The jury in the corruption trial of former Massachusetts Treasurer Timothy Cahill (I) declared themselves deadlocked, leading the judge to declare a mistrial in the case that was the first test of a 2009 law that criminalized what was once considered unethical conduct by public officials, the Boston Globe reports.
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