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Parents of Balloon Boy Receive Jail Sentences for Media Hoax

Posted on December 24, 2009
Richard and Mayumi Heene received their sentences for their roles in the balloon hoax involving their six-year-old son Falcon. Both of them pleaded guilty last month to criminal charges. Mayumi pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of knowingly filing a false report with emergency services and Richard pleaded guilty to a felony charge of knowingly and falsely attempting to influence a public servant...

East Boston Reacts To Federal Indictments And Bail Hearing In Drug Case

Posted on December 22, 2009
A Boston federal drug case is keeping lawyers and politicians on their feet. Yesterday, there was a detention hearing for Lawrence T., 51, of wakefield (hereinafter, ?Defendant 1?). He stands accused of illegal sale of OxyContin. Defendant 1 has a co-defendant, John F...

On Massachusetts Probation, Child Rape Suspect Is Arrested For Second Sexual Assault While Out On Bail

Posted on December 21, 2009
Okay, here is the unfortunate truth of the matter ? safeguarding Constitutional rights does not always bring happy results. Sometimes the cost is tragic. Most of the professionals involved in the criminal justice understand that. Massachusetts Kingston Police Chief Joseph Rebello is not one of those professionals apparently...

Tales Of Robbery, Rape And Drugs Will Return

Posted on December 18, 2009
Dear readers, As you may have noticed, this daily criminal law blog has been rather sparse this week. this has been due to a conspiracy between court dates and internet failures. However, the Bostoncriminallawyerblog will return in full swing on Monday...

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Former New Bedford Teacher is Not Guilty of Child Rape, Says Massachusetts Jury

Posted on December 16, 2009
A jury has found Michael D. Holden, a former Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School teacher, not guilty of two counts of forcible rape of a child. The alleged victim, who is now 20-years-old, had accused Holden of driving her to a parking lot, and, while in his SUV, forcing her to have sex and perform oral sex on him in 2004...

Boston Drug-Trafficker Is Arrested On Outstanding Warrants And New Weapons + Forgery Charges

Posted on December 15, 2009
Some folks in Boston will go to great lengths to avoid contacting a criminal defense attorney! Take the case of 36-year-old Francis V. (hereinafter the ?Defendant?) for example. He wanted to avoid court so much he chose self-mutilation over consulting an experienced defense attorney...

Attorney Sam?s Take: MA Rape, Robbery Or Assault Charges ? When To Talk To Police

Posted on December 14, 2009
?Look, you seem like a good kid. Boston needs more people out there like you?productive citizens. I have no interest in jamming you up. Just tell me your side of things and I will talk to the District Attorney and see what we can work out.? You would be surprised how comforting those words seem when coming from the police officer who has you in the little room at the local police station talking about that nasty-sounding murder that everyone is upset about...

Couple Accused of Running Massachusetts Prostitution Parlor

Posted on December 12, 2009
A couple has been arrested for allegedly owning and operating a prostitution parlor in Tyngsboro. Yuanchun Pi, 60, and Charles Stewart, 66, each face one count of maintaining a house of prostitution. Pi also is charged with one count of engaging in sexual conduct for a fee...

Attorney Sam?s Take: MA Default ? Bench Warrant And Arrest Warrant: What Is The Difference?

Posted on December 11, 2009
Although it seems like the beginning of a horror novel, you know the scene pretty well by now. You are in your Massachusetts home in the evening just relaxing, watching reruns of Boston Legal. The knock come on the door and it is the police. Before you know it, someone from the home is dragged out the door wearing the Commonwealth Bracelets of Shame...

Whether For Assault, OUI or Any Kind Of Criminal Matter, An Outstanding MA Warrant Means Quick Jail Time- How A Lawyer Can Help

Posted on December 10, 2009
It was 6:10pm of December first and Joshua S., 32, (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) may have expected it was dinner-time. It wasn?t. It was arrest-on-outstanding-warrant and meet-your-lawyer-time. The Defendant, it seems, was found in the basement of a home when the Gloucester police showed up and found him...

Ex-Westboro Teacher and Coach Pleads Guilty to Massachusetts Possession of Child Pornography Charge

Posted on December 09, 2009
A former Westboro middle school gym teacher and girls basketball coach is facing up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to one Massachusetts possession of pornography criminal charge. Brian Rossi, 37, was arrested last February after images of kids taking part in sexually explicit activities were discovered in his home during a search...

MA TEEN CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR ASSAULT ON BOSTON COLLEGE STUDENT HELD ON BAIL

Posted on December 08, 2009
Bethany P., 21, of Londonderry, N.H. (hereinafter, the ?Victim?) will not be returning to her Boston College senior class this week. You see, she met up with a Weston lad?s SUV this weekend. The lad was allegedly Benjamin K., an 18 year old gentleman (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) who the Commonwealth claims was driving drunk...

Probation Official, Charged with Felony Larceny, Makes Incriminating Statements To Investigators

Posted on December 07, 2009
...And once again we are reminded of this year?s movie The Watchmen, where the catchphrase was ?Who watches the Watchmen?? The setting is Boston?s northern neighbor, Salem, Massachusetts. The person is Marie M., 38, a former accounting clerk of Lawrence's Probation Department (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?)...

Lawrence Clerk Pleads Not Guilty to Massachusetts Larceny Charge Stemming from $2 Million Embezzlement Scheme

Posted on December 05, 2009
Marie Morey, a Lawrence courthouse accounting clerk, has pled guilty to charges of larceny of property over $250 and filing/publishing a false written report. The 38-year-old woman is accused of developing and running an embezzlement scam that allowed her to steal over $2 million from the Lawrence probation department...

