After a drug bust in Revere last night during which 200 pounds of cocaine were seized, Gilberto Cruz Padilla, 24, and Rafael Jesus Montero, 22, were arrested. Today, Judge Dunbar Livingston set their bail at $5 million cash at their arraignment in Chelsea District Court. It is alleged that the…
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…
Dennis Bowen, a 22-year-old Chelsea man, will be arraigned today in Chelsea District Court on charges that he fatally stabbed Carlos Ramirez, a 30-year-old Chelsea man, on Thanksgiving. State police arrested Bowen on Saturday night. Bowen had turned himself in to police after a Chelsea District Court judge issued a…
Today’s tale takes us to the town of Quincy, where a local gentleman is having issues with the criminal justice system. His issues surround his driving license. You see, it had been revoked three times. Now, he faces a plethora of criminal charges, including Operating Under The Influence.The gentleman, Rony…
Philip Wuonola, a 19-year-old Waltham man, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to motor vehicle homicide charges arising from a May crash that killed a 9-year-old boy. It is alleged that Wuonola ran a stop sign when he was delivering pizza for Domino’s. Wuonola was arraigned in Waltham District Court and…
As we end our Thanksgiving celebration for 2010, the Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog brings you yet another reason to be grateful. We, as a society, have made another step forward in the cause of equality. This blog being what it is, of course, that stride involves the criminal justice system.…
Dwayne Moore was charged yesterday with four counts of murder and with assault with intent to murder in connection with the shooting executions of four people, including a toddler, in Mattapan. Kimani Washington, Moore’s alleged associate, has been charged with gun law violations, and it is unclear whether he will…
Authorities said that a 14-year-old Falmouth girl escaped from an attempted abduction yesterday. According to the Boston Globe, she was walking from her bus stop in the afternoon when two men in a white pickup truck approached her and attempted to force her into the truck. The girl escaped by…
Since it is the holiday season, Attorney General Martha Coakley is reminding consumers and businesses about Massachusetts laws regarding return policies and final sales, and prosecutors are focusing on fraud and bad checks. District Attorney Daniel F. Conley is offering help to Suffolk County businesses (those located in Boston, Chelsea,…
William Shakespeare would have been puzzled with this one. As you have probably noticed, the news in the Boston area lately has been replete with shootings, murders and other varying assaults. Some are alleged drug-related. Others come from domestic violence matters. Lynnfield, however, was the host of a murder-suicide this…