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Former Sen. Dean Tran’s prison time extended with obstruction sentence
Former Massachusetts state Sen. Dean Tran received additional prison time after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and false statements.
Ex-state Sen. Tran pleads guilty to obstruction of justice
Former state Sen. Dean A. Tran of Fitchburg pleaded guilty on Dec. 19, to counts stemming from him making false statements to federal agents during questioning about a letter he used in unemployment benefits scheme.
Ex-state senator not immune from prosecution
The Supreme Judicial Court has decided that former state Sen. Dean Tran is not immune from prosecution for using his position to secure unwarranted privileges.
Former senator sentenced in firearms case involving constituent
Former Sen. Dean Tran of Fitchburg pleaded guilty to three state charges on June 2 in connection with stealing a firearm from an elderly constituent and misleading investigators about it, according to the Attorney General's Office.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Injury during baby’s adenoidectomy leads to stroke
- Construction worker’s hand caught in cement mixer
- Worker trapped in freezer, dies during steam cleaning
- Pedestrian, 69, hit by motor vehicle while in crosswalk
- Four-vehicle pileup leaves driver with spinal cord injury
- Nursing home staff blamed for kidney-failure death
- Pharmacy’s late delivery blamed for patient’s death
- Man, 25, drowns after swimming lesson at fitness club
Opinion Digests
- Jurisdiction – Forum selection clause – Non-signatory
- Criminal – Responsibility
- Attorneys – Lien
- Landlord and tenant – Default judgment
- Zoning – Constructive grant – Comprehensive permit
- Fraud – False Claims Act – Settlement share
- Civil practice – Discovery – Cybersecurity
