Over the past months in the daily Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog, I have been spend a lot of time suggesting to potential defendants the best way to respond to police officers at the time of impending arrest. In fact, last Thursday, our weekly “Attorney Sam’s Take” posting about issues in…
It has been awhile since the daily Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog has received news from the “Hey, I’ll Bet I Can Make This Situation Worse” Club. Months ago, their members appeared quite frequently in my postings. Not to worry, though. They are back and one unfortunate member needs a criminal…
The daily Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog today examines a crime that has just got to provide a figurative punch to your gut. Elsie C., 83, (hereinafter, the “Victim”) had just attended a church service. She was outside the Belmont Street Stop & Shop, reviewing her grocery receipt. She says she…
As the rest of us in the Boston area were experiencing the upcoming summer heat, a few individuals were feeling heat of another kind, courtesy of Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone. District Attorney Leone announced last week that a Malden Treasury employee and nine others have been indicted for allegedly…
You know, sometimes you’ve just got to be proud to be American. After all, the pioneering spirit, that drive to be creative, still exists…even in these troubled times. Less than an hour away from historic downtown Boston, where there are a plethora of structures dedicated to our revolutionary past, is…
As last week came to a close in Lawrence, Massachusetts, its district court had a little excitement. A bomb scare was declared. Now, those believed behind the scare are facing criminal charges and need lawyers. The reason for the bomb scare? Perspective probation violation. Yes, the police allege that Jamiel…
Late 2008 and 2009 (so far) may go down in history as one of the worst times nonprofit organizations have had in terms of thievery. The daily Boston Criminal Law Blog has spent a great deal of time discussing the Bernie Madoff nightmare as well as other white collar fiasco’s…
In case all the reports of white collar crimes and pop icons assaulting each other, do not get the idea that plain everyday crimes like Massachusetts Breaking and Entering, aka the felony of Burglary, do not happen anymore. In fact, Steven M., 47, of Boston (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) is facing…
Massachusetts white collar crimes are often investigated without the target of that investigation having any idea that they have come under scrutiny. There are a number of business-related crimes that are prosecuted all the time. Often, it is that Attorney General’s Office, rather than the District Attorney’s Office that performs…
Unless you were in media-deprived seclusion yesterday, you have already heard that Bernie Madoff went to court and never went back home. While Bernie adjusts to his new multi-million dollar residence (paid for, like his penthouse apartment, by others), The Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog now reviews the star swindler’s performance…