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AG: Veterans charity run by career criminal is 'a classic scheme'

A man who was behind one of the most notorious heists in recent Massachusetts history told a judge Tuesday that his current endeavor was legitimate.

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Mass. man 'at peace' after Australian confesses in brother's 1988 death

5 Investigates was the first to report on Steve Johnson's work to find out who killed his brother, Scott, near a a meeting spot for gay men in Australia.

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After 2 years in the woods, Worcester couple takes step to shelter

An outreach team checks on people living in encampments around the city multiple times a week, offering the services that are available for anyone who wants to take them.

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Gun rights group threatens lawsuit after Massachusetts posts firearm sale data online

The data, published online, doesn't have buyers' names, but one gun rights group says that it had enough information that could be used to identify some gun owners.

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Congress acts to help ban shock devices used for treatment at Mass. school

Language in the omnibus appropriations bill passed late last month gives the FDA the authority to ban the devices.

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Top Massachusetts Lottery ticket-cashing duo convicted

A father and son from Watertown were convicted earlier this month in federal court for running a lottery ticket cashing scheme.

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Wrongfully convicted Mass. man wins another legal victory over lawyers' fees

A judge ruled that the state will have to pay the legal bills of Fred Weichel, wrongfully convicted in a mob-related murder, totaling more than $1 million.

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New details on woman who owned Boston condo where infant remains were found

It's still a mystery who the four infants were, how they died or how they got in the freezer of a South Boston condominium unit at 838 East Broadway.

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JP assault suspect held on $250,000 bail after month on the run

After a month on the run, Washington Pearson was back in Boston on Thursday, facing a judge on charges he committed a terrifying home invasion in October.

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Man who spent nearly 50 years in prison wants named cleared

He was sentenced to life in prison for a 1974 armed robbery and murder but a judge last criticized police procedures that led to the conviction.

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