Salvatore DiMasi
On the record
DiMasi joined Cognos as a paid 'consultant' (via Joseph Lally bundled) while still MA House Speaker — collecting $57,500 in kickbacks for steering $13M state IT contract; basis of 2011 federal honest-services-fraud + extortion conviction (8-year sentence). Consults for outside software interests with state business was the conviction's predicate. Former MA House Speaker; convicted 2011 of federal racketeering (kickback on state software contract); 8-year sentence; released 2016
SEVERITY · FELONY · CRIMES · racketeering, bribery, extortion, fraud
Background
Salvatore DiMasi served as State Rep · House / Assembly of Massachusetts from 1979–2009 (30 years). Flagged as a notable historical figure by Officium's curation pass. Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Christopher Asselin. Press-relevant: Former MA House Speaker; convicted 2011 of federal racketeering (kickback on state software contract); 8-year sentence; released 2016. Same-year political environment (1979): Governor Edward J. King.
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Others who held this office in Massachusetts
- Carlos Henriquez (2011-2014)
- Christopher Asselin (1995-2004)