Waltham, MA – Today, Maura Healey’s Deputy Director for her Western Massachusetts office, LaMar Cook, was indicted for cocaine trafficking. This shocking development underscores Governor Healey’s inability to hire competent, ethical staff and highlights the alarming lack of oversight within her administration.

Leading Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Kennealy expressed outrage over the indictment, stating:

“This is a disgrace for our state and a direct reflection of Healey’s failed leadership. She must be held accountable for the people she chooses to surround herself with. Whether it’s general leadership incompetence and the high turnover among her cabinet secretaries, or criminal behavior like that of LaMar Cook, there’s something fundamentally rotten in this administration.

The only way to end this cycle of corruption and restore integrity to our government is to elect a new executive who will clean house and demand accountability from day one. I’m ready to take action and clean up Beacon Hill.”

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