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Former Cambridge Civic Association President Jack E. Martinelli said that he believed Rickard had similarly evaded the rent control laws on several other occasions. Referring to the incidents described in the CTU letter, he said "The list could easily be doubled...
...alleged violations are serious enough to warrant temporarily suspending Rickard from the BZA--which reviews requests for exemptions from the city's zoning laws--until the rent control board takes final action, Martinelli said...
Turk and Martinelli pointed to Rickard's connections with City Councillor William H. Walsh as another reason she should be suspended while the city investigates her activities. Walsh, a real estate lawyer, represented Rickard during several property transactions, and prepared a purchase and sale agreement when she sold 52-54 Fairmont...
Walsh said he knew Rickard well, adding that he had loaned her as much as $50,000 in 1985 for other projects. But he said that the loans all occurred before he was elected to the council, but he himself no longer handled Rickard's affairs...
Martinelli said suspending Rickard should be a higher priority than investigating possible criminal charges...