Former state senator Brian A. Joyce was charged in a federal indictment Friday with using his Senate office as a front to collect about $1 million in bribes and kickbacks that were laundered through his law firm, along with getting hundreds of pounds of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee for free.
The 102-page indictment charges Joyce with “honest services mail fraud” for violating his oath of office, corruption, extortion, racketeering, and IRS charges including money laundering and embezzlement.
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The Senator runs on Dunkin’ — Prosecutors allege Joyce pushed for legislation that would benefit the owner of over 100 Dunkin’ Donuts franchises, in exchange for more than $125,000 for “purported legal services” between 2010 and 2013. The owner also gave Joyce up to 200 pounds of free coffee for the senator to distribute at town hall meetings and other events, the indictment says.
[contentcards url=”http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/12/08/five-highlights-brian-joyce-indictment/HiEndGD4JzZHC7xDfw2BDL/story.html” target=”_blank”]Made for Massachusetts political scandal: State senator indicted, in part, for getting 200 pounds of Dunkin’ coffee in exchange for favorable legislation (“No decaf…We like k cups"): https://t.co/dhoH2TBSM7 pic.twitter.com/pvmO6zEsJq
— Matt Viser (@mviser) December 8, 2017