Lamar Cook, Democrat aide to Massachusetts governor Maura Healey, was just busted for drug trafficking. A shipment of 8 kilograms of cocaine he ordered was intercepted by federal authorities.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5581027-lamar-cook-cocaine-trafficking/
Aide to Massachusetts governor nabbed in cocaine bust

An aide to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey was arrested Tuesday night on cocaine trafficking charges after investigators allegedly intercepted a drug shipment slated for delivery at the Springfield State Office Building.

Lamar Cook, 45, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of cocaine trafficking in 200 grams or more, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.

Bail was set at $25,000, subject to the outcome of a hearing Friday, his defense attorney told The Hill.

Prosecutors say a shipment of nearly 8 kilograms was intercepted Saturday, before undercover delivery officers packaged approximately 225 grams back up and carried out “a controlled delivery operation” to the state office building where Cook worked.

Three days later, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office said, police arrested Cook at a traffic stop.

Cook is listed as the deputy director of “Governors Western Mass Office” on his LinkedIn profile, which indicates he’s served in that position for 2 1/2 years.

“As the Western Massachusetts Director for Governor Maura Healey, I serve as a key liaison between the state government and the western region of Massachusetts. In this role, I effectively manage and coordinate government initiatives and policies in 4 counties,” his LinkedIn job description states.

A spokesperson for Healey’s office told local news outlets that Cook was fired “effectively immediately” upon learning of the arrest Tuesday.

“The conduct that occurred here is unacceptable and represents a major breach of the public trust,” the spokesperson said in the reported statement.