Yesterday, we began our discussion about the Littleton coach (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) who had apparently lied before a Grand Jury when summoned to testify in connection with an ongoing Middlesex County rape investigation. As we discussed, and it certainly deserves repeating, lying to authorities about an ongoing investigation, either under…
As Boston’s White Collar Crime Convicted Ex City Councilman Chuck Turner goes off anything-but- quietly into the federal sunset for three years, the state government’s sites now turn south. Now, Gina Clark, the controversial founder of the defunct Cape Cod charity Touched by Angels is in the prosecutorial sites. A…
This week has not been a good one as far as the reputation of “higher learning” is concerned…and, for once, it had nothing to do with either drugs or bullying! First of all, there is the case of Falmouth’s own Luk Van Parijs (hereinafter, “Penalized Prof.”, who has just pleaded…
Chuck Turner (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) faced the federal judge yesterday. Finally, after listening to lord knows how many hours from the Defendant, the judge got to have his say. It was sentencing day for the Defendant. The final act of the recent federal trial during which a jury found him…
Former Massachusetts State Senator Dianne Wilkerson has been sentenced to serve 3 ½ years in state prison for accepting $23,500 in bribes. Wilkerson had pleaded guilty to criminal charges of eight counts of attempted extortion last year. In 2008, she was caught inserting $100 bills in her bra as part…
I am often asked whether Massachusetts prosecutors and judges are more lenient during the holiday season. The answer is like most answers in human events…it depends. As we end the year in which various unlikely Massachusetts criminal defendants have faced “Justice” at the bar, it is worth seeing what sentences…
A disciplinary hearing is being conducted by the Boston City Council today during which Chuck Turner, who has represented Roxbury, is expected to be ousted. Last month, Turner was convicted in federal court of attempted extortion and providing false statements to FBI agents. The dramatic trial featured a video ,…
Former Massachusetts state senator Dianne Wilkerson is expected to receive her sentence date this week. Wilkerson pleaded guilty in June to eight counts of attempted extortion after she was caught on tape stuffing bribe money into her shirt and accused of taking $23,500 in bribes. She allegedly took eight cash…
As the Chuck Turner trial churns on, other white collar crimes are being investigated in the Commonwealth of Mass. The potential defendants include folks from all backgrounds…even the mentally impaired. Let’s turn to the town of Lowell. On Tuesday, staff at a local bank suddenly became suspicious when they came…
The federal white collar trial for City Councilor Chuck Turner is set to begin today. Already, the human drama and strategic dances have begun and nary a juror has been selected (or rejected) yet. And, actually, that’s the way it should be. The trend is for courts to try to…