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A statewide legal system was briefly down Wednesday, affecting at least one legal case in Massachusetts. The MassCourts system outage held up the arraignment of Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara on charges in a recent car crash, a judge said in the Roxbury Division of Boston Municipal Court — it wasn’t able to go forward until new charges were entered…

The same type of hush money payments Donald Trump is accused of using to silence adult film star Stormy Daniels are currently being investigated in Massachusetts by State Auditor Dianna DiZoglio. Daniels signed a nondisclosure agreement with Trump’s attorney in October 2016, agreeing to keep their alleged affair quiet in exchange for $130,000. She later broke that agreement by speaking…

A Brookline, Massachusetts, doctor was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday in alleged health care and money laundering schemes. Dr. Pankaj Merchia, 49, who works as a sleep medicine physician, is accused of two separate frauds, the US Attorney’s Office in Boston said. In the first, prosecutors allege he billed former patients’ insurers for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)…

Natalia Bryant, the 19-year-old daughter of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant, has filed for a restraining order against an alleged stalker, court records show. 

A man charged in a hit-and-run crash in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, over the weekend that left a 20-year-old woman dead faced a judge on Wednesday. The Worcester Country District Attorney’s Office alleges that Jerry Santiago, 24, was driving the car that hit 20-year-old Ghufran Mutar and then left the scene. Mutar was crossing Route 9 at the intersection with South Street…

The Massachusetts man who has worked as a magician for over 20 years and is now accused of having sexually explicit images of young boys is expected in court Wednesday. Scott Jameson, 45, of Sutton, Massachusetts, is expected in federal court in Boston at 2 p.m. Wednesday after his arrest last Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. A probable…

A Massachusetts man who works as a magician entertaining kids is accused of possessing sexually explicit images of young children. Scott Jameson, 45, of Sutton, Massachusetts, was charged with possession of child pornography. He was arrested Friday morning, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Prosecutors said the investigation is tied to a February 2022 report from Action Pour Les Enfants, a…

William Sequeira, 59, has served long sentences for bank robbery.

Two former eBay executives have been sentenced to prison time after pleading guilty to stalking a Natick couple a few years ago. EBay’s former head of security for eBay, Jim Baugh, stayed silent as he left federal court facing 57 months in prison. His former colleague, David Harville, flanked by his attorneys, was sentenced to 24 months. The case centers…

The teen, known as Jane Doe 22-B in court papers, had told the lower court that she wasn’t ready to have a baby, didn’t have a job and the father was unable to assist her.

Less than a month after Amber Heard officially filed a motion to appeal the Johnny Depp verdict, her new legal team has been revealed.

An epic legal fight between Elon Musk and Twitter began in earnest in a Delaware court on Tuesday as lawyers for both sides fought over when to start the trial.

A video director sued Justin Timberlake Friday for breach of contract, alleging in Los Angeles federal court that the pop star refuses to promote, market and sell a video documentary the pair made based on the making of the singer’s blockbuster “The 20/20 Experience” album.

A Maine man whose murder conviction was overturned by the state’s highest court will have to pay $200,000 in bail to leave jail while he awaits a new trial. Bruce Akers has been held without bail since his 2016 arrest stemming from the death of his neighbor, Douglas Flint. He was initially found guilty and sentenced to 38 years in…

Two men who participated in an elaborate phone scam that cheated people from across the nation have agreed to repay their victims but avoided time behind bars, Massachusetts prosecutors said. Ajaykumar Chaudhari, 26, of Pownal, Vermont, and Jitendra Chaudhari, 29, of Williamstown, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in Berkshire Superior Court to larceny and attempt to commit larceny, according to a statement…

Representatives for the former heavyweight champ previously said the boxer was on a flight with “an aggressive passenger who began harassing him and threw a water bottle at him while he was in his seat.”

The retired NFL quarterback has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing, and last year repaid appearance fees allegedly paid using misspent funds.

In 2019, 6-year-old Bryson Galaz was walking with his father toward the dugout when he was struck on the side of the head when pitcher Keynan Middleton, who was warming up on the field, threw a ball toward another Angels player who missed the catch.

“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne’s legal troubles are far from over as she’s accused of being the “frontwoman” in ex Tom Girardi’s “scheme” in new court docs.