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Friday, January 11, 2013

Gerry Leone Announces He Won't Seek Third Term as D.A.

The Hopkinton resident said he has no specific plans after he leaves office.

Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone has announced he will not seek a third term in 2014, according to his office. Leone made the announcement during an awards ceremony with his staff on Jan. 10.  "These decisions are, and should be, predicated upon what is best for the person and their family," Leone said in a statement. "What is best for me and my family is that I not seek another term. As someone who is much smarter than I am once said, 'I must be willing to give up what I am, in order to become what I will be.' Other than a husband and father, I am not yet sure what that will be when I am no longer a District Attorney." Leone said he does not plan to seek another elected office but has no other specific plans at the moment, …

Thursday, January 10, 2013

DA: Men Arrested Selling Cocaine Laced Bath Salts

One of the men who was arrested Tuesday night in Sudbury lives in Hopkinton.

The Middlesex County District Attorney's Officer has charged two men with trafficking in cocaine, possession of a class C substance with the intent to distribute, possession of a class B substance with intent to distribute, distribution of a class B substance, distribution of drug paraphernalia and conspiracy. According to a press release from the District Attorney's office the two men were arraigned today in Framingham District Court and held on bail. Ashraf Youssef, 50, of Hopkinton and Maged Askandar, 23, of Braintree were arrested Tuesday night after an undercover police officer bought the mixture of baths salts and cocaine from duo at a Valero gas station in Sudbury. Bath salts, which have been in the news since a reported canablism …

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