Thursday, August 14, 2008

Probate Farce

Register of Probate John Buonomo was caught on camera taking change out of copying machines in his office and another machine in the register of deeds office across the hall. He has been charged with more than 30 criminal offenses. He has been put on unpaid administrative leave pending a trial, and presumably authorities have taken away his keys to the copy machines.

Petty thievery is an outrage in any case, and doubly so when the accused thief is already being paid more than $100,000 a year by the taxpayers of Middlesex County.

Here's the farce: Buonomo is up for re-election in November and, so far, says he doesn't intend to withdraw. And he has no opponent, in either the Democratic primary or the general election.

Full Article and Source:
Editorial: Another farce for Middlesex County

See also:
Prosecutors are leaving no stone unturned when it comes to investigating charges that Middlesex County Register of Probate John Buonomo stole thousands of dollars from copy and change machines inside his Cambridge office building.
DA: Investigation into elected official ‘continuing’

The Middlesex register of probate is due in court on burglary and theft charges after prosecutors said he was caught on camera stealing thousands of dollars from copy and change machines.
DA: Register of Probate caught stealing from office machines

John Buonomo, the register of probate for Middlesex County, has been arrested for allegedly repeatedly stealing public money from copy and cash machines located in the Registry of Deeds.
Middlesex register of probate arrested for alleged thefts

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

The need for GREED has no limits!

From what other sources did the dishonorable Register of Probate John Buonomo steal money?

I hope the authorities, immediately, send a truck load of law enforcement agents to seize all probate case files; financial records relating to his campaign war chest; his IRS and State tax return records reviewing all of his financial records and bank account records going back in time.

Anonymous said...

When the guy is in jail, I do hope there won't be any further state benefits for him!

Anonymous said...

He's up for re-election?

He should be up for "the boot" instead!

Anonymous said...

If he steals change, then he likely steals anything he can get his greedy hands on.