Speaker DiMasi Contradicted by E-Mails

The Boston Globe put the state’s public record laws to work and got a batch of E-Mails from the state’s Department of Education. What is in them appears to contradict what House Speaker Sal DiMasi has said publicly about how a computer firm ended up with a $6-million contract with the state.

The Boston Globe reports:

The state’s highest ranking education official wrote an e-mail to subordinates saying that House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi was “very interested” in a computer software contract and was “OK with” the winning bidder, Cognos ULC, in an apparent contradiction to the speaker’s repeated assertions he played no role in the award.

The reason why this E-Mail could be a big deal is because DiMasi has tried to distance himself from the company which has apparently paid out millions to his friends and associates.

DiMasi has sought to distance himself from controversies involving Cognos, a Burlington company that made nearly $2.2 million in payments to close friends and business associates of DiMasi as it was winning two lucrative state contracts – $1.8 million of which was never disclosed to state regulators.

Through a spokesperson, DiMasi denies any wrongdoing.

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