August 24, 2011
Federal prosecutors asked a Massachusetts judge Wednesday to sentence former state House of Representatives Speaker Salvatore DiMasi to 12 years and seven months in prison for his role in a bribery and kickbacks scheme that helped two software companies win multimillion-dollar government contracts.
June 30, 2011
Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi on Wednesday sought a new trial or the toss of his conviction of accepting bribes to help two software companies score multimillion-dollar contracts with the state, saying the court allowed hearsay into evidence.
June 29, 2011
Prosecutors on Tuesday recommended sentencing guidelines of 12 to 15 years in prison for a former Massachusetts House speaker convicted of accepting bribes to help two software companies score multimillion-dollar contracts with the state.