Senator Galluccio Drinking Scandal
Sen. Anthony Galluccio headed back to court Failed alcohol breath tests By Joe Dwinell and Edward Mason | Wednesday, December 23, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com Photo by Ted Fitzgerald Disgraced state Sen. Anthony D. Galluccio is facing another brush with jail time today after he failed several Breathalyzer tests while under house arrest, blaming the high readings on his toothpaste. The Cambridge Democrat is being hauled... [Read More...]
Mass Booze News Scandal – State Rep. Michael J. Rodrigues NH Tax Free Cocktail Run
Pol nabbed on New Hampshire booze run By Michele McPhee, Dave Wedge and Hillary Chabot | Wednesday, September 2, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Politics A Westport lawmaker who voted to hike the state sales and alcohol taxes was spotted brazenly piling booze in his car – adorned with his State House license plate – in the parking lot of a tax-free New Hampshire liquor store, the Herald has learned. Michael... [Read More...]
Sal DiMasi Fraud Rap
Salvatore DiMasi faces fraud rap By Dave Wedge & Hillary Chabot | Wednesday, June 3, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Politics Photo by Angela Rowlings Ex-Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi is facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly taking kickbacks in yet another State House corruption scandal that has cast a pall over Beacon Hill and sent the onetime iron-fisted leader’s former colleagues scrambling for cover. DiMasi... [Read More...]
Sal DiMasi
Senator J. James Marzilli plea deal could protect pension
Marzilli plea deal could protect pension, bring dismissal of charges By Lisa Redmond, lredmond@lowellsun.com Updated: 04/11/2009 06:37:55 AM EDT LOWELL — A possible plea bargain is in the works that could allow embattled former state Sen. J. James Marzilli to not only keep his pension, but eventually have criminal charges alleging that he accosted four women in downtown Lowell dismissed. Marzilli’s attorney, Terrence Kennedy, met behind... [Read More...]
Agawam Mayor Susan Dawson
CLICK HERE – Article Courtesy of MASS LIVE Love Triangle Assault – Susan Dawson Agawam mayor Susan Dawson attacked at Max’s Tavern in Springfield Posted by mbrault April 08, 2009 22:19PM Susan R. Dawson By PATRICK JOHNSON pjohnson@repub.com SPRINGFIELD – Agawam Mayor Susan R. Dawson was attacked by another woman Wednesday night as she left the ladies’ room at Max’s Tavern by the Naismith Memorial Basketball... [Read More...]
State Senator Marian Walsh
Walsh pulls out amid uproar Senator will not pursue $120,000-a-year state post By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff | April 1, 2009 State Senator Marian Walsh abandoned her appointment yesterday to a $120,000-a-year position at a state authority, a decision that follows two tumultuous weeks for Governor Deval Patrick and was made amid what Walsh described as a “tsunami” of public outrage. “I feel I have become the issue,” said... [Read More...]
BUSTED- $23k stuffed in her bra- SENATOR DIANE WILKERSON
BUSTED- $23k stuffed in her bra- SENATOR DIANE WILKERSON “Vote For Dianne Wilkerson” State Senator Dianne Wilkerson was arrested for Corruption Charges. Deval Patrick supported her campaign even though she has had prior problems with the law. State Senator Diane Wilkerson Arrested U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, Michael Sullivan, announces charges against State Senator Diane Wilkerson. Dianne Wilkerson Asked to Leave Massachusetts State... [Read More...]
Lawrence Novak Money Laundering
Ex-Mass. GOP official Lawrence Novak pleads to money-laundering By Associated Press | Monday, February 2, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Local Politics BOSTON — The former vice chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee pleaded guilty to federal money-laundering charges Monday in a scheme to “cleanse” drug money for a legal client. Lawrence Novak entered his pleas as he was about to go on... [Read More...]
Dianne Wilkerson Bribe
So how much bribe money will a legislator’s bra hold anyway? Here’s an important state political story we almost missed given all the sound and fury surrounding the climax of the 2008 presidential election race between Barack Obama and John McCain and their trusty sidekicks, Joe Biden and Sarah Palin. For a brief change of pace we’re going to tell you about Massachusetts state senator Dianne Wilkerson. She’s a Democrat who’s... [Read More...]