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DiMasi convicted of corruption in Cognos case(Former Mass. Speaker of House)
Boston.com ^ | June 15, 2011 | Milton J. Valencia, Glen Johnson, and Martin Finucane

Posted on 06/15/2011 12:35:54 PM PDT by Boston Blackie

Former House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi left the federal courthouse in Boston today after being convicted of seven of nine counts in a federal corruption case.

By Milton J. Valencia, Glen Johnson, and Martin Finucane, Globe Staff

A jury in federal court in Boston today found former House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi guilty of conspiring to exploit one of the most powerful offices in Massachusetts by helping a software company win multimillion-dollar state contracts in exchange for kickbacks.

DiMasi was convicted of seven of nine counts against him, including extortion and conspiracy to defraud citizens of his honest services. He faces a possible sentence of up to 20 years in prison.

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: romney; romney4dimasi; romney4obama; romney4soros
Last three Mass. Speakers convicted of felonies. Guess which party.
1 posted on 06/15/2011 12:35:59 PM PDT by Boston Blackie
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To: Boston Blackie

Dems hit the hat trick. Boston Herald’s Laurel Sweet on with Howie Carr now: “I’d see him with his wife and family and thought, he has so much...but it wasn’t enough...”


2 posted on 06/15/2011 12:39:28 PM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: Boston Blackie
DiMasi convicted of corruption in Cognos case
( laughing behind Mitt Romney imposing RomneyCARE)

DiMasi convicted of corruption in Cognos case
(laughing behind Mitt Romney imposing RomneyCARE)

3 posted on 06/15/2011 12:44:46 PM PDT by Diogenesis (Nothing surpasses the complexity of the human mind. - Leto II: Dar-es-Balat)
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To: Diogenesis

I know pornography when I see it.


4 posted on 06/15/2011 12:49:20 PM PDT by Boston Blackie
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To: Boston Blackie

I read the whole article. Apparently he is not a member of any party because none is listed. (sarc)


5 posted on 06/15/2011 1:01:15 PM PDT by certrtwngnut
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To: raccoonradio

I am from NJ but I would love to see another person from Boston get another hat trick tonight in Vancouver.
Go Bruins!


6 posted on 06/15/2011 1:05:04 PM PDT by certrtwngnut
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