Hiring Hacks Ain’t a Crime, Court Says

A federal appeals court has overturned the convictions of three former state probation department officials who hired unqualified candidates sent to them by state legislators. John O'Brien, Elizabeth Tavares, and William Burke went down on a federal rap for bribery and racketeering in July 2014.

A federal appeals court has overturned the convictions of three former state probation department officials who hired unqualified candidates sent to them by state legislators. John O'Brien, Elizabeth Tavares, and William Burke went down on a federal rap for bribery and racketeering in July 2014.…