By William Tauro
How much is enough before Somerville Police Captain Dan Cotter is placed on administrative leave and prosecuted for Obstruction of Justice for the following alleged crimes to cover up multiple official police investigations?
These multiple cover ups were allegedly carried out as a faver to Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone and his administration in exchange for promotions while Captain Cotter was on the list himself.
The multiple allegations of coverups took place between 2003-2016.
Phone calls of requested interviews with the Mayor, Chief of Police and city’s Finance Director we’re not returned by Ed Bean nor by Somerville Communications Director Denise Taylor.
If tried and found guilty, Somerville Police Captain Dan Cotter could forfeit his pension as well as be charged with Obstruction of Justice, Disguises to obstruct execution of law, performance of duties, or exercise of rights :Section 34. Whoever disguises himself with intent to obstruct the due execution of the law, or to intimidate, hinder or interrupt an officer or other person in the lawful performance of his duty, or in the exercise of his rights under the constitution or laws of the commonwealth, whether such intent is effected or not, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year and may if imprisoned also be bound to good behavior for one year after the expiration of such imprisonment.
Below is a list of official Somerville Police Department investigations that were allegedly covered up by Captain Dan Cotter for his own personal gain:
Covering up Alleged Somerville DPW Overtime Scandal
Covering up MAYOR CURTATONE’S USE OF ILLEGAL NARCOTIC DRUGS ON CITY PROPERTY AS MAYOR
Covering up allegations Somerville PD Officer Capobianco‘s (Mayor Curtatone’s cousin) alleged intentions of looting valuables from a dead body victim at crime scene
Covering up allegations of City Finance Director Ed Bean’s misappropriations of municipal funds ($2 million conspiring with Curtatone to defraud taxpayers and to undermine Doherty Kelly Gay Mayoral Election)
Covering up allegations of DPW Commissioner Kody‘s misappropriations of mutual funds
Covering up allegations of DPW Commissioner Kody tampering of municipal water liens and municipal water bills (Deleting and tampering of municipal water liens from Koty’s own personal property bills)
Covering up allegations of FELONY” that was committed in front of witnesses, by Commissioner Stan Koty, one that falls under the category of “MISAPPROPRIATIONS OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS”, which also carries with it a “LOSS OF RETIREMENT”.
Covering up allegations of ILLEGAL DRIVEWAYS AND CURBCUTS ORDERED BY COMMISSIONER STANLEY KOTY
Covering up allegations that DPW Commissioner Koty extorted Firefighter candidate’s by charging them $10,000.00 to get placed on the Somerville Fire Department (Selling jobs placement)
Covering up allegations that DPW Commissioner Koty’s use of White envelopes to extort city vendors
Covering up allegations of COMMISSIONER KOTY’S ILLEGAL CITY VENDOR BIDDING PROCESS TAMPERING
For a complete more defined definition of all these allegations please visit:
Somerville is , has been and probably always will be under the thumb of
graft grabbing ghouls!
Leave this Officer alone he is a great Man
Relax! Don’t you think there is enough pain going around the police station right now. They are dealing with the loss of a brother, and you keep posting the same dam article over and over!!! Real classy.
To pockets, crime has no vacation so get over it.
I totally agree please let’s focus on Officer Remigio and his family Please Please Please for one week can our city mourn the loss of a fantastic indivdual.
Richard Papa
I sent an email to a reporter for this paper about the Somerville Police Department and the way they are. Crazy when you go to the police to get help because someone that you have a restraining order on is still trying to bother you but they laugh and thinks it’s a joke. No it’s not a joke especially when my loved ones are being bothered now.. Then the next day I see an officer pull over a woman and yell at her because she got out of the car to her crying baby. Come on now!!! Like I said they are just like the mayor!!!! #sad