Boston Criminal Lawyer Blog

April 18, 2014

CAMBRIDGE 5TH GRADE TEACHER IS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

Josh Wairi, is/was a 27-year-old Somerville resident and 5th grade teacher at the Garham and Parks School. The school is in my stomping grounds…Cambridge…not far from my primary office. Any thought of presumption of innocence aside, you will not be finding him at that school anymore, at least in the near future.

Mr. Wairi is now also known as the “Defendant”. His case is pending in federal court. The charges involve the possession and dissemination of child pornography. He is further charged with having created such material by recording children changing their clothes. He was arrested yesterday at his home following a federal investigation.

According to law enforcement, the Defendant actually confessed to having been involved in the exchange of child pornography, videos and images, over the Internet.

April 18, 2014

SALEM STUDENT IS THE LATEST ARREST FOR ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON ON CAMPUS.

by Samuel Goldberg

…And so it continues.

In Salem, a 20-year-old student at Salem community charter school was arrested Monday. That charge? Assault by means of a dangerous weapon. The weapon? Knives.

According to law enforcement Bjorn A. Nichols (hereinafter, the “Defendant”) of Salem, was taken into custody and charged with assault by a dangerous weapon, carrying a weapon on school premises, resisting arrest, violation of the city’s knife ordinance, disorderly conduct and causing a disturbance. According to Lieutenant. Mary Butler, police were called at approximately 3:30 PM by someone at the school who said they felt threatened by the presence of the Defendant and his knives.

April 15, 2014

MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL SCHOOLS INCREASE POLICE PRESENCE TO DETER VIOLENCE (PART ONE)

by Samuel Goldberg

The tragedy we remember today was as horrible and ugly as they come. And come they have. Repeatedly.

Too often, the tragedy results in the death or serious injury of our children. Often, it is our children who perpetrate the deed.

It happened again just last week. This time it was in Murraysville, Pennsylvania. This time it was at the Franklin Regional High School. This time it was knives.

April 4, 2014

“I WAS ARRESTED! WILL MY NAME BE IN THE NEWS?”

by Samuel Goldberg

Probably, in one form or another. There are things, though that can be done about it.

Being arrested and hauled into court for arraignment is, among other things, embarrassing. You don’t want the world to know about it and your family does not want the negative attention. Most of all, you have enough to worry about without having to be questioned or getting the “fish eye” from those with which you come in contact.

Imagine how you are going to feel when you see cameras and reporters when you enter the courtroom…and they are all there for you.

April 1, 2014

“I THINK I AM BEING INVESTIGATED FOR A MASSACHUSETTS WHITE COLLAR CRIME BUT I DON’T THINK THEY CAN BUILD A CASE AGAINST ME” (PART TWO)

by Samuel Goldberg

Last week, we began this topic. At the time, I signed off with the famous last words “Good question. Let’s start with it tomorrow“. Once again, a few “tomorrows” came and went and I was too busy fighting for “the cause” to post. So….please consider today “tomorrow”.

We discussed the realities about police involvement when approached by what appears to them to be a crime victim. However, what about when it is not a case of who gets to the police first? What about cases where you have no reason to know that there is even suspicion about your activity, much less an investigation? Often, we see such a scenario in Massachusetts white collar cases.

Attorney Sam’s Take On Healthy Paranoia When It Comes To Questionable Paperwork

March 25, 2014

“I AM THE SUBJECT OF A MASSACHUSETTS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION…BUT I DON’T THINK THEY HAVE ANY EVIDENCE AGAINST ME” PART ONE

by Samuel Goldberg

I am not going to tell you that every crime that is ever committed is discovered and/or punished. Likewise, I will argue forever that not everyone convicted of a crime is truly factually guilty.

However, the way cases are “discovered”, “solved” and brought to trial has to do with evidence. Most people figure that they know what constitutes evidence.

Many of those people are wrong.

March 24, 2014

UXBRIDGE MAN IS CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT AND MAKES A RATHER DANDY TARGET

by Samuel Goldberg

Ok, it would seem we have the figurative elephant in the room here.

Last week, I referred to the media coverage of a new case of mine that has videos all over the internet. Some of that publicity has brought me various questions from media and responses in the form of hate mail based upon the coverage. Generally, I do not discuss matters in which I am involved in this blog. However, given that my client is interested in making the record a bit clearer than it thus far has been made, I will do so…a little… here.

In case it has not become clear yet, I represent Mr. Daniel Snay who has been arraigned on various charges of alleged sexual assault in Uxbridge.

March 20, 2014

BOSTON RED SOX PROSPECT IS ARRESTED FOR VARIOUS VEHICULAR CRIMES, INCLUDING DRUNK DRIVING

by Samuel Goldberg

I regret that I have been lousy at getting blogs up here this week. If you have noticed on the news coverage …it has been a busy week on a particular new matter in Uxbridge.

In the meantime, given “March Madness” and such it seems that folks have sports on their mind. Sometimes, the two areas of interest (sports and criminal justice) intersect. No, not only in cases like those of Aaron Hernandez, but all kinds of cases

Anybody can find themselves facing criminal charges.

March 11, 2014

MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE PASSES RUSHED ANTI-UPSKIRTING BILL AND ADDS MORE CONFUSION TO STATE SEX CRIME LAWS

by Samuel Goldberg

Have you ever heard the saying “Haste makes Waste”? The wisdom seems to be acknowledged in most circles.

Politics, at least the law enforcement kind, is not one of those circles.

Yesterday, we discussed the recent “up-skirting” controversy. It was one of those situations where there were cries of outrage from the general public when the SJC found that there was no currently created criminal offense which fit the act of up-skirting.

March 10, 2014

MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE PASSES NEW ANTI-UPSKIRTING BILL AFTER SUCCESSFUL APPEAL TO SJC

by Samuel Goldberg

Sometimes, you just can’t win at trial. Sometimes, the true battle is going to be fought during a Massachusetts appeal. Sometimes the law under which you are being prosecuted is what has to be addressed…not the facts of the case.

This was one of those cases.

Last week saw a battle over what most would assume was fairly obvious.