Suffice to know that they are all corrupt s*** bags on the hill, and are only outed when they become a liability.
In this case, it was Sal standing against casinos and then he is gone. Not that he did not deserve it; however, the guy who replaced him is no better and steeped in the same s***!
"Lawyer calls House’s legal bills ‘fair’; He says firm did not benefit DiMasi" by Andrea Estes, Globe Staff | February 24, 2010
A lawyer handpicked by House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo to review more than $375,000 in legal bills paid by the House in connection with the federal corruption probe of his predecessor, Salvatore F. DiMasi, has concluded the charges were “fair and reasonable’’ and necessary to respond to subpoenas issued by the US attorney’s office....
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Related: The Three Stooges of Massachusetts
Yeah, TAXPAYERS are PICKING UP his LAWYERS FEES, can you believe it?
That used to get you tar, feathers, and a swim in the harbor, s***ter!
So how is the corruption case being prosecuted by the feds(?)?
"DiMasi case awaits Supreme Court action
The judge in the federal corruption case against former House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi said yesterday that he will delay ruling on a key motion until the US Supreme Court rules on the law being used to prosecute DiMasi. DiMasi is challenging the “honest services fraud’’ charges against him, arguing that the law, which makes criminal any scheme that deprives the public of their right to honest government, is too vague. The US Supreme Court has agreed to review a series of other cases challenging the law. The judge, Mark Wolf, will hold hearings on the remaining motions in the case beginning Tuesday, including a defense motion accusing prosecutors of grand jury abuse. DiMasi and three codefendants are accused of steering millions of dollars of state contracts to software firm
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"Federal judge warns of mistrial; Urges narrowing of DiMasi case" by Shelley Murphy, Globe Staff | March 24, 2010
A federal judge warned prosecutors yesterday that they may be inviting a mistrial in the corruption case against former House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi and three associates unless allegations added to the case in October, four months after the initial indictment, are dropped...
I swear they are incompetent on purpose.
Sal is a friend, after all, readers; you and I ain't.
US District Court Chief Judge Mark L. Wolf has yet to rule on the defense’s request. But he said the defense could have grounds for a mistrial if prosecutors present the Genesis allegations to a jury, then cannot prove that they are linked to the alleged conspiracy involving Cognos....
DiMasi, who was one of the state’s most powerful politicians, resigned in January 2009 as the US attorney’s office was investigating his relationship with Cognos....
Yesterday, his attorney, Thomas R. Kiley, argued that the indictment should be dismissed because prosecutors interfered with DiMasi’s efforts to keep his state pension, making it impossible for him to pay his legal bills.
The State Retirement Board suspended DiMasi’s $5,000-a-month pension in June, two days after DiMasi pleaded not guilty to the federal indictment.
I'm glad you can spare him the change, Massachusetts taxpayers, while your budgets are being slashed; police, fire, and teachers are being laid off; and schools and libraries close.
But Sal is getting his $1250 a week!!!!
AND YOU are PAYING HIS LEGAL BILLS, taxpayers!!
And it ain't no low-rent firm!!
The board scheduled a hearing at which DiMasi planned to call witnesses and present evidence in a bid to get his pension restored....
They are SHAMELESS, STINKING pieces of SHIT, sorry!!
DiMasi and his codefendants are expected back in court today for additional hearings on various pretrial motions.
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A federal judge yesterday refused to dismiss corruption charges against former House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi and three associates, rejecting defense claims that prosecutors improperly used the grand jury after the men were indicted in June.
US District Court Chief Judge Mark L. Wolf said prosecutors were justified in continuing the grand jury investigation because they obtained e-mails after the indictment was handed down that suggested some witnesses may have lied to cover up other alleged crimes....
DiMasi, who resigned as speaker in January 2009, was indicted in June on charges that he conspired with three associates to steer two state contracts worth $17.5 million to
The indictment alleges that the partners agreed to pay DiMasi a share of the profits because he “could help Genesis get business.’’
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Wolf said that two months after the indictment prosecutors obtained e-mails from Vitale’s former Charlestown accounting firm that suggested two witnesses may have perjured themselves when they told the grand jury that DiMasi had no interest in Genesis. The judge said prosecutors advised him in a sealed affidavit that they did not charge DiMasi with criminal acts related to Genesis for lack of sufficient evidence. They added the allegations to the indictment because DiMasi allegedly brought Vitale into the Cognos deal around the same time they were working together for Genesis.
Wolf refused to dismiss the indictment, ruling that prosecutors acted properly. He said, however, that prosecutors were risking a mistrial by including the allegations related to Genesis unless they could prove they were linked to the alleged conspiracy involving Cognos. The judge said he would hold hearings on the government’s evidence involving Genesis, unless prosecutors agreed to drop those allegations from the indictment. He gave them until April 2.
Assistant US Attorney S. Theodore Merritt told the judge that prosecutors probably would remove the Genesis allegations from the indictment.
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Yup, YOUR TAX DOLLARS at WORK, America!!!
Update: DiMasi won’t face Genesis allegations
Also see: Massachusetts Speaker's Office
