Posted on 10/29/2025 2:07:50 PM PDT by bitt
Authorities reportedly seized a total of 21 kilograms of cocaine. The authorities seized two packages with cocaine on Oct. 10 that amounted to 13 kilograms of cocaine, and Saturday's interception contained eight kilograms.
Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey's aide LaMar Cook was arrested and charged in an alleged drug trafficking scheme, after investigators intercepted cocaine that was allegedly supposed to be delivered to a building Cook worked in.
Cook, who was the deputy director of Healey’s Western Massachusetts office, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday and has been ordered to be held without bail, according to Fox News. The 45-year-old has also been charged with illegally owning a firearm and ammunition.
A spokesperson for Healey's office told Boston.com that the governor fired Cook immediately after hearing of his arrest.
"The conduct that occurred here is unacceptable and represents a major breach of the public trust," the spokesperson said. "This criminal investigation is ongoing, and our administration will work with law enforcement to assist them in their work."
Authorities reportedly seized a total of 21 kilograms of cocaine in several incidents. The authorities seized two packages with cocaine on Oct. 10 that amounted to 13 kilograms of cocaine, and Saturday's interception contained eight kilograms.
"Evidence collected during that operation was consistent with the narcotics recovered during the most recent controlled delivery in Springfield," the district attorneys office said. "The investigation into the UMass seizure remains ongoing and may result in additional charges related to the prior shipments in Hampshire County."
More here:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4349460/posts
Twenty bucks is twenty bucks. Little hand off to the gov maybe?
Yes, It's Them Again, Boo Boo!
There is a LOT more of this going on.
Some background on the office and the director and deputy dog. Constituent Services office who role is to solve local problems with government staff. Deputy dog appears to be schooled in the Obama school of community organizing.
Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll Name Western Mass Director and Deputy Director
Kristen Elechko was Senator Markey’s Western Mass Regional Director; LaMar Cook was Director of Hotel UMass
4/27/2023
Springfield — Yesterday, Governor Maura T. Healey announced at the Springfield Chamber of Commerce Beacon Hill Summit that she has hired Kristen Elechko of Northampton as Western Massachusetts Director and LaMar Cook of Springfield as Deputy Director. Together, Elechko and Cook will lead the Governor’s Western Mass office in Springfield, which opens on Monday, May 1st, and will serve as the primary liaisons for Western Mass residents to the Governor’s Office.
. . .
Elechko brings over a decade of campaign and community experience advocating for Western Mass. She most recently served as Regional Director for Senator Ed Markey where she was the Senator’s point person for all matters related to Central and Western Mass. She also has a wealth of political, nonprofit and business experience, including holding interim leadership roles at Cancer Connection and the Womens’ Fund of WMass Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact (LIPPI), along with many years working in the outdoor industry. She has a Bachelor of Arts in History from Mount Holyoke College and a Masters of Nonprofit Management at Regis University.
Cook is a major presence in the Springfield business community. He is co-founder of the Back to School Brighter Initiative, which provides children in Springfield a fresh start to their academic year with free haircuts, backpacks, and school supplies. He also brings extensive experience in the hospitality and tourism industry, most recently serving as Director of Hotel UMass, the best rated hotel in Amherst. He is a member of the Springfield Community Preservation Committee and a Board Member of the Massachusetts Lodging Association. He received a certificate in hospitality & tourism management from Florida Atlantic University and a degree in Political Science & Government from Western New England University.
Together, Elechko & Cook will be responsible for collaborating with stakeholders, constituents and local municipalities on issues concerning the Western Mass region.
Maura Healey Comunicaions office has 14 people!
Communications
Jillian Fennimore, Communications Director
Karissa Hand, Press Secretary
Eoin Cannon, Director of Speechwriting
Allison Mitchell, Digital Director
Valentina Amaro, Director of Multicultural Media
Isabella Lanata, Deputy Press Secretary
Ayub Tahlil, Deputy Press Secretary
Joshua Qualls, Director of Photography
Pearl Strand, Video Editor and Producer
Taylie Kawakami, Creative Strategist
Annah Chaya, Digital Media Associate
Henry Shifrin, Photography Contractor
Ananya Singh, Photography Co-op
Stella Kipp Castro, Visual Media Co-op
And god forbid she just show up a local meeting.
Operations
Ellie Hitt, Director of Operations
McGavock Cooper, Advance Coordinator
Emma Grady, Advance Coordinator
Alyssa Hogan, Advance Manager and Traveling Aide to the Lieutenant Governor
No DEI office, I suspect this really it in disguise.
Access, Opportunity & Community Affairs
Marcony Almeida-Barros, Deputy Chief of Staff for Access and Opportunity
Eduardo Moreno Mendez, Senior Director of Community Affairs
Leah Allen, Access and Opportunity Co-op
And?
Mass. is such a Democrat shithole that John Wayne Gacy(D) would win an election there.
I know all too well.
46 pounds of cocaine !!
Too bad his last name isn’t Biden. He’d get pardoned by the autopen.
Ok,so who was he holding for? No way a person that important is doing all that or selling $50 half gram baggies.
RE: Maura Healey Communications office has 14 people!
A strong attempt to avoid this....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2f-MZ2HRHQ
We have a policy here in the government that if you've got some dope you share some dope. You don't hoard it, you don't hide it. You share it. If one of us here gets well then all of us get well.
Photo....
All these years of public service and now I get caught.
46 pounds of coke? It was undoubtedly for his personal use.
Leave that man alone!
Baby diddin du nuffin.
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