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Source: KHTS Hometown Station
Date: 03/04/2026 12:17pm

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Acton Animal Sanctuary Founder Arrested in Alleged Plot to Kidnap Former Employee Over $6.7M Judgment
Leo Grillo, 77, founder of Acton-based DELTA Rescue, has been arrested on a federal charge alleging he plotted to kidnap a former employee who won a $6.7 million wrongful-termination judgment against him. Authorities say Grillo offered payments and used coded language while working with an individual—unbeknownst to him, a law enforcement cooperator—to arrange for the victim and her husband to be abducted and taken to Mexico. He faces a felony charge of attempted kidnapping, which carries a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison.

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