In the sad and messy wake of former Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi’s suicide death after his roommate Dharun Ravi, surreptitiously videotaped a sexual encounter between Clementi and another man, a more local twist on this type of case has cropped up in Boston. Thankfully, this case does not involve…
It’s the world’s oldest profession – prostitution – but it still seemed a surprise to some that it was allegedly occurring as part of a regular operation in bucolic Needham, Massachusetts. Needham, as most people around here know, is a wealthy town with a highly rated school system; it is…
For anyone who has followed the “Mattapan Murder Trial” in Boston these past few weeks, otherwise known as the “Mattapan Massacre,” here is the first and most important question you need to ask: If you were a juror, would you believe the prosecution’s star witness, Kimani Washington? For those who…
Unlike what many people think, Massachusetts theft and larceny charges can occur in the most unlikely places – including charities. That unfortunate fact was illustrated yesterday, when the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office announced that charges had been brought against a former treasurer of a Veteran of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post…
Yesterday I had the pleasure of again making an appearance as a Legal Analyst on Fox-25 TV News/Boston. Here is the link to that media appearance: http://bit.ly/whyW4W The news team called me because I often serve as a Legal Analyst for them as a Boston, Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney. I…
Massachusetts convenience store entrepreneur Christy Mihos’ life just keeps getting stranger by the day. Mihos made millions developing his well-known Christy’s convenience stores on Cape Cod. After he was done with that, he decided he wanted to get into politics, launching more than one unsuccessful (and some would say embarrassing)…
Last week, a video was circulated on YouTube, showing two teenage girls in a fist fight with each other. The video, which lasted almost nine minutes, depicted an ugly, violent fight between the two students at Lynn English High School in Lynn, Massachusetts. Blood is drawn as punch after punch…
Earlier this week, the fabled Boston University hockey team received a slap shot of its own, when one of its players was arrested on Massachusetts rape charges. A Boston University spokesperson confirmed that Max Nicastro, a defenseman on the hockey team, was arrested on Massachusetts sexual assault charges. BU police…
A significant effort to enact a bill allowing convicted inmates to gain access to DNA testing in order to prove their innocence has passed both branches of the Massachusetts Legislature and been signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick. Under the provisions of the new law, a convict who believes…
This is a horrible story about a crime which, if true, is almost beyond comprehension. One Eldrick D. Broom, 27, pleaded guilty this past week in Suffolk Superior Court to charges of the November 21 2011 aggravated rape and first-degree murder of Ms. Rosana Camilo, a mother of three who…