EVERETT, MASS. (WHDH) – Everett’s metropolis council is asking on the state’s prime prosecutor to assist get a reimbursement from Mayor Carlo DeMaria.
The council handed a number of items of laws meant to pressure DeMaria to return lots of of hundreds of {dollars} that he was not imagined to have, and now they’re calling on Legal professional Common Andrea Campbell to assist get the job carried out.
In March, the council unanimously handed a vote of no confidence in DeMaria after a report from the inspector common discovered that he was being paid a further $180,000 in bonus, cash which he tried to cover.
The mayor’s administration mentioned these findings are “unsupported” and “lack basis”.
Investigators additionally mentioned DeMaria acquired longevity funds between 2016 and 2021; the council has abolished longevity bonuses because of this.
One of many metropolis councilors mentioned DeMaria inspired them final week to contain Campbell.
“AG Campbell, the ball is now in your courtroom,” Councilor Stephanie Smith mentioned. “The mayor mentioned on televised TV, ‘deliver within the AG’. That is now bringing within the AG. So, you get what you wished for.”
Town council has additionally employed an impartial auditing agency to look into all funds made to DeMaria since 2016 and demanded he cease utilizing metropolis funds to pay for his legal professionals.
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