BOSTON -- Former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and three associates plead not guilty to public corruption charges.
DiMasi, Joseph Lally, Richard McDonough and Richard Vitale were arraigned Monday in U.S. District Court in Boston on conspiracy and fraud charges in connection with an alleged bid-rigging scheme.
None of the defendants spoke beyond entering their pleas. All four will remain free on $10,000 bond following their first court appearance last week. The next court date is set for July 24.
Prosecutors said the four schemed to rig two lucrative state contracts for software company Cognos in exchange for payments, with DiMasi allegedly pocketing $57,000.
Lally was a Cognos executive, while McDonough was a lobbyist and Vitale was DiMasi's accountant.
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