Businesses Fined for Illegal DeMaria Donations
Boston News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · The Daily News Now!
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (api.fastcast.ai) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Four businesses in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York funneled illegal donations to former Everett Mayor Carlo DeMarias reelection campaign, totaling $19,500. They used straw donors, reimbursing employees or charging corporate credit cards, both banned under state law. The businesses face $39,000 in penalties, and DeMarias campaign must return all tainted funds. The violations were discovered through routine audits, with no evidence suggesting the campaign knew about the reimbursements or corporate cards involved. DeMaria lost his reelection bid amid scandals, including accusations of pocketing $180,000 in city funds through hidden longevity bonuses and suspicious spending on his city credit card. None of the businesses or DeMaria have commented on the matter.
Support the show:
Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn.
Advertise on DNN:
[email protected]
This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.
Report issues to [email protected].
View sources & latest updates:
https://sources.thednn.ai/21eb682856a07713