Hudson County Lawyer Charged In Boston Rapes Waives Extradition Hearing: UPDATE

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A Hudson County attorney arrested at his waterfront home Tuesday stands accused of a series of Boston rapes committed more than a decade ago.

Matthew Nilo, 35, waived his right to extradition proceedings in a Hudson County courtroom on Thursday, and will be transported back to Massachusetts, a source said.

Nilo, who lives on the Weehawken waterfront, was charged with aggravated rape, kidnapping, and other charges linked to the 2007 and 2008 attacks, the Boston Globe reported Wednesday.

Nilo was a student at the time, living in Boston's North End, and the crimes were committed in the Charlestown neighborhood, The Globe story states.

A LinkedIn profile for Nilo shows that he graduated from law school in San Francisco. At the time of the alleged crimes, he was a psychology major at the University of Wisconsin.

Investigators tracked the crimes to Nilo using complex DNA technology that was not available at the time of the rapes, multiple news outlets reported.

Fox reported that samples given by relatives to 23AndMe facilitated the investigation.

Now, police are looking for a connection to other unsolved crimes.

Will Be Sent To Massachusetts

According to a Hudson County warrant, at 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, several members of the FBI and Boston Police Department went to Nilo's home in the Estuary apartments.

"Mr. Nilo was called down to the front desk of his residence," the warrant states, "and told that a large package had been delivered to him that did not fit in the facilities lockers where the residents pick up packages. As soon as Mr. Nilo approached the area, he was taken into custody.

"Mr. Nilo was read his Miranda Rights by Boston Police Department Detective Greg Waldrip and Detective Michael Shikoluk. Mr. Nilo invoked his Miranda and questioning terminated."

On Thursday, media outlets reported that a local lawyer speaking for Nilo, Jeff Garrigan, said Nilo is "looking forward" to heading to Boston to plead not guilty and fight the charges.

The New York Post said he appeared in court with his fiancee.

Nilo has been suspended from his job as a cyber attorney, the Boston Globe said.