Results tagged “cognos”

Two significant trials are underway in Massachusetts. Two versions of how Daniel Kerrigan died were presented on Monday in the opening arguments of Mark Kerrigan's manslaughter trial. DiMasi faces a federal corruption probe alleging he took payoffs to award contracts to Canada-based Cognos. more ›

His allegedly creepy ways have caught up to him! Sal DiMasi, former Speaker of the House in Massachusetts, was indicted today for his role in landing a lucrative state contract for Cognos software. He was charged with conspiracy, honest services mail fraud, aiding and abetting, and honest services wire fraud. If the charges hold up in court, we'll be happy to see justice served, proving politicans aren't beyond the reach of the laws they help create. more ›

Sal DiMasi's accountant, Richard Vitale, has been indicted on charges of campaign finance and lobbying violations, a result of cozying up to ticket brokers seeking deregulation. A Suffolk County jury indicted Vitale this afternoon. Martin Weinberg is representing Vitale and affirms no wrongdoing. Vitale received $60,000 from the Massachusetts Association of Ticket Brokers. There have also been allegations of payments to Vitale's company by Cognos, a software company that obtained a state contract in 2007. more ›

House Speaker Sal DiMasi, already caught up in a scandal over payments made to him and his staffers from a software company that obtained a state contract, has been painted a liar by the brush of the internet. DiMasi had previously claimed to have no knowledge of the contract, but the Globe has obtained emails from former Education Commissioner David Driscoll suggesting that DiMasi approved of the arrangement with software company Cognos. Driscoll's now the one in denial, claiming never to have met Cognos salesman Joseph Lally, whom he references in emails, nor to know why he had said that Cognos ranked higher than it actually did in comparison to other software vendors bidding on the contract. If only emails could jog memories. more ›

Sal DiMasi failed to provide records requested by the State Ethics Committee, which has since filed a motion to force DiMasi's compliance. The requested documents likely relate to payments to DiMasi and cohorts from parties seeking to influence government contracts and legislation. The high-ranked House member apparently has not yet been caught on tape taking money from Cognos and other sources. DiMasi's accountant, Richard Vitale, must have other ways to hide the loot. more ›

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Last week, all of the talk was about Speaker of the House Sal DiMasi's demolition of Governor Deval Patrick's casino plan. He was credited with spearheading the movement against what had been the highest profile piece of the governor's plan to boost the Bay State economy. more ›