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Two longtime Massachusetts district attorneys have announced that they will not seek reelection this year. Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O’Keefe and Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett made their announcements in separate statements on Wednesday. Both first took office in 2003. The Republican O’Keefe called his time as DA the honor of his professional life. Blodgett, a Democrat,...

Prosecutors in the case of disgraced former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia will challenge a federal court’s decision to throw out several charges against him, reported WJAR. Correia was convicted of 21 counts back in May, but a judge acquitted him on 10 of the charges. Prosecutors are now hoping to challenge that decision. No reason was given as to why…

Progressive prosecutors around the country are increasingly declaring they just won’t enforce some GOP-backed state laws

A former NYPD cop pleaded guilty to narcotics distribution in and around Westchester County and New York City after trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine and a liquid version of the date-rape drug, prosecutors say.

The former mayor of Fall River, Jasiel Correia, was sentenced to six years in prison on federal corruption charges, while a judge scolded him.

Local prosecutors have reached a $2 million settlement with a New Orleans man who spent 23 years in prison before being cleared on charges including rape and manslaughter