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PLEA DEAL REACHED IN FEDERAL SENATORIAL EXTORTION CASE - A BOSTON ATTORNEY'S VIEW

By Altman & Altman

Last week, the Boston legal community had alittle excitement which spread from Capitol Hill to the United States District Court. That?s right, the federal one. Many people are still debating it and question whether it should have happened. As for me, although I had not had a chance to blog on it yet, I was interviewed on WBZ radio (1030 on your a.m. dial). That interview, incidently, can be found here. In case you had not heard, former state Senator. Dianne Wilkerson pleaded guilty to eight counts of attempted extortion and now faces up to four years in jail when she?s sentenced this fall. Ms. Wilkerson had been arrested in October 2008, prior to leaving the State House office she held for six terms, on indictments alleging she pocketed $23,500 in bribes between 2002 and 2008, including $1,000 she was photographed stuffing in her bra at an upscale Beacon Hill restaurant...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on June 08, 2010 (boomark / email).