Judge Ball disagreed with Prosecutor Linn’s assertion that Acerra and Robinson’s acknowledged crimes had nothing to do with the Mulligan murder investigation.
Evidence
Aug. 25-27 hearings — Justice for Sean Ellis (Justice for Sean Ellis)
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 …; Detectives Acerra and Robinson pleaded guilty in 1998 to federal charges, receiving prison sentences and fines. — 1996-98: Corrupt investigators (+1 more)
Related
- Detectives Acerra and Robinson pleaded guilty in 1998 to federal charges, receiving prison sentences and fines. (similarity 0.92)
- Acerra, Robinson, and Brazil all pleaded guilty in 1999 to federal corruption charges related to the scheme Mulligan was part of. (similarity 0.88)
- 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 0.87)
- 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)