Cannabis Atty Convicted In Plot To Bribe Mass. Police Chief

By Brian Dowling · October 27, 2023, 4:01 PM EDT

A Boston federal jury on Friday convicted a lawyer of seeking to bribe a police chief working on local marijuana licensing approvals with a $25,000 payment to the official's brother....

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Case Information

Case Title

USA v. O'Donovan

Case Number

Court

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

June 23, 2022

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