09 Mar, 2025

Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to charges stemming from human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School

Crime Jeremy Pauley, 41, of Thompson, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property. Charles Krupa / AP, File By Associated Press updated on September 8, 2023 | 4:15 PM SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the theft and sale of human body […]

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Patriots CB Jack Jones’ gun charges reportedly dropped in exchange for probation, community service

Patriots Jones was arrested on June 16 at Logan Airport after TSA officials reportedly found a pair of guns in his luggage. Jack Jones is reportedly getting his charges dropped following his June arrest. Suzanne Kreiter / Globe staff With the 2023 NFL season just days away from kick-off, Patriots cornerback Jack Jones can reportedly […]

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Mark Meadows pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia election case and waives right to arraignment

Politics Meadows and four others are seeking to move the charges against them to federal court. Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File By KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press updated on September 5, 2023 | 5:27 PM ATLANTA (AP) — Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has pleaded not […]

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Police: Suspect in Caribbean festival shooting faces several new charges

Crime Newly filed charges against Gerald Vick include six counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Gerald Vick (right) was arraigned for the J’ouvert celebration shootings in the Dorchester division of Boston Municipal Court last week. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe Staff A Dorchester man arrested in the aftermath of last month’s Caribbean festival […]

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Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías arrested on felony domestic violence charges

MLB Urías was arrested for domestic battery in 2017 and served a 20-game suspension. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill By BETH HARRIS, Associated Press September 5, […]

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Sex abuse charges dismissed for ex-Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, as judge rules 93-year-old is not fit for trial

Local News The once-powerful American prelate faced charges that he abused a teenage boy at a wedding reception at Wellesley College in 1974. Former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick appears for an arraignment at Dedham District Court on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Dedham, Massachusetts. David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) […]

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Trump surrenders at Atlanta jail on charges he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss

Politics Former President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. AP Photo/Alex Brandon By ERIC TUCKER, KATE BRUMBACK and JILL COLVIN, Associated Press updated on August 24, 2023 ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to […]

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Lawyer for Kendra Lara looks to dismiss charges in Jamaica Plain crash

Local News An attorney for the embattled city councilor has argued that the case should be dismissed because police did not give her a citation at the time of the crash. Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara is facing several charges in connection with a June car crash in Jamaica Plain. Nancy Lane/Boston Herald, Pool A […]

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‘Turtleboy’ blogger wages First Amendment battle over witness intimidation charges

Crime A lawyer for Aidan Kearney accused prosecutors of a “multi-front censorship war on the public’s entitlement to good government and our right-to-know.” “Turtleboy” blogger Aidan Kearney talks to reporters outside Stoughton District Court after his arraignment on witness intimidation charges in connection with his coverage of the Karen Read murder case. Matthew J. Lee/Boston […]

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Mentor for Shrewsbury High School robotics team facing child pornography charges

Local News Brian Lingard, 60, of Shrewsbury was arrested Monday morning. A mentor for the Shrewsbury High School robotics team was arrested Monday for allegedly possessing and transporting child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Massachusetts.  Brian Lingard, 60, of Shrewsbury was arrested Monday morning and charged with the transportation […]

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