Posts with the tag 'Jim Marzilli'
PolitickerMA.com reports that James Marzilli has resigned.
Jim Marzilli has resigned from the state Senate, according to Senate President Therese Murray’s office.
In a letter to Murray, Marzilli, an Arlington Democrat, stated: “I hereby offer my resignation, effective 5 P.M., November 14.”
Marzilli is currently faces numerous charges of sexual assault. He was again in the news this week for travelling to Berlin, Germany, in October for an environmental summit as a representative of the Massachusetts state Senate.
Murray, who called Marzilli’s trip “completely outrageous” on Thursday, commended him for resigning.
“In deference to the need for public trust on matters before this great institution, Jim Marzilli has made the right decision for the Massachusetts Senate, the citizens of the commonwealth, and himself,” Murray said in a statement. “While the Senate deals with the conduct of another member, Jim Marzilli’s resignation will begin the process of restoring the public’s trust in their government.”
Tags: James Marzilli, Jim Marzilli, Therese Murray
November 14th, 2008
The State Senate wants Dianne Wilkerson to resign…today.
The state Senate passed a unanimous resolution this afternoon asking Democratic Senator Dianne Wilkerson to resign immediately following her arrest on charges she accepted eight bribes worth $23,500.
Lawmakers also stripped Wilkerson of her chairmanship of the Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight and her committee assignments and asked the Senate Ethics Committee to explore the accusations made by the FBI after an 18-month corruption probe.
This morning before the vote, Wilkerson sent a letter to Senate President Therese Murray saying she would follow the will of the Senate. Wilkerson has not issued a public statement today, but on Wednesday she vowed to continue her write-in campaign to save the seat she has held for 15 years.
“These are very serious allegations against the senator,” Murray told reporters after the vote. “We are all upset about the taint and shadow of doubt cast upon the Senate and its members based on the allegations of one person. I want to assure the people of the Commonwealth that we are fully cooperating with law enforcement in this ongoing investigation. I’m comfortable and confident that the integrity of the senate, and my own integrity, will remain intact at the end of this ordeal.”
Fair enough, or is it?
The Massachusetts Republican Party is wondering why Jim Marzilli still gets to keep his job, and keeps receiving a paycheck.
“Today, the taxpayers of Massachusetts paid Jim Marzilli $180.10,” said MassGOP Executive Director Rob Willington.
Note: The MassGOP Called on the State Senate to expel Jim Marzilli on July 1st.
Days elapsed since Marzilli’s indictment: 121
Days until Marzilli’s pension increases: 63
Cost of Senator Marzilli per day: $180.10
Total taxpayer cost since indictment: $21,792.10
For More information, visit MarzilliWatch.com
Tags: corruption, Dianne Wilkerson, Jim Marzilli, Massachusetts Republican Party, MassGOP, Rob Willington, Senate Ethics Committee, Therese Murray
October 30th, 2008
John Buonomo has resigned from his position as Middlesex Register of Probate.
Middlesex Register of Probate John Buonomo, arrested last month and charged with stealing thousands of dollars from copying machines at the Registry of Deeds in Cambridge, has resigned from his $110,000-a-year job.
His letter of resignation was dated Friday and was sent to Gov. Deval Patrick and state Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret Marshall.
Buonomo, 56, of Newton, was captured on state police videotape allegedly stealing cash from copying machines at the Middlesex Registry of Deeds office.
Via press release, the Massachusetts GOP asks, “why hasn’t Marzilli [resigned]?”
MassGOP Executive Director Rob Willington said, “Today, the taxpayers of Massachusetts paid Jim Marzilli $180.10.”
Note: The MassGOP Called on the State Senate to expel Jim Marzilli on July 1st.
Days elapsed since Marzilli’s indictment: 69
Days until Marzilli’s pension increases: 115
Cost of Senator Marzilli per day: $180.10
Total taxpayer cost since indictment: $12,426.90
For More information, visit MarzilliWatch.com
Tags: Deval Patrick, Jim Marzilli, MassGOP, Rob Willington
September 8th, 2008
The Boston Heraldalso reports on the existence of surveillance video of Marzilli…
State Sen. James “Jim” Marzilli, 50, pleaded not guilty in Lowell Superior Court to four counts of annoying and accosting a person of the opposite sex and one count each of attempting to commit indecent assault and battery, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, all from an alleged June 3 career-ending carnal cruise of the city.
The Herald has learned that prosecutors have building surveillance video of Marzilli on Middle Street, where one of the attacks is alleged to have occurred. They declined to comment on what the video shows Marzilli doing. There also exists a DVD of photos of Marzilli’s car parked on Hurd Street in Lowell, also on the day of the alleged assaults.
Court papers released today also state one of the alleged victims was a 60-year-old grandmother who walked with a cane and was so unnerved by Marzilli’s alleged advances, she fell down after boarding a bus.
In response to the arraingment, MassGOP Chairman Rob Willington said, “Today, the taxpayers of Massachusetts paid Jim Marzilli $159.55.”
