Leaving Scene of Accident, Negligent Operation, etc - No Complaint to Issue

MM, a 28-year-old single mom (and holder of three jobs) was cited for leaving the scene of an accident. Here is what happened – driving on the highway, at night, in an unfamiliar area, and looking for the correct exit, she merged to the right l… Read More
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OUI and Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle - Jury Trial - Not Guilty, both counts

AD, a 55-year-old salesman, was arrested and charged with OUI and Negligent Driving after being stopped by state police on a highway off-ramp. The reason for the stop was the trooper’s opinion that he had seen AD’s car speed past him a fe… Read More
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Sex for a Fee - Dismissed prior to arraignment (client avoids any entry on criminal record)

GC, a 42-year-old professional and married father of two, was caught soliciting a prostitute (of age) in a “sting operation.” GC had no criminal record and had never been in trouble before. He responded to an online ad, which sought men w… Read More
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Assault and Battery on a Police Officer - Pre-Trial Probation (case to be dismissed after one year)

Two MBA students (MM and DS) were involved in a fight outside a nightclub. A confrontation between groups over a female began inside the establishment. Apparently, a man from one group groped the girlfriend of a man from another group. As the guys mo… Read More
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Operating After Suspension as a Habitual Traffic Offender - Clerk Magistrate's Hearing - No Complaint Issued

EC, a 30-year-old salesman, was pulled over by police after rolling through a stop sign. His mother was in the passenger seat. At the time EC’s license had been suspended; he had accrued too many traffic infractions. In fact, the RMV designated… Read More
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OUI-5th Offense - Reduced to OUI-4th Offense - Superior Court

PF, a 40-year-old Marine, was charged with his fifth OUI following an accident in a snowstorm. He spent 18-months in jail awaiting trial. After discharging three attorneys PF connected with attorney Henry Fasoldt. Skeptical and wary at first, PF and… Read More
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Breaking and Entering, Larceny from a Building, Identity Fraud - "Time Served" - Superior Court

RV, a 42-year-old disabled man, was charged with breaking into a local business, taking an employee’s wallet (while she was in another part of the building), taking her credit card and purchasing MBTA passes. This little transgression caused hi… Read More
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Prostitution - Dismissed

In 1980 JJ worked as a prostitute in Boston’s Combat Zone. She was 16-years-old. This line of work was preferable when compared to the abuse she suffered at home. After years of beatings (and worse) from her Stepfather, she chose to run away. Thoug… Read More
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Furnishing Alcohol to Minor - Clerk Magistrate's Hearing - No Complaint Issued

After numerous neighbor complaints, the police broke up a noisy late-night college party. According to the officers there were approximately 20 people drinking alcohol and dancing to loud music. The problem was that some of the partygoers were under… Read More
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Open and Gross Lewdness (exposed genitals at fast-food drive thru) - Dismissed

A teenage girl working the midnight shift at a local fast-food place called the police. She reported that a man had exposed himself to her at the drive-thru window. He ordered a cheeseburger, no onions. Specifically, she said that he pulled his penis… Read More
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