Word: turk
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...charges, made by Michael H. Turk, co-chair of the Cambridge Tenants Union (CTU), contended that Walsh, as a senior partner of Ferraro and Walsh law firm violated ethics rules by representing clients whose interests he voted on as a councillor...
...Turk charged specifically that Walsh represented his clients in case before the rent control board, while at the same time voting on rent control issues on the council...
...Walsh, as an individual, was involved in a conflict of interest," said Turk. "To preserve the integrity of this institution these charges have to be taken seriously...
...Turk said that Walsh's charges were "smoke and mirrors" designed to divert attention from the real problem, Walsh's ethics violations. He called Walsh's charges "one more hallucination...
...Turk also said most tenants are actually below the state median income and that in addition to providing affordable housing, rent control has "stabilized the neighborhoods" and prevented complete gentrification...