Word: dicarlo
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...shades of opinion on Dukakis concede one point: he has impeccable integrity. He is probably the last politician in the state who could be accused of taking a bribe or tolerating a conflict of interest. Last August, State Sens. Ronald C. MacKenzie, the assistant minority leader, and Joseph J.C. DiCarlo, the Senate whip and Harrington's appointed heir, were indicted for extortion. Ways and Means Chairman Kelly was named an unindicted co-conspirator but cleared by the trial's judge. Other officials were implicated. Whatever the jury's findings, the negative publicity will probably have a lasting effect...
...DiCarlo and Kelly have always been on friendly terms with Dukakis, but their role in the scandal has injured the entire legislature, indirectly increasing Dukakis' strength. Harrington is embarassed because his two top underlings are involved. The entire legislature has the stigma of corruption. And Dukakis, with his unquestionable ethics, shines as the daily courtroom testimony causes the legislators' integrity to tarnish. Administration officials and key legislators either declined to comment on the case or weakly denied its significance...
...were top executives of PCM, William F. Harding and Daniel J. Shields, were named as go-betweens in federal extortion indictments this summer against the two state senators, Joseph J.C. DiCarlo of Revere and Ronald MacKenzie of Burlington...
After reading news stories about the MacKenzie-DiCarlo indictments and hearing reports that Essex County had a contract with McKean Berger, Hilder found a copy of the county's contract with PCM. It was on this document that he found the signature of William F. Harding--a name that sent him running back to look at the McKee Berger articles...
...crisis of confidence. Congressmen are saying that Nixon is about to declare martial law; aides are passing the word that Nixon is starkraving mad and undergoing shock treatment; underlings in the executive are saying that Nixon is Mafia-connected and that's why he paroled Jimmy Hoffa and Gyp DiCarlo. The rumors are terrifying not only for what they say but because we have no means of judging how far-fetched they...