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In this March 3, 2016 photo, David Wilson, of the Massachusetts State Police, poses in Charlton, Mass. Wilson, one of three recently suspended or retired Massachusetts State Police troopers, was arrested Wednesday, June 27, 2018, and charged with taking thousands of dollars of overtime pay for hours they didn't work by submitting bogus traffic citations to conceal that they had actually been off the clock, authorities said. Wilson, 57, was arrested at his homes just after sunrise and...

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Feds: Troopers ‘tarnished’ badge with bogus overtime shifts

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressJune 27, 2018

Ashley McSween, center, an inmate at Suffolk County House of Correction at South Bay, is seated with other inmates during a forum with six candidates for Suffolk County District Attorney, Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at the jail, in Boston. Some of the inmates in the audience, including McSween, presented questions to the candidates who hope to replace District Attorney Dan Conley, who announced in February he wouldn't seek re-election. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Boston inmates, prosecutor hopefuls talk policy

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressJune 27, 2018

FILE - This 1995 file photo taken in West Palm Beach, Fla., and released by the FBI shows Francis P. "Cadillac Frank" Salemme. The former New England Mafia boss and and his co-defendant, Paul Weadick, were found guilty, Friday, June 22, 2018, in the 1993 killing nightclub owner Steven DiSarro. Each faces up to life in prison. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP, File)

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‘Cadillac Frank’ found guilty

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressJune 22, 2018

In this 1993 FBI surveillance photo, Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme, left, Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi, second from left with back to camera, and Frank Salemme Jr., behind right, are seated at The Charles Hotel in Cambridge. The trial of Francis Salemme, a geriatric former New England Mafia boss accused of killing a nightclub owner in 1993, underscores the decline of the once-powerful mob.

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The last Mafioso? ‘Cadillac Frank’ trial shows mob’s decline

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressJune 17, 2018

FILE - This 1995 file photo taken in West Palm Beach, Fla., and released by the FBI shows Francis P. "Cadillac Frank" Salemme. Two U.S. Marshals Service officials wearing makeup to disguise their identities have testified, Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at federal court in Boston, in the case of the former New England Mafia boss accused of killing a nightclub owner in 1993. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP, File)

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Witnesses disguised at Mafia boss trial

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressJune 14, 2018

FILE - In this June 1, 2018 file photo, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey speaks at the 2018 Massachusetts Democratic Party Convention in Worcester, Mass. Massachusetts has sued the maker of OxyContin over the deadly opioid crisis and has become the first state to also target the company's executives. Healey announced the lawsuit Tuesday, June 12 against Purdue Pharma and 16 current and former executives and board members, including CEO Craig Landau. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola,...

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Mass. sues opioid maker, executives

by Alanna Durkin Richer AssociatedJune 12, 2018

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, center, stands with Burnsville, Minn. Mayor Elizabeth Kautz, left, and Pembroke Pines, Fla. Mayor Frank Ortis during the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Boston, Friday, June 8, 2018. More than 250 city executives gathered to discuss their concerns including infrastructure, school safety, immigration and the economic future of cities. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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US mayors push to curb gun violence, help immigrants

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressJune 8, 2018

FILE - This 1995 file photo taken in West Palm Beach, Fla., and released by the FBI shows Francis P. "Cadillac Frank" Salemme. Geriatric ex-New England mobsters, Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi and Salemme, were reunited in court Wednesday, June 6, 2018, when Flemmi took the stand against his old friend and partner in crime who's on trial for the killing of a nightclub owner in 1993. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP, File)

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Rifleman takes stand against ex-NE Mafia boss

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressJune 6, 2018

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New charges for child rapist set for release

by Alanna Durkin Richer AssociatedJune 6, 2018

In this May 30, 2018, photo, Shaun Harrison reacts as attorneys give closing arguments in Suffolk Superior Court in the jury trial of him in Boston. Harrison, the former dean at a Boston high school who was known as an anti-violence advocate, has been convicted of shooting and nearly killing a 17-year-old student. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP)

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Saintly educator with a dark side: ‘Rev’ gets up to 26 years

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressJune 2, 2018