Sal’s CPA pal paid $30G for lobbying
Failed to register for role with ticket brokers group
By Casey Ross
Saturday, May 17, 2008 - Added 11h ago
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An embattled accountant and close friend to House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi was paid $30,000 to push ticket resale legislation on Beacon Hill - an amount that easily triggers lobbyist registration requirements that he failed to follow, state documents show.
Ticket brokers paid Vitale $60,000
DiMasi's friend said he wasn't group's lobbyist
State filings show payments to Richard D. Vitale in 2007.
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Globe Staff / May 17, 2008
The Massachusetts Association of Ticket Brokers yesterday filed reports with the secretary of state's office indicating it paid Richard D. Vitale $60,000 to work on its behalf in 2007 - contradicting assertions by Vitale that he did not lobby for the group.
Globe vs Herald....same story?
Sal’s CPA pal paid $30G for lobbying
Failed to register for role with ticket brokers group
By Casey Ross
Saturday, May 17, 2008 - Added 11h ago
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An embattled accountant and close friend to House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi was paid $30,000 to push ticket resale legislation on Beacon Hill - an amount that easily triggers lobbyist registration requirements that he failed to follow, state documents show.
Ticket brokers paid Vitale $60,000
DiMasi's friend said he wasn't group's lobbyist
State filings show payments to Richard D. Vitale in 2007.
Email|Print|Single Page| Text size – + By Andrea Estes
Globe Staff / May 17, 2008
The Massachusetts Association of Ticket Brokers yesterday filed reports with the secretary of state's office indicating it paid Richard D. Vitale $60,000 to work on its behalf in 2007 - contradicting assertions by Vitale that he did not lobby for the group.
Is there a slang term I don't know about?
Like "iron fence" for somebody with enough governemnt connections to prevent prosecution in the event of questionalble or illegal behavior?