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Former Healey aide charged with SNAP fraud. What to know

A man who worked in Gov. Maura Healey’s administration has been charged with illegally obtaining food assistance benefits.

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Judge revokes bail for LaMar Cook, former Healey aideA judge on Thursday revoked bail for LaMar D. Cook, a former aide to Governor Maura Healey facing drug trafficking charges.

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Ex-Healey aide Lamar Cook state bail revoked following arrest on federal chargesLamar Cook, Gov. Maura Healey's former deputy director for Western Massachusetts, had his bail revoked in his state cocaine trafficking case following his arrest on SNAP benefits fraud charges.

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Gov. Maura Healey, GOP’s Mike Minogue to face off in second general election debateDemocratic Gov. Maura Healey and her GOP challenger Mike Minogue will go head-to-head in their second and final debate live on WCVB-TV Thursday night as the general election fast approaches.

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Ex-Healey aide LaMar Cook arrested on SNAP fraud chargesGov. Maura Healey fired LaMar Cook last year following his arrest on state-level drug trafficking and firearm charges.

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Lamar Cook, fired Healey deputy, to be released on bailAn official at Gov. Maura Healey's Springfield, Mass. office, previously arrested on drug and gun charges, was arrested again Wednesday for allegedly...

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Gov. Healey ‘proud’ of scandal-plagued state police, deflects blame for LaMar Cook in final debate against MinogueDemocratic Gov. Maura Healey and her Republican challenger Mike Minogue traded blows for the second time in a week during their final gubernatorial debate Thursday night on WCVB-TV.

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Healey, Minogue meet in final Mass. gubernatorial debateGovernor Maura Healey and her Republican challenger, Michael Minogue, presented starkly different depictions of Massachusetts in their second and final debate Thursday.

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Healey addresses alleged rape at State Police barracksGovernor Maura Healey defended the State Police and her hand-picked colonel after a BPS security official was charged with raping a woman he brought back to the department’s barracks on Martha’s Vineyard.

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Healey, Minogue debate for final time before Election DayMassachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Republican challenger Mike Minogue clashed over rising energy costs, abortion rights and accountability for misconduct in...

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Mass. Gov. Maura Healey defends State Police amid controversiesPressed over a string of troubling incidents involving State Police, Healey stood by the agency. Her Republican rival quickly seized on one remark.

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