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Former Fall River City Councilor Gets Probation For Illegal Gambling Cafes
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A former Fall River city councilor has pleaded guilty to gaming charges in connection with operating two internet cafés in Fall River and Fairhaven. Attorney General Martha...
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Coakley: Dookhan Arrest ‘Not The End Of The Charging’
BOSTON (CBS/AP) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says the arrest of a former chemist at the center of the state drug testing lab scandal is just the beginning of the criminal...
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Woman Pleads Guilty To Sending Threatening Letters to Brown, Coakley
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A New York state woman has pleaded guilty to sending threatening letters containing harmless white powder to officials in Massachusetts. Federal prosecutors said 57-year-old Roberta...
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Mass. AG: Middleborugh Should Repeal No-Swearing Law
BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office is recommending that the town of Middleborough change or repeal a bylaw prohibiting public profanity. Town Meeting voted in June to approve a...
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AG Takes Action Against Moving Company Accused Of Holding Furniture Hostage
BOSTON (CBS) – WBZ-TV has learned Attorney General Martha Coakley is taking action against Father and Son Moving and Storage. The Massachusetts-based company is accused of ripping off dozens of local...
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Coakley Threatens National Grid With Fine Over Workers’ Back Pay
BOSTON (CBS) – Attorney General Martha Coakley is handing down a stern warning to National Grid after thousands of their local employees went unpaid for their work in New York following Hurricane...
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Former Orleans Police Clerk Accused Of Stealing $92,000
BARNSTABLE (CBS) – The Orleans Police Department is out $92,000 after it was allegedly stolen by a former clerk. Anna Reynolds, 60, was indicted Thursday after being accused of stealing the money from...
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Coakley Says She’s Not Running For Kerry’s Senate Seat
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says she won’t be a candidate for the John Kerry’s Senate seat if he is confirmed as secretary of states. Coakley had been seen as a...
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Coakley Sues Lawrence Mayor For Failing To File Campaign Finance Report
LAWRENCE (CBS) – Attorney General Martha Coakley is suing Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua for failing to file a 2011 campaign finance report. The finance reports are required by the Office of Campaign...
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Mass. AG Files Lawsuit In Alleged Wedding Video Scam
BOSTON (AP) — The claim doesn’t involve millions, but priceless memories. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley claims in a civil action filed this week that a wedding videography company...
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Keller @ Large: Governor’s Race Wide Open
BOSTON (CBS) - So now that Lt. Gov. Tim Murray has dropped out of the running, who might fill the void in the 2014 race for governor? Obviously, it’s very early in the process, although none too early...
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State Crime Lab Chemist Arrested For Tampering With Evidence, Drug Possession
BOSTON (CBS) - A chemist from the State Crime Laboratory in Amherst has been arrested. WBZ NewsRadio 1030′s Kim Tunnicliffe reports Download: 2nd-chemist-charged-tunnicliffe-w1.mp3 Attorney General...
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Coakley Draws Parallels Between King And Gun Violence At Annual MLK Breakfast
BOSTON (CBS) – Hundreds of people packed the convention center in South Boston Monday to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a breakfast in his honor. The event marked the...
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AG’s Office Still Deciding Whether To Retrial Tim Cahill
BOSTON (CBS) – Former State Treasurer Timothy Cahill’s corruption trial ended in a hung jury but he could still face another round of prosecution. Attorney General Martha Coakley says they are still...
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Coakley Looks To Expand Mass. Wiretapping Laws
BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General Martha Coakley and other law enforcement officials have launched a renewed push to expand and update state wiretapping laws that predate cellphones and other modern forms...
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Months Later, Still No Resolution On Cahill Retrial
BOSTON (AP) — Two months after a judge declared a mistrial in a corruption case against former Massachusetts Treasurer Tim Cahill, prosecutors and Cahill’s lawyers have not reached an agreement on...
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Keller @ Large: Tim Cahill To Pay $100,000 Fine In Lottery Ad Probe
BOSTON (CBS) – Former state treasurer Tim Cahill will avoid further criminal prosecution, but will have to pay a $100,000 civil fine for his role in misusing lottery ad funds under a settlement...
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AG Says Mass. Towns Cannot Bar Marijuana Centers
BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General Martha Coakley has ruled that Massachusetts towns cannot issue total bans on medical marijuana treatment centers within their communities. But Coakley also ruled on...
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Coakley Asking Supreme Court To Throw Out Defense Of Marriage Act
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley plans to be at the U.S. Supreme Court for arguments on the federal Defense of Marriage Act. The law prohibits same-sex couples in states...
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Coakley Issues Charity Scam Warning After Boston Marathon Bombings
BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley wants people to be aware of potential charity scams related to the Boston Marathon bombings. Most charities that solicit donations during...
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