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Article: 7 HUB DETECTIVES SENTENCED TO 2-5 YEARS IN EXTORTION CASE TERMS ARE LESS THAN SOUGHT; JUDGE CITES SERVICE RECORDS
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- October 12, 1988
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A federal judge sentenced seven Boston police detectives
convicted of racketeering and extortion to prison terms ranging
from two to five years yesterday, saying "lower sentences would
still send an adequate message."
Federal prosecutors had sought sentences of five to 10 years
for the four former and three current detectives. But Judge A.
David Mazzone told the crowded courtroom in US District Court
yesterday morning that it was difficult "not to be impressed" by
the detectives' service records and that the lesser sentences would
still alert those "who would follow the example of these
defendants."
He also postponed the sentences until the appeal of the case
is concluded. Defense ...