Boston District Attorney Celebrates Drug Defendant's Guilty Plea

Posted on December 03, 2009
Well, it?s nice to see the Suffolk County District Attorney?s Office having a good time. Of course, Demetrius E., 27 of Dorchester (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) might not be laughing, though, should he read their recent press release celebrating his guilty plea in Boston?s Superior Court...

The Lesson Of The Tiger Woods Criminal Investigation? When Not To Talk To The Police

Posted on December 02, 2009
Boston, along with the rest of the country, has been watching the events unfold in the Tiger Woods automobile accident matter. While the participants took turns not talking (law enforcement would not talk to the press and Tiger would not talk to anyone), I have been reminded of one of the most important lessons I learned many years ago as a young assistant district attorney...

Massachusetts Assault And Robbery Lead To Arrest For White Collar Crime And Possible Federal Prosecution

Posted on December 01, 2009
Recovery from a long weekend, such as the Thanksgiving weekend we have just enjoyed, can mean different things to different people. For me, for example, it meant waking up yesterday not being able to get online and so not posting my blog (sorry about that, by the way)...

High School Football Player Pleads Not Guilty to Massachusetts Assault and Battery Charge for Head-Butting Opponent

Posted on November 30, 2009
James LaShoto, a 17-year-old football player for Arlington High School, has pleaded not guilty to a Massachusetts assault and battery charge for head-butting Daniel Curtin, an Abington High School player during a September 19 game. He entered his plea last week in Cambridge District Court before being released on personal recognizance...

Massachusetts Police Officer Is On Trial For Assault and Battery With A Deadly Weapon

Posted on November 25, 2009
Sometimes the memories of Thanksgivings past are ones you might prefer to forget. Take a particular North Adams police officer who was testifying at a criminal trial-his own, side by side with his criminal defense attorney. The events at issue took place last Thanksgiving...

Boston Doctor Held in Child Sex Ring Case

Posted on November 25, 2009
Dr. John Mark Felton, a vice president of Acambis Inc., a Cambridge vaccine development company, is scheduled to be arraigned today. He is accused of traveling to Alaska to take part in a child sex ring. Felton is accused of intending to have sex with a 6?year-old boy in a tryst that had been arranged by the minor?s father...

Boston-Born Shooting Victim Becomes Homicide Casualty Of Street Crime

Posted on November 24, 2009
There is a tragic scene taking place in north of Boston city of Lynn. It is playing out on the Victim side of the criminal justice equation. It will also likely mean bad news for a particular assailant when it is time for arrest and attorney- life without parole type of bad news...

Massachusetts Student Faces Both Misdemeanor And Felony Charges Stemming From Hit And Run Case

Posted on November 23, 2009
Bruce Springsteen wrote a song claiming that ?Summer is here and the time is right for racing in the street?. Well, it is not summer and the time certainly isn?t right for street speeding. The lesson, however, is a little late in the learning for 17-year-old Michelle M...

A Night Out In Boston Results In Charges Of Rape, Attempted Murder And The Need For A Lawyer

Posted on November 19, 2009
Chris W., a 22-year-old Hanson man (hereinafter referred to as the ?Defendant?) spent some time in court this week and undoubtedly got to meet a nice new criminal defense attorney. The visit was occasioned by some pretty serious felony charges. You see, apparently the Defendant and a young lady (hereinafter, the ?Complainant?) went to Boston Saturday night...

Woman Charged with Kidnapping Elizabeth Smart Pleads Guilty and Says Sorry

Posted on November 19, 2009
Wanda Eileen Barzee, the woman charged with kidnapping teenager Elizabeth Smart in 2002, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of unlawful transportation of a minor and kidnapping. The 64-year-old says she will plead guilty to state charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated kidnapping...

Charged With Embezzlement, Massachusetts Official Faces Felony Charges Of Larceny

Posted on November 18, 2009
Joseph L., 43, of Derry, New Hampshire, (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) was once a happy and successful man. A father of five, he built himself up from obscurity in Brockton to the purchasing director for North Andover, Massachusetts. Now, divorced and placed on leave, he is in need of a criminal defense attorney...

Boston-Area Prostitution Sting Endangers Child Custody As Well As Liberty

Posted on November 17, 2009
On November 6, 2009, Cambridge police officers undertook an expertly planned and brilliantly executed sting operation despite the obvious danger. Their bravery and expertise paid off. Now, the streets are safer as a result of the four resulting arrests...

Lawrence Jury Finds Murder Defendant Guilty Despite Self-Defense Claim

Posted on November 16, 2009
19-year-old Lynn man Walter C. (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) faced Justice last week, attorney by his side, in Lawrence Superior Court. The verdict was guilty. The sentence was life in state prison. The charge was second-degree murder taking place in August, 2008...

Sixth Family Members Arrested for Child Sex Abuse

Posted on November 14, 2009
Six family members have been arrested in connection with a child sex abuse investigation involving at least six alleged victims. The men who were arrested are Mohler brothers Burrell Edward, 53, David, 52, Jared Leroy, 48, and Roland Neil, 47, their 77-year-old father Burrell Edward Mohler, Sr...

Boston Criminal Lawyer Leaves Murder, Rape And Robbery Behind In Commonwealth

Posted on November 13, 2009
Attorney Sam has left the Commonwealth today on a pending matter and so regrets to inform you that the weekly :Attorney Sam's Take will not be posted today. Both he, and it, will be back on Monday. In the meantime, have a good, safe and law-abiding weekend!

Theft Of Hot Dog Leads To Armed Robbery Charges And Plea Hearing

Posted on September 29, 2009
Yesterday, as you may know, was the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. It is known as a day of atonement and many Jews, including this one, fast during the holiday. Perhaps it was because of the day?s lack of food that brought my attention to this particular news story...

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