James Kerasiotes
James Kerasiotes | |
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Director of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority | |
In office July 1, 1996 – April 11, 2000 | |
Preceded by | Allan R. McKinnon |
Succeeded by | Andrew Natsios |
Secretary of Transportation of Massachusetts | |
In office 1992–1998 | |
Governor | Bill Weld Paul Cellucci |
Preceded by | Richard L. Taylor |
Succeeded by | Patrick J. Moynihan |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Massachusetts |
Profession | Newspaper Publisher |
James J. Kerasiotes was the director of the
Paul Celluci
from 1992 to 1998.
Before entering state government, Kerasiotes was publisher of NewsWest, a suburban newspaper in eastern Massachusetts, and later a director of Tab Communications, a chain of weekly newspapers west of Boston.[1] He also was involved in the creation of the monster board.
In July 2014, Kerasiotes was charged in federal court with filing false personal income tax returns.[2] He pleaded guilty on September 11, 2014, before Judge William G. Young[3] and was sentenced to 6 months in prison.[4]
References
- ^ "Boston Globe Online / Spotlight / Whitey and the FBI".
- ^ "Former State Secretary of Transportation Charged with Filing False Tax Returns". United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. 15 December 2014.
- ^ Milton J. Valencia (September 11, 2014). "Former Big Dig chief pleads guilty to tax crimes". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Former Secretary of Transportation James Kerasiotes Sentenced to Six Months in Jail for Tax Evasion". United States Department of Justice. February 5, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2018.