Where have our hard earned tax dollars gone... Spending in Massachusetts has increased by $ 10 billion since 2007. $ 1.8 billion has gone to those who are breaking the rules and not legally in this country and the power brokers have rewarded friends and contributors with jobs in the probation dept and other state agencies.. Over the next several weeks I am going to provide a highlight list of what was uncovered during the probation trial ..... Guilty verdict # 1 1.) Mail Fraud in the Hiring on or about December 7, 2005 of Brian Mirasolo: John J. Obrien, proven. Elizabeth V. Tavares, co-conspirator, proven. a. We would change scores. We would embellish, said Wall, who said he believes he received names from OBrien or another probation official 100 percent of the time. He said, In every interview I conducted, as in this case, I embellished, changed, increased… Brian Mirasolo, whom Wall said was the son of Speaker Robert DeLeos administrative assistant Leonard Mirasolo, received the highest score at his Nov. 21, 2005 interview for a Suffolk Superior Court position after Wall said he embellished his answers and inflated his score.” (SOURCE: FORMER PROBATION OFFICIAL TIES HIRING APPROACH TO BUDGET GOALS, Andy Metzger, STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE, BOSTON, JUNE 11, 2014) “The jury’s verdict today is consistent with the findings of the independent counsel almost four years ago – which found no impropriety on my part.” Robert DeLeo, July 24, 2014 After being named by the Federal government as an unindicted co-conspirator in the probation department case (which resulted in multiple convictions), Massachusetts Speaker Robert DeLeo claimed there was no evidence of wrongdoing. We must change beacon hill in 2014......
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 14:50:36 +0000