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  <title>Episode 215: Bamboozled | Salvatore DiMasi </title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Hillary and Tina cover the former speaker of the Massachusetts House Salvatore DiMasi.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Salvatore DiMasi ascended to power in politics, reaching the esteemed position of Speaker of the Massachusetts House. BUT his downfall came swiftly when corruption charges led to incarceration.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sources&lt;br&gt;
Hillary's Story&lt;br&gt;
Boston Herald&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/05/sal-dimasi-other-federal-cons-cant-be-automatically-blocked-from-beacon-hill-lobbying-sjc-rules/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Sal DiMasi, other federal cons can't be automatically blocked from Beacon Hill lobbying, SJC rules&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;CBS News&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/former-house-speaker-sal-dimasi-asks-for-3-year-sentence/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Former House Speaker Sal DiMasi Asks For 3-Year Sentence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/ex-mass-speaker-appeals-conviction-sentence/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Sal DiMasi Appeals Conviction, Sentence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Courthouse News Service&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/corruption-conviction-is-no-bar-to-lobbying-ex-lawmaker-tells-massachusetts-high-court/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Corruption conviction is no bar to lobbying, ex-lawmaker tells Massachusetts high court&lt;/a&gt;--by Daniel Jackson&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Daily Free Press&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://dailyfreepress.com/2009/01/26/salvatore-dimasi-will-resign-as-speaker/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Salvatore DiMasi will resign as Speaker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;FBI Boston Division&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/boston/press-releases/2011/former-speaker-of-the-massachusetts-house-of-representatives-and-lobbyist-convicted-on-corruption-charges" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Lobbyist Convicted on Corruption Charges&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The New York Times&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/us/politics/03brfs-EXSPEAKEROFH_BRF.html" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Massachusetts: Ex-Speaker of House Is Indicted&lt;/a&gt;--by Katie Zezima&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Sun&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.lowellsun.com/2009/06/02/ex-mass-speaker-sal-dimasi-associates-indicted/" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Ex-Mass. Speaker Sal DiMasi, associates indicted&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;WBUR&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.wbur.org/news/2009/06/02/dimasi-ethics" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Former Speaker DiMasi, 3 Associates Indicted On Federal Corruption Charges&lt;/a&gt;--by Lisa Tobin&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Wikipedia&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_DiMasi#Corruption_case" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Salvatore DiMasi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Photos&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.capecodtimes.com/gcdn/authoring/2009/01/07/NCCT/ghows-CC-5e3ba38e-dd04-4a37-b990-cbd49770ee5f-fc9f8a1d.jpeg?width=600&amp;amp;height=474&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;format=pjpg&amp;amp;auto=webp" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Salvatore DiMasi&lt;/a&gt;--via Cape Cod Times&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.capecodtimes.com/gcdn/authoring/2009/01/25/NCCT/ghows-CC-f3b55c19-2f41-456e-85b8-754e60390edc-977b9471.jpeg?width=512&amp;amp;height=430&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;format=pjpg&amp;amp;auto=webp" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;DiMasi on the Mass. House Floor&lt;/a&gt;--via Cape Cod Times&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/45b8c0e608d04d858b65769e7470e3d1.jpg?d=1536x1031" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;DiMasi after leaving prison&lt;/a&gt;--photo by Steven Senne via Seattle Times&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover the former speaker of the Massachusetts House Salvatore DiMasi.</p>

<p>Salvatore DiMasi ascended to power in politics, reaching the esteemed position of Speaker of the Massachusetts House. BUT his downfall came swiftly when corruption charges led to incarceration.</p>

<p>Sources<br>
Hillary's Story<br>
Boston Herald<br>
<a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/05/sal-dimasi-other-federal-cons-cant-be-automatically-blocked-from-beacon-hill-lobbying-sjc-rules/" rel="nofollow noopener">Sal DiMasi, other federal cons can't be automatically blocked from Beacon Hill lobbying, SJC rules</a></p>

<p>CBS News<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/former-house-speaker-sal-dimasi-asks-for-3-year-sentence/" rel="nofollow noopener">Former House Speaker Sal DiMasi Asks For 3-Year Sentence</a><br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/ex-mass-speaker-appeals-conviction-sentence/" rel="nofollow noopener">Sal DiMasi Appeals Conviction, Sentence</a></p>

<p>Courthouse News Service<br>
<a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/corruption-conviction-is-no-bar-to-lobbying-ex-lawmaker-tells-massachusetts-high-court/" rel="nofollow noopener">Corruption conviction is no bar to lobbying, ex-lawmaker tells Massachusetts high court</a>--by Daniel Jackson</p>

<p>The Daily Free Press<br>
<a href="https://dailyfreepress.com/2009/01/26/salvatore-dimasi-will-resign-as-speaker/" rel="nofollow noopener">Salvatore DiMasi will resign as Speaker</a></p>

<p>FBI Boston Division<br>
<a href="https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/boston/press-releases/2011/former-speaker-of-the-massachusetts-house-of-representatives-and-lobbyist-convicted-on-corruption-charges" rel="nofollow noopener">Former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Lobbyist Convicted on Corruption Charges</a></p>

<p>The New York Times<br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/us/politics/03brfs-EXSPEAKEROFH_BRF.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Massachusetts: Ex-Speaker of House Is Indicted</a>--by Katie Zezima</p>

