Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Suspects may have to forfeit property.
A trio of local men accused of operating a large-scale marijuana growing operation in Waltham is now facing serious federal charges. A federal grand jury yesterday indicted Thomas “Gus” Bailey, 49, of Watertown and Sharon, Clay Gollobin, 43, of Brookline, and Eric Falzon, 44, of Auburndale in Newton, on charges they were operating a pot-growing operation in Waltham, less than one mile from that city’s police headquarters, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz’s office. Each man faces a charge of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana, while Bailey, a former Watertown Town Councilman, was also indicted on a count of distribution of marijuana. The men were indicted the same day they appeared in Waltham …
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Waltham District Court
38 Linden St, Waltham, MA
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
A former Watertown Town Councilor and his two co-defendants were led away in handcuffs to be arraigned in Boston Federal Court.
Former Watertown Town Councilor Thomas "Gus" Bailey came to Waltham District Court Tuesday morning for a court hearing but left in handcuffs, headed for Boston Federal Court. Bailey, 49, and co-defendants Clay Gollibin, 42, of Brookline and Eric Falzon, 43, of Newton face a slew of drug charges after police raided a warehouse on Lexington Street in Waltham where they allegedly were growing and selling marijuana. The three men appeared in Waltham District Court Tuesday for a probable cause hearing, but the prosecutor with the Middlesex District Attorney's office told Judge Gregory Flynn that they would seek a non prosequitur in the case — ruling for the defendants when the plaintiff failed to take the necessary steps in an action within the…
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Waltham District Court
38 Linden St, Waltham, MA
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198810
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
All three accused will appear in court next month.
While the cases of three defendants involved in a recent marijuana-growing bust were continued until December, one of them is asking for access to his alleged growing warehouse. During a pre-trial hearing at Waltham District Court on Monday, Nov. 7, former Watertown Town Councilman Thomas “Gus” Bailey, 49, through his attorney, asked for permission to visit the 269 Lexington St. warehouse in Waltham where authorities say he and two other men were growing pot. Attorney Kevin Mahoney, who is representing Bailey, requested that Bailey be allowed into the warehouse to document any damage caused by police when they raided the site last month. Mahoney said his client also wants to take photographs and lockup the building if it not already …
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City of Waltham Police Dept
155 Lexington St, Waltham, MA
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198897
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42.378469
-71.224205
Waltham District Court
38 Linden St, Waltham, MA
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198810
/locations/5995015
42.385056
-71.237525
269 Lexington St, Waltham, MA
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