A judge in Boston sentenced Douglas Hodge, former CEO of Pimco investment firm, for paying $850,000 to get four of his children into elite colleges.
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John Kapoor, founder of Insys Therapeutics, sentenced to 66 months in landmark fentanyl bribery case
John Kapoor, billionaire founder of drug company Insys Therapeutics, was sentenced for orchestrating the scheme of bribes and bogus prescriptions by doctors.
Michelle Carter, who encouraged boyfriend’s suicide, released from jail early for good behavior
Michelle Carter, the Massachusetts woman who encouraged her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, to kill himself has been released from jail in Bristol County.
Lori Loughlin’s husband joked about USC admissions process, emails released by feds shows
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As Soleimani killing jolts presidential race, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders seize the moment
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Lori Loughlin told daughters they needed to do better in high school, new court doc alleges
Lori Loughlin told daughters Olivia Jade, Isabella they needed to do better at Marymount High School, Rick Singer told the FBI.
Feds grilled about screening of jury in Boston Marathon bomber’s appeal of death sentence
A federal appeals court heard arguments Thursday on whether Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev received a fair trial before he was sentenced to death.
Tufts University removes Sackler name over family’s role in opioid epidemic
Tufts University removed the Sackler name from all buildings and programs at its medical school over the family’s role in the nation’s opioid crisis.
Haunting texts revealed as Boston College student pleads not guilty in boyfriend’s suicide
Inyoung You came to a Boston courtroom from her native South Korea to enter a not guilty plea in the suicide of her Boston College boyfriend, Alex Urtula.
An iconic Boston Irish pub closes after 137 years. Residents fear for the city’s soul
The closing of 137-year-old Irish pub Doyle’s Café comes as other longtime Boston institutions have shut down. Some residents are fighting back.