Office of Sheriff Peter Koutoujian
Administrative Office
400 Mystic Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
Phone (781) 960-2800
Fax (781) 960-2901
400 Mystic Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
Phone (781) 960-2800
Fax (781) 960-2901
Dear Keeper of the Records:
This
is a request under the Massachusetts Public Records Law (M. G. L.
Chapter 66, Section 10). I am requesting that I be provided a copy
of the following records:
1)The campaign finance report from Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian that lists the alleged in-kind contribution from employee Paul A. Camuso made on or about November 2012.
1)The campaign finance report from Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian that lists the alleged in-kind contribution from employee Paul A. Camuso made on or about November 2012.
Exhibit A
A
May 2011 article in the MassBar.org publications - lawyer's journal,
written by Christine P. O'Neill where Sheriff Koutoujian states
emphatically that he won't take any contributions from his employees, as
Jimmy DiPaola appeared to do.
Breaking the cycle
After taking office, Koutoujian established a policy prohibiting
campaign contributions made by employees or having them solicitcampaign contributions from others. "The sheriff's office is
powerful," he says. "I'm trying to set it up so the organization
runs itself. [Decisions] can't be considered to be arbitrary and
capricious." He has also established a chain of command to further
empower staffers.
Then
we actually see Sheriff Koutoujian campaigning with a reprobate City
Councilor who has victimized residents attempting to speak at the city
council, Koutoujian's employee, Paul A. Camuso CENSORING a man who asked
about Camuso's vote for his own pay raise. (Sheriff Koutoujian should
have put the employee on notice after that stunt, but allegedly didn't).
Exhibit
B Photo on Inside Medford Magazine of Medford City Councilor Paul A.
Camuso, also an employee of Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian (and also
an employee of the late Sheriff James V. DiPaola) campaigning for his employer, with the employer actually in the photo
This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 6th, 2012 at 7:38 am and is filed under Election 2012
People
have said Mr. Koutoujian is a nice person, that may be so, this public
records request is asking for the document where the Sheriff,
Koutoujian, declares the contribution from Mr. Camuso a year after the
Mass. Bar publication notes that Sheriff Koutoujian "established a policy prohibiting
campaign contributions made by employees"
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I recognize that you may charge reasonable costs for copies, as well as for personnel time needed to comply with this request. If you expect costs to exceed $10.00, please provide a detailed fee estimate.
The Public Records Law requires you to provide me with a written response within 10 calendar days. If you cannot comply with my request, you are statutorily required to provide an explanation in writing.
Sincerely,
I recognize that you may charge reasonable costs for copies, as well as for personnel time needed to comply with this request. If you expect costs to exceed $10.00, please provide a detailed fee estimate.
The Public Records Law requires you to provide me with a written response within 10 calendar days. If you cannot comply with my request, you are statutorily required to provide an explanation in writing.
Sincerely,
Editor,
Medford Info Central