How You Can Support Chuck Turner
Supporters of Chuck Turner should head over to the Moakley US Courthouse on Tuesday at 2 p.m. for the former Boston City Councilor's sentencing hearing in front of US District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock on charges of taking a $1,000 bribe in 2007. Turner's in a tough spot and needs all the moral support he can get. According to the local press, he is looking at doing 33-41 months in jail for a crime that I still don't think he committed - generally agreeing, as I do, with the analysis that Turner was entrapped (at significant expense) by the FBI at the behest of former US Attorney Michael Sullivan ... a Republican with an ax or three to grind. But, I've already spilled much digital ink on this topic in the past, and I don't think rehashing my views on the matter is going to change anything at this point. And there's no question that it's going to be tough going for Turner in front of Woodlock - with US Attorneys John T. McNeil and James P. Dowden pushing very publicly this week to make an example of him. The only thing that might ameliorate a bad situation for Turner at this late date would be for people to write letters in his support. The letters will be turned over to the presiding judge by Turner's attorney prior to his hearing.
So if you'd like to help Turner out in an even more concrete way than showing up at his hearing, send your letter (or email) of support by Tuesday morning to
John Pavlos
Pavlos & Vitali Law Offices
142 Main St.
#406
Brockton MA 02301
pavlosandvitali@aol.com
Otherwise, stay tuned to see if Turner's bid to be reinstated to his City Council seat finds favor with US District Court Judge Mark L. Wolf before the special election is held to find his replacement. Would be pretty wild if that happened, and would throw a major monkey wrench into the current horse race for Turner's District 7 council seat.
