Brazil, Acerra, Robinson, and Mulligan participated in a sprawling corruption scheme from 1990 to 1996 involving false warrant applications and theft from drug dealers.

Evidence

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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; Prosecutor Zabin sought to downplay Mulligan’s complicity with Acerra and Robinson, asserting Mulligan’s name does not appear on search warrants. — Nov. 17-19 hearings — Justice for Sean Ellis; Acerra, Robinson, and Brazil all pleaded guilty in 1999 to federal corruption charges related to the scheme Mulligan was part of. — Judge blasts ‘rush to judgment’ in Boston officer’s 1993 killing (+2 more)

Related

• Acerra, Robinson, and Brazil all pleaded guilty in 1999 to federal corruption charges related to the scheme Mulligan was part of. (similarity 0.93)
• Prosecutor Zabin sought to downplay Mulligan’s complicity with Acerra and Robinson, asserting Mulligan’s name does not appear on search warrants. (similarity 0.87)
• 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 0.87)
• Detectives Acerra and Robinson pleaded guilty in 1998 to federal charges, receiving prison sentences and fines. (similarity 0.87)