Crime


HBS Alum Indicted on Federal Charges for Running ‘Ponzi Scheme’

Vladimir Artamonov, a 2003 Harvard Business School alum, was indicted in federal court for allegedly defrauding investors – including several of his own HBS classmates – out of more than $4 million in a “Ponzi-like fashion,” according to documents unsealed Thursday.


Trial for Cambridge City Councilor Charged With Buying Sex Mired in Evidence Dispute

Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner, who faces charges for patronizing a high-end brothel ring, is the only defendant of 34 men who will go to trial. But before Toner’s trial can begin, the case has stalled in front of the court for months as his lawyer demands documents from the federal government investigation.


Ghislaine Maxwell Alleges Former FAS Dean Henry Rosovsky Received ‘Massage’ at Epstein’s House

Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell alleged that former FAS Dean Henry A. Rosovsky received a “massage” through disgraced billionaire and sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein’s network, according to a transcript of a U.S. Department of Justice interview.


Police Investigating After Man Uses Axe To Threaten Pro-Palestine Protesters in Harvard Square

The Cambridge Police Department is investigating a confrontation at a pro-Palestine demonstration in Harvard Square last weekend after a video posted to social media showed a man who appeared to be wielding an axe and threatening protesters.


4 More Defendants in Cambridge Brothel Case Agree to Pretrial Probation

Four more defendants who were charged for their alleged involvement in a Cambridge brothel network accepted pretrial probation conditions on Wednesday at the Cambridge District Court.


20 Defendants in Cambridge Brothel Case Agree to Pretrial Probation

Twenty defendants charged in purchasing commercial sex through a Cambridge brothel network accepted the prosecution’s conditions of pretrial probation on Tuesday, avoiding conviction.


Driver Responsible for Fatal Bicycle Crash Pleads Not Guilty to Homicide, Negligence

The driver who fatally struck cyclist John H. Corcoran ’84 last year pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and negligence on Monday, appearing in court for the first time since the Middlesex District Attorney’s office sought charges four months ago.


Prominent Harvard Affiliates Sent Birthday Letters to Jeffrey Epstein, WSJ Reports

Several high-profile Harvard affiliates were among those who sent birthday letters, some with sexually suggestive messages, to disgraced billionaire and sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein in 2003, according to the Wall Street Journal.


Final 6 Defendants Plead Not Guilty in Cambridge Brothel Case

Six defendants charged in soliciting commercial sex through a Cambridge brothel network pleaded not guilty on Friday, marking the final round of arraignments for the 34 men charged in connection to the brothel.


Judge Orders Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova From ICE Custody

A federal judge ordered the release of Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard Medical School researcher who has been fighting deportation proceedings for nearly three months, from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at a Wednesday bail hearing in Vermont.


14 More Defendants, Including City Councilor, Plead Not Guilty in Cambridge Brothel Case

Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner and 13 other men pleaded not guilty to sexual conduct for a fee at Cambridge District Court on Friday morning, officially advancing their cases to trial.


Former BB&N Music Teacher Faces Federal Charges for Producing Child Pornography

A former music teacher at a prominent Cambridge private school is facing federal charges for allegedly paying to produce child pornography, according to Monday court filings.


‘Booker’ of Cambridge Brothel Network Sentenced to One Year in Prison

Junmyung Lee — the “booker” of the high-end brothel network that operated in parts of Cambridge and Washington, D.C. suburbs — was sentenced to one year in prison on Friday.


Breyer Suggests Criminal Contempt Charges For Trump Officials at HLS Event

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer said the Trump administration could be held in criminal contempt over Kilmar Abrego’s deportation at a Harvard Law School speaker event on Friday, expressing optimism that Courts would hold the White House accountable.


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