Dianne Wilkerson

Former Senator Dianne Wilkerson: Photo by Don WestNOTE:This article was updated on Wed. March 9, 2011, after the ministers and the head of the Urban League of Massachusetts responded to requests for comment in an afternoon email. Former state Sen. Dianne... Read more
Calling for a lighter sentence than federal prosecutors' recommendation of four years in prison, former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson's attorneys have argued in court papers that the Roxbury Democrat has been "selfless," pointing to a letter in support of... Read more
Citing “inflammatory” media coverage of her arrest on corruption charges, “outrageous” behavior of federal prosecutors, and a potential under-representation of minorities on a jury, the attorney for former Sen. Dianne Wilkerson on Monday called... Read more
The first African-American elected to the state Senate on Tuesday endorsed City Councillor At-Large Sam Yoon for mayor. “Sam Yoon understands that real leadership means bringing people together to solve the problems facing the city," former state Sen.... Read more
Or, the case of the mysterious white van: Federal prosecutors have offered a behind-the-scenes look at the arrests of former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson and District 7 City Councillor Chuck Turner in response to a judge questioning their methods in... Read more
A win of sorts for former Sen. Dianne Wilkerson and District 7 Councillor Chuck Turner? AP's Glen Johnson is reporting a federal judge has asked prosecutors to provide affidavits on exactly why photographs of the two allegedly accepting bribes were... Read more
Aiming for a second term, City Councillor At-Large John Connolly has hired a strategist who helped Sonia Chang-Diaz topple Sen. Dianne Wilkerson in last September’s Democratic primary for the Second Suffolk District. Dan Cohen also consulted for... Read more
As if former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson didn’t have enough problems: At the end of Tuesday, she was more than a month late in filing a required financial interest disclosure form. As a former elected official, she was supposed to file the form, known... Read more
During an introductory meeting usually set aside for adoption of procedural rules and informal pleasantries, Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Co-chairman Sen. Michael Morrissey on Tuesday volunteered cautionary advice. "Whatever... Read more
Federal prosecutors are telling District 7 Councillor Chuck Turner, whom they've charged with corruption, to pipe down, citing the intense media coverage of the case. Turner has pledged to fight the gag order. In a motion filed on Monday in U.S. District... Read more

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