Friday, January 06, 2006
He's On the Hill... But He's On the Level!
By Adam Gorlick, Associated Press Writer | January 6, 2006
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. --A former state lawmaker facing federal corruption charges has started working as a political consultant and Beacon Hill lobbyist.
Christopher Asselin said he is a partner at The Global Group and is trying to attract clients.
The former Democratic representative from Springfield was voted out of office in 2004 after pleading innocent to a slew of corruption charges that sprouted from an ongoing federal public corruption probe in the state's third-largest city.
Federal prosecutors say Asselin and his family bilked more than $1 million from the Springfield Housing Authority, which was run for 34 years by Asselin's father, Raymond Asselin Sr.
Christopher Asselin's parents, wife, four siblings and a sister-in-law are among 13 people charged in the scandal.
Asked how he expects to be an effective lobbyist given his legal troubles, Asselin told The Associated Press: "I have to earn a living and provide food for my family."
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. --A former state lawmaker facing federal corruption charges has started working as a political consultant and Beacon Hill lobbyist.
Christopher Asselin said he is a partner at The Global Group and is trying to attract clients.
The former Democratic representative from Springfield was voted out of office in 2004 after pleading innocent to a slew of corruption charges that sprouted from an ongoing federal public corruption probe in the state's third-largest city.
Federal prosecutors say Asselin and his family bilked more than $1 million from the Springfield Housing Authority, which was run for 34 years by Asselin's father, Raymond Asselin Sr.
Christopher Asselin's parents, wife, four siblings and a sister-in-law are among 13 people charged in the scandal.
Asked how he expects to be an effective lobbyist given his legal troubles, Asselin told The Associated Press: "I have to earn a living and provide food for my family."
