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Feds broaden criminal case against Cape Cod state rep
Federal prosecutors expanded the criminal case against Rep. Christopher Flanagan, adding charges that he laundered stolen money through his campaign account, filed false tax returns, and used misappropriated funds for personal expenses.
U.S. attorney announces new unit to target ‘benefit and voter fraud’
U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley announces a new team to aggressively investigate "benefit and voter fraud" in Massachusetts.
U.S. attorney discusses immigration, warns of ‘nihilistic’ network targeting children
U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley highlights a 'nihilistic' online network targeting children and discusses immigration enforcement policies in Massachusetts.
U.S. Attorney’s Office charges 4 in $1M SNAP and pandemic benefits fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors charged four defendants with using stolen identities to steal over $1 million in SNAP food aid and pandemic unemployment benefits across multiple states.
Feds: Videos shed no light on motives for Brown attack, MIT professor’s murder
Federal investigators said the shooter responsible for the recent attack on Brown University students and the murder of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor did not provide a motive for his actions and expressed no remorse in videos found in his storage unit after he committed suicide.
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.
Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead
Police say the Brown University mass shooting suspect was found dead in New Hampshire and is also linked to the killing of an MIT professor.
Feds won’t pursue death penalty against ex-Stoughton cop in Sandra Birchmore case
Federal prosecutors will not pursue the death penalty for former Stoughton cop Matthew Farwell if they convict him of killing Sandra Birchmore and her unborn son.
ICE crackdowns intensify across Boston as sanctuary cities face Trump’s latest operation
Immigrants are being detained while going to work, outside courthouses, and at store parking lots in the Boston area as President Donald Trump targets so-called sanctuary cities in his effort to ramp up immigration enforcement.
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
