Online lottery failed to make cut in late-session flurry

Online lottery failed to make cut in late-session flurry

STATE HOUSE — Having been denied the legislative authority to move products online, the head of the Massachusetts Lottery said the agency will continue to make its case to lawmakers and seek approval to offer its products on the internet.

The economic development legislation sent to Gov. Charlie Baker's desk late Sunday dropped a Senate-approved provision that would have allowed the Lottery to expand into cyberspace.

Ex-FBI agent to be sentenced for perjury at Whitey Bulger’s trial
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Ex-FBI agent to be sentenced for perjury at Whitey Bulger’s trial

Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — A former FBI agent faces sentencing for lying during his testimony at the 2013 racketeering trial of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger.

Robert Fitzpatrick pleaded guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice for lying and overstating his professional accomplishments, including claiming he was the first officer to recover the gun used to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968.

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