Sal DiMasi

Do we know if the caged speaker sings?

adamg — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:33:51 +0000

Seems Sal DiMasi is on a little bus tour of the Northeast. The question seems to be whether he'll wind up in Boston (Herald) or Worcester (Globe) to testify before a grand jury, possibly investigating our very own probation department.

Eight years for DiMasi

adamg — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:57:55 +0000

The Globe reports.

And another one bites the dust

adamg — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:38:20 +0000

Sal DiMasi found guilty, appeal planned, of course.

Political trial of the year delayed due to MBTA

adamg — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:42:52 +0000

The Globe's Milton Valencia tweets this morning:

Waiting on DiMasi[trial] today ... Juror late because train from Brockton reportedly canceled/delayed.

Who's Thomas Dreschler's client?

adamg — Sat, 07 May 2011 11:11:08 +0000

He's a lawyer involved in the DiMasi case, but after reading Globe and Herald accounts, John Carroll can't figure out which DiMasi pal he's representing.

DiMasi roundup

adamg — Fri, 06 May 2011 11:38:19 +0000

WBUR reports on the first day of the former Mistah Speakah's federal corruption trial.

Better head for the basement: Explosive DiMasi trial could leave Boston reeling, roiling with dynamite disclosures

adamg — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:50:19 +0000

Or something. WBUR explains the former Speakah's federal corruption trial, for which jury selection is set to begin today.

Why Sal DiMasi is still in trouble

adamg — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:51:22 +0000

John Carroll explains why a Supreme Court decision on "honest services fraud" isn't going to help the ex-Speaker.

Sal DiMasi's sweetheart lawyering deal

adamg — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:09:50 +0000

The Outraged Liberal sums up the latest on the state-funded lawyer for the former state employee.

David Bernstein asks:

Do you think the state house of representatives sits around and brainstorms ways to further lose the public's trust and confidence, or do you think it just comes to them naturally?

New charges against DiMasi

adamg — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:16:49 +0000

Including extortion, the Globe reports.

Read the new indictment for yourself.

Summing up the DiMasi case so far

adamg — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:50:25 +0000

The Outraged Liberal reviews the political machinations, cautions Republicans they have little to be proud of, given the record of a generation's worth of GOP governors.

Jay Fitzgerald points to "50-plus years of one-party rule on Beacon Hill" and writes that any Democratic governor who would appoint James Aloisi to any position of authority is complicit.

Jay Kaufman, how could you?

adamg — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:50:45 +0000

Dan Dunn, who lives in Arlington, is not at all happy with his state rep, Jay Kaufman, because Kaufman didn't just vote to make Sal DiMasi house speaker, he did so with relish - and then defended him when the Globe first started asking questions about Cognos:

... End of questions about his integrity, Jay? Really? A grand jury still has some questions. So do I. And they're questions about you.

DiMasi indicted in federal court

adamg — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:08:02 +0000

UPDATE: Emerging from federal court just in time for the 5:30 news, DiMasi said everything he has ever done has always been "in the best interests" of his constituents and the Commonwealth. His lawyer, Thomas Kiley, said "citizen legislators" do not earn enough to support a family: "He has earned a living, and for that he is charged today." Kiley then declined to answer questions: "It isn't about the press, it isn't about the voters. We will present our case in the courtroom and (at the end) you all will agree with me, as will the jury ... that Mr. DiMasi has never violated the public trust."

The Globe has the details on the charges against former Speaker Sal DiMasi related to $20 million in contracts with software vendor Cognos (now part of IBM).

Also indicted: DiMasi pal and un-lobbyist Richard Vitale, DiMasi pal and Cognos lobbyist Richard McDonough and Cognos sales agent Joseph Lally.

Read the indictment (PDF file), which says DiMasi received payments of $5,000 a month for his services.

Innocent, etc.

Was there a zombie attack on Beacon Hill?

adamg — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:52:18 +0000

Because our alleged leaders are displaying a notable lack of brains, from Deval Patrick finding a good hack job for Marian Walsh to, well, Marian Walsh accepting a good hack job, as the state sinks deeper into debt, the Outraged Liberal fulminates.

DiMasi to resign from House on Tuesday

adamg — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:04:02 +0000

DiMasi talks to the Globe.

Outraged Liberal: In the end, Sal DiMasi is doing the right thing ...

... But he is being less than honest in blaming his downfall on "powerful special interests" in the casino industry. ...