John W. Lyons was mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, from January 1938 to July 22, 1941. He was arrested in office under 66 charges for bribery and conspiracy with contractor Paul Mannos. Both were sentenced on March 21, 1941, to three to four years each in State prison, as well as two years in the House of Correction after.
This happened while Lyons and Mannos were working together on the City of Cambridge's $2,000,000 municipal building program. Lyons named Mannos a former political associate while he ran for mayor in 1938.[1][2][3][4]
References edit
- ^ Koocher, Glenn, and Robert Winters. Profile, Cambridge Civic Journal; accessed April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Legislator accuses Mayor Lyons of demanding share of contracts. Defense Counsel tries to belittle testimony of prosecution witness", The Harvard Crimson, March 12, 1941.
- ^ "Commonwealth vs. Paul Mannos & another. 311 Mass. 94.", Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries; accessed April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Mayor of Cambridge sentenced to prison. With contractor he gets 5 to 6 years on bribery conviction", The New York Times, March 22, 1941; ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2007), pg. 9.
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