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Greater Boston Attorney Arrested For Allegedly Bribing Local Police Chief (UPDATE) Greater Boston Attorney Arrested For Allegedly Bribing Local Police Chief (UPDATE)
Greater Boston Attorney Arrested For Allegedly Bribing Local Police Chief (Update) An attorney from Somerville has been arrested for allegedly bribing a local police chief to get approval for a marijuana dispensary, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said.  Sean O'Donovan, age 54, allegedly tried bribing Medford's police chief with $25,000 to secure the approval of a recreational marijuana dispensary for one of his clients, the office reports. The client apparently enlisted O'Donovan to help them obtain a Host Community Agreement (HCA), as required under Massachusetts law, with the City of Medford in 2018. In addition, the City of Medford…

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by David Cifarelli
Business
Marijuana Dispensary NETA Accused Of Using Union-Busting Tactics Against Employees Marijuana Dispensary NETA Accused Of Using Union-Busting Tactics Against Employees
Marijuana Dispensary Neta Accused Of Using Union-Busting Tactics Against Employees Marijuana dispensary NETA has been accused of quashing employee efforts to unionize at its Brookline and Franklin facilities. Over the last two months, the UFCW Local 1445 (United Food and Commercial Workers) labor union has filed a host of federal complaints alleging that employees have been fired or threatened over collective bargaining efforts at two of the facilities owned by NETA - New England Treatment Access, according to the Boston Business Journal. NETA has denied the complaints. “We support everyone’s right to join or not join a union, but because NETA already offers progressiv…

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by Kristin Palpini