Councilor Chuck Turner, a longtime activist, attended a rally for laid-off hotel workers last week.
(Jonathan Wiggs/ Globe Staff)
With voter ‘mandate,’ Turner presses ahead
City councilor is seeking vindication in November and in courtroom on corruption charges
Councilor Chuck Turner, a longtime activist, attended a rally for laid-off hotel workers last week.
(Jonathan Wiggs/ Globe Staff)
Ten months after his arrest on corruption charges, Chuck Turner is charging toward reelection. The Boston city councilor, whose image was splashed across the news last November in what the FBI said was a picture of Turner accepting a cash bribe, easily won a four-way preliminary election Sept. 22, with nearly 53 percent of the vote. Under indictment, Turner still ... (Full article: 1127 words)
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