Prosecutors slammed for ‘lack of moral compass,’ withholding evidence in widening Mass. drug lab scandal

In the first case, after five years, the Massachusetts supreme court eventually forced state prosecutors to compile a list of affected defendants and ultimately dismiss 98.5 percent of the cases involved, with more than 21,000 drug convictions erased.Enter Headline...

Charge stands in Framingham police evidence room case

The former supervisor of the police department’s evidence room remains on track to face trial on two felony charges after a judge refused to dismiss allegations he abused his position for personal gain. Enter Article DATE HEREMiddlesex Superior Court Judge...

Drug testing part of new Braintree police contracts

The town council approved a three-year contract with its police unions that includes a provision for random drug testing. September 22, 2017BRAINTREE – New contracts with town police unions call for officers to undergo random drug testing.The contracts, with the...

“We got you”: Arrest in 1992 cold case slaying of Mass. teacher’s aide Lisa Ziegert

Last year, Gulluni released a computer-generated rendering of a suspect using new technology that analyzed the DNA to predict the suspect’s physical characteristics. September 18, 2017SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Massachusetts prosecutors say they’ve made an...

Alleging ‘government corruption’ in drug lab, evidence room scandals, Springfield drug defendant files $5.7 million federal lawsuit

Farak reported smoking crack in the bathroom at the lab all morning and pilfered some LSD before lunch September 6, 2017SPRINGFIELD — A civil rights lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court combines nearly every recent high-profile law enforcement scandal in the...

Alleging ‘government corruption’ in drug lab, evidence room scandals, Springfield drug defendant files $5.7 million federal lawsuit

A civil rights lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court combines nearly every recent high-profile law enforcement scandal in the region September 5, 2017SPRINGFIELD — A civil rights lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court combines nearly every recent high-profile law...