<p>The Sun<br>
<a href="https://www.lowellsun.com/2009/06/02/ex-mass-speaker-sal-dimasi-associates-indicted/" rel="nofollow noopener">Ex-Mass. Speaker Sal DiMasi, associates indicted</a></p>

<p>WBUR<br>
<a href="https://www.wbur.org/news/2009/06/02/dimasi-ethics" rel="nofollow noopener">Former Speaker DiMasi, 3 Associates Indicted On Federal Corruption Charges</a>--by Lisa Tobin</p>

<p>Wikipedia<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_DiMasi#Corruption_case" rel="nofollow noopener">Salvatore DiMasi</a></p>

<p>Photos<br>
<a href="https://www.capecodtimes.com/gcdn/authoring/2009/01/07/NCCT/ghows-CC-5e3ba38e-dd04-4a37-b990-cbd49770ee5f-fc9f8a1d.jpeg?width=600&amp;height=474&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp" rel="nofollow noopener">Salvatore DiMasi</a>--via Cape Cod Times<br>
<a href="https://www.capecodtimes.com/gcdn/authoring/2009/01/25/NCCT/ghows-CC-f3b55c19-2f41-456e-85b8-754e60390edc-977b9471.jpeg?width=512&amp;height=430&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp" rel="nofollow noopener">DiMasi on the Mass. House Floor</a>--via Cape Cod Times<br>
<a href="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/45b8c0e608d04d858b65769e7470e3d1.jpg?d=1536x1031" rel="nofollow noopener">DiMasi after leaving prison</a>--photo by Steven Senne via Seattle Times</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Hillary and Tina cover the former speaker of the Massachusetts House Salvatore DiMasi.</p>

<p>Salvatore DiMasi ascended to power in politics, reaching the esteemed position of Speaker of the Massachusetts House. BUT his downfall came swiftly when corruption charges led to incarceration.</p>

<p>Sources<br>
Hillary's Story<br>
Boston Herald<br>
<a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/05/sal-dimasi-other-federal-cons-cant-be-automatically-blocked-from-beacon-hill-lobbying-sjc-rules/" rel="nofollow noopener">Sal DiMasi, other federal cons can't be automatically blocked from Beacon Hill lobbying, SJC rules</a></p>

<p>CBS News<br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/former-house-speaker-sal-dimasi-asks-for-3-year-sentence/" rel="nofollow noopener">Former House Speaker Sal DiMasi Asks For 3-Year Sentence</a><br>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/ex-mass-speaker-appeals-conviction-sentence/" rel="nofollow noopener">Sal DiMasi Appeals Conviction, Sentence</a></p>

<p>Courthouse News Service<br>
<a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/corruption-conviction-is-no-bar-to-lobbying-ex-lawmaker-tells-massachusetts-high-court/" rel="nofollow noopener">Corruption conviction is no bar to lobbying, ex-lawmaker tells Massachusetts high court</a>--by Daniel Jackson</p>

<p>The Daily Free Press<br>
<a href="https://dailyfreepress.com/2009/01/26/salvatore-dimasi-will-resign-as-speaker/" rel="nofollow noopener">Salvatore DiMasi will resign as Speaker</a></p>

<p>FBI Boston Division<br>
<a href="https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/boston/press-releases/2011/former-speaker-of-the-massachusetts-house-of-representatives-and-lobbyist-convicted-on-corruption-charges" rel="nofollow noopener">Former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Lobbyist Convicted on Corruption Charges</a></p>

<p>The New York Times<br>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/us/politics/03brfs-EXSPEAKEROFH_BRF.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Massachusetts: Ex-Speaker of House Is Indicted</a>--by Katie Zezima</p>

<p>The Sun<br>
<a href="https://www.lowellsun.com/2009/06/02/ex-mass-speaker-sal-dimasi-associates-indicted/" rel="nofollow noopener">Ex-Mass. Speaker Sal DiMasi, associates indicted</a></p>

<p>WBUR<br>
<a href="https://www.wbur.org/news/2009/06/02/dimasi-ethics" rel="nofollow noopener">Former Speaker DiMasi, 3 Associates Indicted On Federal Corruption Charges</a>--by Lisa Tobin</p>

<p>Wikipedia<br>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_DiMasi#Corruption_case" rel="nofollow noopener">Salvatore DiMasi</a></p>

<p>Photos<br>
<a href="https://www.capecodtimes.com/gcdn/authoring/2009/01/07/NCCT/ghows-CC-5e3ba38e-dd04-4a37-b990-cbd49770ee5f-fc9f8a1d.jpeg?width=600&amp;height=474&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp" rel="nofollow noopener">Salvatore DiMasi</a>--via Cape Cod Times<br>
<a href="https://www.capecodtimes.com/gcdn/authoring/2009/01/25/NCCT/ghows-CC-f3b55c19-2f41-456e-85b8-754e60390edc-977b9471.jpeg?width=512&amp;height=430&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp" rel="nofollow noopener">DiMasi on the Mass. House Floor</a>--via Cape Cod Times<br>
<a href="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/45b8c0e608d04d858b65769e7470e3d1.jpg?d=1536x1031" rel="nofollow noopener">DiMasi after leaving prison</a>--photo by Steven Senne via Seattle Times</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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