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  • Romney aide is the focus of probe (fake cop)

    06/22/2007 4:44:21 AM PDT · by JRochelle · 12 replies · 426+ views
    the boston globe ^ | 06/22/2007 | Stephanie Ebbert
    State Police are investigating one of Mitt Romney's top campaign aides for allegedly impersonating a trooper by calling a Wilmington company and threatening to cite the driver of a company van for erratic driving, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the probe. Jay Garrity, who is director of operations on Romney's presidential campaign and a constant presence at his side, became the primary target of the investigation, according to one of the sources, after authorities traced the cellphone used to make the call back to him. The investigation comes three years after Garrity, while working for Romney in...
  • Romney aide pulls out all the stops in N.H.

    06/21/2007 6:48:57 AM PDT · by JRochelle · 12 replies · 354+ views
    The Boston Herald ^ | 06/21/2007 | Dave Wedge
    An advance man for former Gov. Mitt Romney who was once cited for driving a sedan illegally tricked out with police gear - including lights, sirens and a badge - is again under fire after a run-in with a newspaper reporter. New York Times [NYT] reporter Mark Leibovich wrote last week that he was pulled over by an earpiece-wearing aide, who the Romney campaign confirmed was longtime aide Jay Garrity. Leibovich wrote that he was “led to the shoulder” on a back road while following Romney’s SUV between campaign stops in rural Dover, N.H. Garrity told Leibovich they ran his...