The Soviet of Massachusetts
Went to Boston University and lived in Boston for a number of years after but I am really glad I left. The corruption was bad then (1980's) and is horrible now.
From the
Boston Herald:
Tough justice expected for Sal DiMasi
The third Massachusetts House speaker in a row to face criminal charges will appear in U.S. District Court tomorrow as a defendant, in what promises to be a drawn-out, complicated trial.
Jury selection is due to begin tomorrow in ex-Speaker Salvatore F. �Sal� DiMasi�s federal corruption trial � an anticipated eight-week endurance test so character-rich and convoluted it took the U.S. Attorney�s Office 67 pages to explain the plot in its brief, prompting U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mark L. Wolf to groan last week, �I don�t think I can take two months of this.�
DiMasi�s predecessor, former House Speaker Thomas Finneran, 61, pleaded guilty in 2007 to obstruction of justice stemming from his involvement in a racially sensitive legislative redistricting plan. Finneran had taken power after Speaker Charles F. Flaherty Jr., 72, pleaded guilty in 1996 to tax evasion. Neither saw the inside of a cell.
No word as to the nature of the crime but if it takes 67 pages to explain it, it must be a doozey...
Posted by DaveH at April 25, 2011 2:34 PM