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FILE - U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins, of the Massachusetts District, addresses the media at the Moakley Federal Courthouse, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Boston. A watchdog agency is investigating whether Massachusetts’ top federal prosecutor violated a law that limits political activity by government workers for attending a political fundraiser that featured First Lady Jill Biden, according to an email reviewed by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Watchdog probes US attorney’s fundraiser trip

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressAugust 31, 2022

FILE - This June 23, 2011, file booking photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows James "Whitey" Bulger. Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the killing of Bulger in a West Virginia prison. The Justice Department announced the charges against Fotios "Freddy" Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (U.S. Marshals Service via AP, File)

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Call shows inmates knew Bulger was moving to W.Va.

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressAugust 23, 2022

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Justice: 3 men charged in Whitey Bulger’s killing

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressAugust 18, 2022

Michael Cox, a candidate for the Ann Arbor police chief, speaks with community members in the lobby of the Justice Center, Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Ann Arbor. Cox, a former Boston police officer who was beaten more than 25 years ago by colleagues who mistook him for a suspect in a fatal shooting, will be the new leader of the city's police department, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The commissioner post is a homecoming for Cox, 57, a city native who...

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Ex-officer picked to lead Boston police

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressJuly 13, 2022

Former USC women's soccer coach Ali Khosroshahin, center, arrives at federal court, Thursday, June 27, 2019, to face charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal, in Boston. Khosroshahin, who took bribes in exchange for helping unqualified kids get into USC, was sentenced Wednesday June 29, 2022, to six months in home confinement after cooperating with authorities investigating the sprawling college admissions scandal. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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6 months’ home confinement for ex-USC coach in college scam

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressJune 29, 2022

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, June 25, 2017. Rhodes and 10 other members of the right-wing militia group have been charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Eleven members of Oath Keepers charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, Colleen Long Associated Press, and Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressJanuary 13, 2022

This 1980 black and white surveillance photo released by the U.S. Attorney's Office and presented as evidence during the first day of a trial for James "Whitey" Bulger in U.S. District Court in Boston, Wednesday, June 12, 2013, shows Bulger, center, with Ted Berenson, left, and Phil Wagenheim at a Lancaster Street garage in Boston's North End. Three years after he was bludgeoned to death in a West Virginia prison, no one has been charged in the beating death of murderous Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger. Bulger was 89 when he was fatally beaten in October 2018. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office)

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3 years after Bulger’s killing: No charges, still questions

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated Press, and Philip Marcelo Associated PressOctober 29, 2021

Former Fall River, Mass., Mayor Jasiel Correia leaves a court appearance at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, in Boston. Correia, who was elected at the age of 23 with promises to rejuvenate the struggling mill city, had eight charges against him dropped, but was scheduled to return the following day to be sentenced for stealing from investors in a smartphone app he created and extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from marijuana...

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Ex-mayor of Fall River gets 6 years in corruption case

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressSeptember 21, 2021

Gordon Ernst, former Georgetown tennis coach, departs federal court in Boston, March 25, 2019.

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Ex-Georgetown tennis coach to plead guilty in college scam

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressSeptember 15, 2021

Investor John Wilson, left, arrives at federal court in Boston with his wife, Leslie, April 3, 2019, to face charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal.

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College bribery trial begins

by Alanna Durkin Richer Associated PressSeptember 13, 2021