Two collision repair shop employees have pleaded guilty to corrupting witnesses and making bribes for false testimony as part of a conspiracy to obtain acquittals at a March 2012 criminal trial involving a scheme to intentionally damage motor vehicles in order to make insurance claims, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced yesterday.
Fred Battista, age 54, of Winthrop, pleaded guilty to charges of Corrupting a Witness, Suborning Perjury, Obstruction of Justice, and Conspiracy. David Forlizzi, age 56, of Peabody, pleaded guilty last week to charges of Corrupting a Witness, Suborning Perjury, Obstruction of Justice, and Conspiracy. Both Forlizzi and Battista
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