activist Sadiki Kambon held a press conference to reveal photos purportedly showing U.S. soldiers raping Iraqi women. The Boston Globe "questioned the legitimacy of the photos, which were then proven to be bogus." Turner was subjected to wide criticism from conservative media and was censured by six members of the city council. Turner was unrepentant, noting that he had urged the media to confirm the photos’ authenticity before disseminating them. Public corruption conviction On August 3, 2007, Turner was videotaped by FBI informant Ronald Wilburn, accepting $1,000 cash from Wilburn in Turner's district office in exchange for pushing for a liquor license for the Roxbury nightclub Dejavu. On November 22, 2008, Turner was arrested and charged with attempted extortion under color of official right. On December 9, 2008, Turner was indicted by a federal grand jury on three charges of making false statements and a charge of conspiracy with former State Senator Dianne Wilkerson, all stemming from an FBI public corruption investigation. Turner was found guilty of the false statement and bribery charges by a jury on October 29, 2010. Turner has claimed that he and Wilkerson are victims of a government conspiracy against African-American officials. On January 25, 2011, Turner was sentenced to three years in prison. In imposing the sentence, U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock said that he imposed a long prison term because Turner, in addition to accepting the bribe, had made false statements to the FBI and "ludicrously perjurious testimony" that he could not recall accepting a package of cash. Turner was held at the federal prison in Hazelton, West Virginia. He was released early for good behavior in July 2013, after serving 28 months. Expulsion from City Council On December 1, 2010, Turner was expelled from the Boston City Council by an 11–1 vote, making him the first Boston City Council member in modern history to be expelled from the council. Turner and fifteen of his constituents then sued the council, arguing that it had overstepped its authority and seeking back pay for Turner, and in 2012, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the council lacked the power to expel a member, prompting calls from City Council President Stephen J. Murphy, who supported Turner's expulsion, to amend the city charter. In 2013, the city agreed to pay $106,000 to Turner to settle the case. Death On December 25, 2019, Turner died of cancer