DeLeo investigating sexual misconduct by lawmaker (Mass.)

Ch 25 Boston ^ | 6/10/11 | My Fox Boston

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BOSTON--Lawmakers are investigating allegations that a freshman representative engaged in inappropriate behavior with another lawmaker's aide in the House chamber in the hours after a House budget session in April, State House News Service is reporting.

Cusack is a 26-year-old from Braintree who was previously an assistant to Braintree Mayor Joe Sullivan, and was first elected to the House in November 2010. He represents the 5th Norfolk District.

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More from Boston Herald:
Several State House sources said the lawmaker and the woman were found clothed on the rostrum in the House chamber at 4 a.m. by a court officer arriving for work.

The incident occurred after-hours during recent House budget hearings, sources said.

DeLeo’s review will also investigate reports that the representative claimed he was another lawmaker when he was found by the court officer. Herald

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Howie Carr ping list

>>claimed he was another lawmaker when he was found by the court officer.

Sound familiar? Didn't James Marzilli claim to be another legislator when he was arrested in Lowell?

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Marzilli uses someone else's name when arrested:
>>Two maintenance workers flagged down police, who caught up with Marzilli. Police said the senator told them that he was flirting with the woman and that his name was Martin Walsh of Medford. Martin Walsh is also the name of a state representative from Dorchester. Yesterday, Walsh said he was disappointed that Marzilli had used his name. "Obviously, I don't want my name associated with that," Walsh said. ". . . He could have used any name. I don't know why he did that."

Globe

[LostInBayport]

If the woman in this story lives and works in Massachusetts, I don’t see anything unusual about this. Massachusetts taxpayers have been getting screwed in the State House for ages.

Seriously, I just wish I could say this level of sleaze wasn’t typical for Massachusetts. But I’d be lying.

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Let me guess:

She kept saying "How many more Mr. Speaker"

[GOPsterinMA]

“Didn’t James Marzilli claim to be another legislator when he was arrested in Lowell?”

Yes, he did. I don’t remember who’s name he used though.

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Martin Walsh...looked it up. See post above

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ha! Only this guy isn’t the Speaker.

Yet.

[Cicero]

This is Fox News, so it does have “Democrat Rep. Mark Cusack” right up front where people can see it.

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Yes, Boston Globe, Ch 5 etc I believe fail to mention the party (and I think the Globe omits his name too)

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There is a facebook page for this guy (search Mark Cusack);
the most recent entry is from around election time

>>Mark Cusack for State Representative
Results are in and we did it!
Cusack: 9534
Clifford: 6734

[GOPsterinMA]

Thanks!

[copwife]

Howie Carr will have fun with this!