Continuing coverage of the Marzilli scandal at Marzilli Watch…
Tags: Jim Marzilli, scandal
July 9th, 2008
You gotta love Howie Carr’s column about the Marzilli scandal…
And so the reputed moonbat masher, Sen. Jim Marzilli, pulls an even quicker Eliot Spitzer than Eliot Spitzer himself. Doesn’t quit - wants to get that one day on the payroll in 2009 for the extra year on his pension. But he won’t seek re-election.
As always, the dodgy pol is retiring due to ill health. The voters got sick of him. And sure enough, a couple of hours after doing the Spitzer, Marzilli took the logical next step. He checked himself into a booby hatch, McLean Hospital.
Repeat after me, Senator: “One grope is too many, and a thousand are not enough.”
Perhaps the socialist solon can write a book about his affliction and promote it on “Oprah.” Suggested title: “The Audacity of Grope.”
You know that Marzilli’s amen chorus, the Arlington moonbats, are blaming the vast right-wing conspiracy for their hero’s downfall. Weeping bitter tears into their lattes, they’re still saying the lewd dude’s pinch is a “tragedy,” and indeed it is. It’s tragic that the foot chase through the garage, after he gave the false name, did not end in a Tasering of the Senate chairman of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
Usually it takes two or three terms in the Senate before they slap on the handcuffs and read you your Miranda rights. Marzilli sets a new record here - six months in, and now he’s on his way out.
But the best part is the end..
What will he do, after his case is broomed (again)? Well, he maxed out to Gov. Deval Patrick’s campaign, and he is a (nonpracticing) lawyer, so I’d say a state judgeship could definitely be in the works. Or he could become a DPW drawbridge operator.
Or he could ask the eternal question all disgraced, talentless pols eventually pose:
Is WRKO hiring?
Personally, given Gerry Studds unhampered career following his illegal sex-capades with an underage congressional page, Marzilli could probably still have a future in politics… if only in Massachusetts.
Tags: Howie Carr, Jim Marzilli, scandal
June 8th, 2008
It’s no surprise that State Senator Marzilli has decided not to seek re-election this fall.
State Sen. James Marzilli said Thursday he would not seek re-election in the fall after his arrest this week on charges that he groped and made lewd comments to two women.
The Arlington Democrat said in a statement that his Statehouse staff “will continue to respond to the needs of constituents within the district” until the end of his term.
Two other Democrats — Arlington Selectman John Hurd and retired firefighter Kenneth Donnelly — already were running for the seat.
Previous Coverage:
Marzilli Police Reports… More Women Come Forward
Senator James Marzilli Arrested In Lowell
UPDATE: Marzilli admitted to psych ward…
State Sen. James Marzilli was admitted to an area hospital Thursday afternoon, his attorney told WBZ, the same day he decided against seeking re-election after his arrest on charges that he groped and made lewd comments to two women recently.
A source close to Marzilli told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that Marzilli was seeking treatment at McLean Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Belmont.
Tags: Jim Marzilli, scandal
June 5th, 2008
Our friends at Red Mass Group post… Boston Herald posts as well, with less redactions.
UPDATE: More trouble for Marzilli:
A state senator already accused of accosting two women in Lowell could face more charges as cops investigate several new complaints from a handful of women claiming they were sexually harassed by the lawmaker, the Herald has learned.
Multiple sources told the Herald that as many as five women have come forward with new complaints against Sen. James Marzilli, an Arlington Democrat facing a slew of charges from a bizarre encounter with a woman in a Lowell park yesterday.
“We are looking into allegations by multiple new complainants who reported similar incidents that occurred in Lowell,” said Corey Welford, a spokesman for Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone.
Tags: Jim Marzilli, scandal
June 4th, 2008
The State House News Service reports the following news.
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 3, 2008…. Democratic state Sen. James Marzilli was arrested in downtown Lowell today on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, police said.
Marzilli was also charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, attempt to commit a crime, and obstruction of justice, according to police.
Marzilli was accused of sexual assault earlier this year, but Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone did not pursue the case, saying there was insufficient evidence.
Marzilli, an Arlington progressive in his first term in the Senate, tried to resist arrest by fleeing through the city’s downtown, police said.
Kevin Lombard of the Lowell Police Department said Marzilli was arrested on Middle Street in Lowell.
Marzilli was not immediately available for comment late Tuesday.
More details from the Boston Herald:
State Sen. James Marzilli was arrested in Lowell yesterday after he allegedly attempted to sexually assault a stranger sitting on a park bench, gave police a false name and then led officers on a foot chase that ended with in a downtown parking garage, law enforcement officials said.
Marzilli (D-Arlington), absolved of a separate sexual assault accusation last month, now faces a slew of new charges after yesterday’s alleged attack, which police said occurred in broad daylight on a busy street.
The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said Marzilli, 50, approached a woman sitting on a bench along Middle Street, made a lewd comment and then tried to “inappropriately touch her in a sexual manner.”
Tags: Jim Marzilli, scandal
June 3rd, 2008
