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Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'geeksandtheirpersecution'

June 2, 2008

Star Simpson, the 20-year-old MIT student who was arrested last September for wearing a sweatshirt adorned with an LED panel to Logan Airport, will not receive jail time. East Boston District Judge Paul Mahoney dismissed the charge of possession of a hoax device, a felony, and assigned Simpson to pre-trial probation for the charge of disorderly conduct, reports the Herald. Simpson was arrested when airport authorities thought her sweatshirt was a bomb, and the case......

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