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Former Boston mayor Martin J. Walsh knew of Police Commissioner Dennis White’s troubled internal affairs history when he appointed him earlier this year to lead the department, according to affidavits filed in Suffolk Superior Court.
The allegation by White, and echoed by an affidavit filed by his predecessor, former commissioner William Gross, directly rebut Walsh’s claim that he was unaware of White’s history, which include past allegations of domestic violence. Walsh, who is now US Labor Secretary, has maintained that did not know of White’s past.
The affidavits came as White prepares for a court hearing Thursday contesting his firing by Acting Mayor Kim Janey.
Report: Biden Labor Secretary Delayed Investigation Into Abusive Cop Amid Confirmation WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 2: U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House on April 2, 2021 in Washington, DC. According to the U.S. Labor Department, employers added over 900,000 jobs in March, up from 416,000 in February. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Graham Piro • May 20, 2021 4:55 am
Labor secretary and former Boston mayor Marty Walsh s mayoral administration delayed an investigation into an abusive cop in the middle of Walsh s confirmation process, according to a report released by the Boston city government.
The Democrat s administration appointed an independent investigator to look into allegations that a Walsh-appointed police commissioner abused his wife, but abruptly ordered the investigator to wrap up the investigation, according to the report, as Walsh prepared for a Senate confirmation vote to become secretary of the Departmen
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05/20/2021 07:33 AM EDT
WALSH WATCH Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is getting sucked back into the controversy surrounding embattled Police Commissioner Dennis White and it could become
a distraction for the Labor secretary in the otherwise relatively drama-free Biden administration.
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Former Boston Police Commissioner William Gross, left, and At-Large City Councillor Annissa Essaibi George walked along Blue Hill Avenue on Thurs., May 13. Mia McCarthy photo
Former Boston Police Commissioner endorses Annissa Essaibi George for Mayor
By Mia McCarthy, Correspondent
Former Boston Police Commissioner William Gross endorsed at-Large City Councillor Annissa Essaibi George for Mayor during an event in Mattapan on Thursday afternoon. Gross, who resigned as the city’s first Black police chief in February, called it “an easy decision.”
“This is the person that I wholeheartedly believe, can bring the city together, or make it more cohesive and make Boston what it is today and continue to make it number one in the country,” Gross said.