Acerra, Robinson, and Brazil all pleaded guilty in 1999 to federal corruption charges related to the scheme Mulligan was part of.

Evidence

Judge blasts ‘rush to judgment’ in Boston officer’s 1993 killing (The Boston Globe)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Ellis’s apparent stumble was mischaracterized by the prosecution. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2868; Brazil, Acerra, Robinson, and Mulligan participated in a sprawling corruption scheme from 1990 to 1996 involving false warrant applications and theft from drug dealers. — Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins Announces Investigations of MBTA …; Judge Ball disagreed with Prosecutor Linn’s assertion that Acerra and Robinson’s acknowledged crimes had nothing to do with the Mulligan murder investigation. — Aug. 25-27 hearings — Justice for Sean Ellis (+1 more)

Related

• Brazil, Acerra, Robinson, and Mulligan participated in a sprawling corruption scheme from 1990 to 1996 involving false warrant applications and theft from drug dealers. (similarity 0.93)
• Judge Ball disagreed with Prosecutor Linn’s assertion that Acerra and Robinson’s acknowledged crimes had nothing to do with the Mulligan murder investigation. (similarity 0.88)
• Detectives Acerra and Robinson pleaded guilty in 1998 to federal charges, receiving prison sentences and fines. (similarity 0.88)
• Prosecutor Zabin sought to downplay Mulligan’s complicity with Acerra and Robinson, asserting Mulligan’s name does not appear on search warrants. (similarity 0.79)