That’s essentially what some are considering because of the “caustic conflict” between policy makers and federal judges on the sentencing guidelines. “The guidelines [for sentencing] don’t make sense, even for one who wants to be tough on pornography,” says Nancy Gertner, a retired U.S. District Court judge who served on the bench in Boston until September. “The measure of the guidelines doesn’t match the culpability of the defendant.’’ [Globe]
Are Child Pornography Sentences Too Rigid?Posted by daily feed on 2/13/2012 at 7:38AM | No Comments
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Road Rage Paid in PenniesThis might be the most ridiculous thing you read all week.Posted by Casey Lyons on 2/9/2012 at 8:55AM | No Comments
Think pennies are worthless? Turns out they can get you in a quite a bit of trouble. On Tuesday, an Ashland man was arrested for allegedly chucking a handful of pennies at another motorist following what appears to be a low-grade, happens-all-the-time type incident. According to reports, the motorist, identified as Paul Castelli, 42, was allegedly cut-off by another driver, prompting Castelli to lay on his horn. Sounds pretty standard. Yet when the two vehicles ended up side-by-side, Castelli allegedly grab a handful of pennies and hurled them at the other motorist’s car. Apparently the other motorist, who has not been identified, was driving with her window down (because that’s a totally normal thing to do in February) and a few of the pennies came in her window, striking her face and knocking off her glasses. Good heavens! I guess the cops caught up with Castelli and charged him with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, which has to make you wonder what else is considered dangerous — like a stuffed teddy bear if thrown with enough velocity. Anyway, Castelli was released after pleading not guilty at his arraignment yesterday. Here’s hoping he drove home calmly, and without making (alleged) additional unwanted donations into other people’s cars. |
Boston Man Asks Police to Arrest Him for Selling DrugsPosted by daily feed on 1/31/2012 at 6:45AM | No Comments
Boston Man Asks Police to Arrest Him for Selling Drugs. As if the man in handcuffs mouthing the word “Cops” didn’t give it away. But who doesn’t love a good crime story? [Charlestown Patch] |
Will Mark Wahlberg Visit Whitey Bulger in Jail?Posted by daily feed on 1/16/2012 at 9:25AM | No Comments
Will Mark Wahlberg Visit Whitey Bulger in Jail? So when you’re Mark Wahlberg and the biggest mobster in America asks you for a jailhouse meeting, what do you do? Stay really, really, really vague. “If there’s a story to be told there, and, you know, we can do it in the way we want in the way that we best see fit, then, you know, then it’s certainly something that we would explore,” he said. Families of Bulger’s victims are criticizing the actor’s interest in Bulger — including Patricia Donahue, whose husband was killed by Bulger, allegedly during a hit on another man. “The government can’t get the truth out of him, nobody seems to be able to get the truth out of him, so why is he gonna to pour his heart out to Markie Wahlberg?” she said. [Huffington Post] |
Insider: Stealing More Than CashCharlestown bank robber flicks: inspiring crime across the nation.Posted by Jason Schwartz on 1/13/2012 at 8:48AM | No Comments
“There was definitely an uptick once the movie hit HBO,” says Hogan, who unofficially tracks The Town’s influence. “It’s another tier of viewers, the pay-cable criminals.” If the film makes it to basic cable, look out. “When they’re showing it all the time,” Hogan says, “you’ll just basically want to bank from home.” Photo via Warner Brothers |
The ‘What is Wrong with People?’ Woman, Kids, and Crack Cocaine EditionPosted by daily feed on 1/13/2012 at 6:33AM | No Comments
The ‘What is Wrong with People?’ Woman, Kids, and Crack Cocaine Edition. Police arrested Shani Byfield for selling the drugs out of a car … with a 3-year-old and 6-year-old — presumably her own — in the back seat. Seriously? [Boston.com] |
Whitey Bulger’s Prosecutor Asks for Speedy TrialPosted by daily feed on 1/12/2012 at 8:08AM | No Comments
Whitey Bulger’s Prosecutor Asks for Speedy Trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Kelly urged the judge to push forward the trail against Bulger, saying that he’s trying to “manipulate the system” so that he never stands trial for his role in 19 murders. Whitey Bulger? Manipulate the system? Noooo …Â [Washington Post] |
Robert Fitzpatrick Tells All on Whitey Bulger and the FBIPosted by daily feed on 1/11/2012 at 8:02AM | No Comments
Robert Fitzpatrick Tells All on Whitey Bulger and the FBI. For those who don’t just wanna watch The Departed and call it a day, Fitzpatrick, who spent two decades with the FBI, tells all from inside what he calls the “integrity challenged” Boston office in his new book, Betrayal. [Globe] |
Wannabe Spy Jailed for Economic EspionageAuthorities thwarted Elliot Doxer's attempt to sell corporate info.Posted by Casey Lyons on 12/22/2011 at 8:29AM | No Comments
If you’ve ever fantasized about how cool it’d be to be a spy, then you have something in common with Elliot Doxer. Doxer, 43, fancied his life a spy novel waiting to happen when he contacted the Israeli consulate here offering “to help our homeland and our war against our enemies,” according to a release from the FBI Boston division. Only Doxer’s methods weren’t exactly James Bondesque. Rather, Doxer, who worked in the finance department in Cambridge’s Akamai Technologies, Inc., announced his entry to the espionage game via email, which every one knows is not exactly the most secure platform available. FBI agents posing as Israeli intelligence officers strung Doxer along in near textbook style. They set up secret rendezvous where Doxer could drop off and pick up written communications with his supposed handlers. According to the FBI, Doxer visited the site 62 times and eventually revealed his willingness to travel to Israel to partake in secret operations. READ MORE |
