The Boston Fire Department suspended 54 firefighters on Thursday who were part of a state-wide scheme involving more than 200 Emergency Medical Technicians who faked medical training certifications last year, according to state investigators. Although other districts planned to fire the EMTs involved in the fake training, the Boston Fire Department decided to wage a [...]
Lowell cop arrested for raping prostitutes
June 23, 2011 1 Comment
A Lowell police officer was charged with raping prostitutes and soliciting prostitution while on duty. Officer Aravanh Lakmany was indicted on Thursday, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s office. Lakmany allegedly solicited several prostitutes beginning in 2009 during his night shifts for the Lowell Police Department. Prosecuters say he asked the women to get into [...]
DiMasi guilty
June 16, 2011 1 Comment
A federal grand jury convicted former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Salvatore F. DiMasi and a Beacon Hill lobbyist today of a scheme to “deprive the Massachusetts citizens of his honest services by accepting bribes,” according to a Department of Justice press release. After a six-week trial and three days of deliberation, the [...]
Chuck Turner removed from City Council
Dec. 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Boston City Council voted to expel Chuck Turner on Wednesday afternoon. Only Councilor Charles Yancey, a stalwart Turner supporter, voted against removal in the 11-1 Council vote. Turner was recently convicted on federal bribery and corruption charges and his removal was anticipated as many councilors had already called for Turner’s resignation.
Few surprises over Chirac’s second round of corruption charges
Nov. 9, 2010 1 Comment
LAVAL, France — Former French President Jacques Chirac now faces two sets of corruption charges after a French judge signed an ordinance Monday summoning him to appear before a criminal court in Paris. Many French people, when asked their opinion on the matter, said they were not surprised by the charges. “If he did something [...]
Boston’s political bedlam
Nov. 24, 2008 1 Comment
Not only did Turner hold a press conference to claim innocence and plead for public support, but Maureen Feeney, city council president, preempted that 2:30 p.m. press conference with one of her own.
News Update: Connolly convicted; former FBI agent may serve life sentence
Nov. 6, 2008 Leave a Comment
Retired FBI agent John J. Connolly Jr. was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder for leaking information to informants that caused them to kill a potential witness more than two decades ago. The jury ruled that Connolly leaked information to James “Whitey” Bulger and Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi, which led to the murder of John B. [...]