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John Donovan Sr.

Disgraced MIT Professor Learns Fate After Staging Fake Murder-For-Hire Plot, Trying To Steal MILLIONS From Dead Son’s Estate

John Donovan Sr.in front of court
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A disgraced former MIT professor is headed to prison after forging documents in an attempt to steal from his late son’s estate. As CrimeOnline previously reported, John Donovan Sr., 80, of Hamilton, was convicted of seven forgery charges on 25 documents, including mortgages, deeds, land transfers, and even his late son’s will codicil. Donovan Sr.’s …

John Donovan Sr.in front of court
Fraud
May 13, 2022

Disgraced MIT Professor Who Staged Fake Murder-For-Hire Plot Convicted Of Trying To Steal MILLIONS From Dead Son’s Estate

Disgraced former MIT professor John Donovan Sr. was taken into custody inside a Salem, Massachusetts courtroom last week, after a jury found him guilty of forgery and fraud in a scheme to steal from his dead son’s estate. The conviction is the latest chapter in a decades-long saga of criminality, fraud, and family conflict. John Donovan Sr., …

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