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Masiello and Associates. James L. Bauchat of Masiello and Associates' parent company Kassuba Development Corp., testified that Kelly demanded $ 10,000 in exchange for state design contracts. Kelly appeared before the Commission on June 27, 1980,
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that his company paid Kelly's accounting firm a $ 500 monthly retainer after Kelly threatened to have his firm's contracts with the state cancelled. The payments allegedly began in
January 1971 when Kelly became chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and ended in September 1976. He also stated that
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sentenced him to two years in prison. He was allowed to remain out of prison until the outcome of his appeal, which was rejected on
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Presidency over Ways and Means Committee Chairman James F. Burke. Harrington defeated Burke and chose Kelly to replace Burke as Chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, one of the most powerful positions in the legislature.
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and that Kelly himself had received a $ 1,000 from MBM. Campaign contributions from corporations were illegal in
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on $ 10,000 bond. His trial began on March 18, 1981, and ended on April 29. After eleven hours of deliberation, the jury remained deadlocked 11 to 1 for conviction. Judge
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Doherty, William F. (November 14, 1982). "Ex-senator Kelly retrial to begin".
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Lewis, William J. (June 10, 1968). "Greater Boston Will Have Sports Stadium".
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Farrell, David (March 30, 1980). "Oxford's Kelly back in the spotlight".
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Hammond, James (July 27, 1982). "Judge refuses to quash Kelly trial".
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Davidson, Sara (August 23, 1966). "State Welfare Reform Urged".
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675:"Were There Two Sen. Kellys?".
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