"Former Middlesex register of probate faces additional charges; Allegedly funneled campaign funds" by Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff | April 1, 2009
John Buonomo, the former Middlesex Register of Probate who resigned last year after allegedly stealing office funds, faces new charges of funneling more than $100,000 of his campaign finance money for personal use.
Buonomo, 57, a Somerville politician who has been living in Newton, was indicted by a Middlesex Superior Court jury yesterday on charges of larceny, personal use of campaign funds, and willfully misleading investigators. He is slated to be arraigned at a later date.
The owner of a Somerville printing business, Marc Piro, was also indicted for allegedly scheming with Buonomo to set up fake transactions that allowed Buonomo to withdraw funds from his campaign account. Piro, 46, of Wilmington and the owner of Guy T. Piro & Sons, is slated to be arraigned at a later date.
"You might describe it as some type of money laundering," said Attorney General Martha Coakley, whose office handled the investigation. The money "was actually for fictitious jobs, for work that was never done....--more--"
