The indictments did not, however, end activity related to Robinson's application for accidental disability retirement benefits. On September 26, 1993, Boston police detective John Mulligan was shot in the middle of the night in … Walter V. Robinson (born January 13, 1946) is an American investigative reporter serving as Editor-at-Large at The Boston Globe, where he has worked as reporter and editor for 34 years. An accidental disability retirement may not be allowed under G. L. c. 32, § 7(1), unless the applicant's injury was sustained within two years prior to the filing of the application. Sean Ellis, a Dorchester native who was imprisoned for 22 years after his conviction for the 1993 murder of Boston Police Detective John Mulligan, will not be re-tried for the crime for a fourth time, said Suffolk County District Attorney John Pappas at a news conference on Monday that also included remarks from Boston Police Commissioner William Gross. See Sugrue v. Contributory Retirement Appeal Bd., 45 Mass. Commn., 38 Mass. Robinson's 'Boston Globe' Reporting Figures Into 2 Movies Two major movies present dueling visions about the promise and perils of investigative reporting. It follows “The Boston Globe’s investigative journalism team,” as it investigated and reported on widespread sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. See § 7(1). Boston Police Dets. While conceding that he is barred from collecting benefits due to his convictions, Robinson claims that a determination of medical eligibility under § 7(1) has "independent" and "substantive legal value" because he may be pardoned at some future point, removing his automatic disqualification under § 15(4). Those files became the basis for defense attorney Rosemary Scapicchio’s request for a new trial. Dr. Greene supported Robinson's application. Christopher O. Quaye, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendants. Among those who have been accused of derailing the initial murder case is Walter Robinson, and here’s all that we know about him. Walter Robinson, Kenneth Acerra, and John Brazil played pivotal roles in the investigation against Ellis. Any determination of medical eligibility under § 7(1) therefore would be purely academic. Therefore, he can’t collect it. Apparently, he immediately tampered with evidence revolving around John’s phones, assets, and the amount of cash he had. 1999, a white Boston Police patrolman, Daniel A. Wallace, was disciplined for hanging a makeshift noose over a motorcycle belonging to a black lieutenant. A judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts sentenced Robinson to serve thirty-six months in prison, fined him $7,500, and ordered him to make restitution of $100,000 to twenty individual victims and to the department. In November, 1995, Robinson began the process of applying for accidental disability retirement benefits under G. 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