Federal agents have arrested Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner on bribery charges right at Boston City Hall this morning.
The FBI arrested Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner this morning on charges he accepted a $1,000 bribe and then lied about taking the money in a widening federal corruption probe. A 12-page affidavit filed this morning in US District Court alleges that Turner was surreptitiously videotaped accepting the cash in his district office on Aug. 3, 2007, in exchange for pushing for a liquor license of the Roxbury nightclub Dejavu. Included with the affidavit are two photographs of Turner allegedly accepting the bribe. In one image, Turner’s trademark white goatee is clearly visible as folded green bills are pressed into his hand.
The Wilkerson scandal expands and ensnares Turner, who has served since 2000.
Turner has served in the City Council since 2000, representing District 7, which includes Roxbury, Lower Roxbury, and parts of the Fenway, South End, Dorchester.
Bill Manzi.com 
One would hope for a better class of criminal from the city of J. Michael Curley. The fact that it’s for all these piddling little amounts is terribly depressing.
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Your Honor,
I am reminded of the admiration espoused by Bob Leblanc concerning the high morals of our legislative bodies in Massachusetts in an earlier blog.
This arrest makes my heart sing as I gather further names of felons, jail birds and other reprobates that constitute our State government. I think Howie Carr has a website for that.
Did anyone find out what Bob is smoking? Is it associated with the passage of prop #2.
Boston drifts toward the morality of San Fransisco.
Jules.
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