Thursday, October 2, 2008

Register of Probate Indictment

District Attorney Gerry Leone has announced that the former Middlesex County Register of Probate has been indicted in connection with his alleged theft of public monies.

John R. Buonomo was indicted by a Middlesex County Grand Jury on charges of breaking and entering into a depository with intent to commit a larceny (12 counts), theft of public property by a city/town/county officer (eight counts), and larceny under $250 (eight counts). An arraignment date has not yet been set.

Previously, Buonomo was arrested by State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s PACT Unit. It is alleged that Buonomo, a then county-wide elected official, engaged in a repeated pattern of stealing cash and coins from copy and money machines at the Office of the Register of Deeds over a period of weeks.

Video surveillance cameras installed by the PACT Unit captured the defendant engaged in these acts numerous times during the months of June, July, and August.

Full Article and Source:
Former Register of Probate indicted

See also:
Probate Farce

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's becoming more and more commonplace that the very people who are in a position of trust, abuse it and steal from those who have put their trust and sometimes their livelihood with.

At least we are seeing indictiments and the media is following these stories.

Anonymous said...

From a previous related article:

"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."

Shame on John R. Buonomo and ten fold shame to those in the system that allow this corruption to continue and multiply.

John R. Buonomo has a criminal mind; he is a crook; he will do this again and again.

He must be sentenced to prison..... he proved he cannot be trusted, he cannot be in any government position, ever.

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