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Date Published
August 29, 2013
News Type
Press Release
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Attorney General of Massachusetts

BOSTON – The former executive director of the Chelsea Housing Authority (CHA) has been indicted for unlawfully soliciting contributions from state employees and other individuals to support multiple campaigns, including that of former Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today.

“We allege that McLaughlin used the CHA as a base for political fundraising, including in support of the former Lieutenant Governor, in violation of campaign finance law,” said AG Coakley.

Michael McLaughlin, age 67, of Dracut, was indicted today by a Suffolk County Grand Jury on charges of Unlawful Solicitation by a Public Employee (4 counts), Solicitation in a Public Building (4 counts), and Conspiracy to Solicit in a Public Building (4 counts). McLaughlin served as Executive Director of CHA from 2000 until the fall of 2011.

McLaughlin is due to appear in Suffolk Superior Court on Sept. 5 for arraignment.