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Law Prof Tied to Pot Bust

By Robert J. Ambrogi

A married pair of prominent Massachusetts lawyers -- one a professor at Suffolk University Law School -- have been tied by their son to his business growing and selling marijuana. Jonathon Cook, 20, allegedly told police in Natick, Mass., that his lawyer parents knew he was selling drugs out of their home and that his stepfather helped him build a room to grow marijuana and bought some of it himself. The man's mother, Kathy Jo Cook, a former president of the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts, and his stepfather, Timothy Wilton, the Suffolk law professor, issued a statement yesterday denying the allegations. "We are not only extremely concerned about Jonathon and the charges against him, but also saddened to hear about the allegations against us," the couple said. "These allegations are false, and we were extremely surprised to hear about them. As lawyers, we have deep faith in the legal system, and are confident that as this matter unfolds, the truth will surface." The allegations, reported yesterday by the Metrowest Daily News, were contained in a police report prepared after police arrested Cook last Friday following an undercover investigation into his drug dealing. The arrest came two weeks after Cook...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on August 20, 2009 (boomark / email).