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USA v. DiMasi et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:09-cr-10166

Court:

Massachusetts

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Mark L. Wolf

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  1. March 30, 2018

    Disgraced Ex-Lobbyist's Fraud Conviction Stands

    A disgraced former lobbyist who helped funnel bribes to Massachusetts Speaker of the House Salvatore DiMasi will not have his conviction set aside after claiming his attorney during the 2011 trial failed to present evidence that could have led to an acquittal, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

  2. January 05, 2017

    'Serial Liar' Ex-Lobbyist Must Avoid Booze, Judge Says

    A disgraced former Massachusetts lobbyist who was released from prison early for completing rehab must steer clear of alcohol and activities that might tempt him to fall off the wagon after a number of lies about his drinking habits, a federal judge said Thursday.

  3. November 17, 2016

    Former Mass. Speaker's Prison Term Cut Short

    A federal judge has abruptly cut short the prison term of former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, who was convicted on corruption charges, chopping off three years for DiMasi's ill health.

  4. November 23, 2011

    Ex-Mass. Pol Can't Delay Ky. Prison Date For Wife's Surgery

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday ordered a former top state legislator convicted of taking bribes for contracts to report to a Kentucky prison on Nov. 30, rejecting a bid to delay his reporting date so he could tend to his wife following a surgical procedure.

  5. October 05, 2011

    Ex-Software Exec Wants Soft Sentence For Mass. Bribes

    A former software executive who pled guilty to bribing a Massachusetts state politician for multimillion-dollar government contracts asked a federal judge Tuesday to sentence him to one year in prison and six months' home confinement for his crimes.

  6. September 23, 2011

    No Bail For Ex-Mass. House Speaker Amid Appeal

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday refused to let a former top state legislator remain free while he appealed his conviction of allegedly taking bribes in exchange for helping two software companies secure government contracts.

  7. September 16, 2011

    Ex-Mass. House Speaker Asks To Delay Prison Date

    A former top Massachusetts legislator convicted of accepting bribes to help score two software companies government contracts asked a federal judge Friday to delay his report date for an eight-year prison term while his attorneys work on an argument for bail pending appeal.

  8. September 09, 2011

    Ex-Mass. House Speaker Gets 8 Years For Bribery Plot

    A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday sentenced one of the state's top politicians to eight years in prison following his conviction for hatching a bribery scheme to help two software companies score multimillion-dollar government contracts.

  9. August 30, 2011

    Disgraced Mass. House Speaker Denied New Trial

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request for a new trial from former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and a co-conspirator convicted of hatching a bribery scheme to help two software companies score multimillion-dollar government contracts.

  10. August 29, 2011

    Ex-Mass. Speaker DiMasi Seeks Lenient Bribery Sentence

    Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi on Friday asked a federal judge to sentence him to three years in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for helping two software companies score multimillion-dollar government contracts.