 40 percent
of the employees live in
Springfield, he said.
The casino has lined up big-
name entertainers, including
Stevie Wonder and Aerosmith,
and boasts “one of the most
successful hotels in the region,
[and] our restaurants are
some of the most successful,
profitable restaurants in the
region,” he said.
The $2.6 billion Encore
Boston Harbor opened in Ev-
erett in late June, but early re-
ports show that MGM Spring-
field is holding its own, Mathis
said.
Revenue at the casino was

uMGM
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about the same in June and

July, he said.

“We’ve proven that MGM

can grow the market. Encore

can grow the market. And that

we can do unique things in our

respective fields,” he said.

But MGM’s table game rev-

enue in July dropped to its

lowest monthly level since the

opening, as Encore drew big

crowds to try their luck at

blackjack, craps, and roulette.

In May, before Encore

opened, MGM brought in $6.

million in gross revenue from

table games.

That number fell to $4.

million in July.

It appears Encore is affect-

ing casinos around the region.

Twin River Casino Hotel in

Lincoln, R.I., recently an-

nounced plans to lay off up to

95 employees, amid the

squeeze from Encore.

Mathis said MGM has been

a boon for economic develop-

ment in Springfield, a city that

has struggled to energize its

downtown.

He cited a forthcoming

Wahlburgers restaurant and

spoke in glowing terms about

a CVS pharmacy that is set to

open across the street from the

casino, framing it as part of a

virtuous cycle that will help

bring the city to a new level.

“In Boston, that would not

be a newsmaker,” he said.

“But for those of you that

live in Springfield, you know

that’s a huge accomplishment:

having a national company

like that invest in Main Street

Springfield.

“What that does in terms of

providing amenities to new

residents that will then justify

new market-rate housing.

That’sthecycle...thatwe’ve

helped to kickstart.”

Joshua Miller can be reached

at [email protected].

Springfield casino’s chief says its path is a positive one

JOHN SLADEWSKI/STANDARD TIMES VIA AP, FILE 2014

Authorities said they uncovered Carlos Rafael’s scheme

when he began talking about it to undercover IRS agents.

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NEW BEDFORD MAYOR JON MITCHELL

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NIC ANTAYA FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

The two memorials are located near each other on Boylston

Street in the Back Bay, at the Marathon finish line.

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