Massachusetts: Finneran resigns from lobbying job
AP reports: Former House Speaker Thomas Finneran resigned on Tuesday night from his $416,000-a-year job as president of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, days after he pleaded guilty to obstructing justice during a voting rights redistricting lawsuit.
The council's board said it accepted his resignation, effective immediately, during an evening conference call, a day after it had met to discuss his future and it appeared he was losing support. ...
Finneran took the job with the council that represents the state's life sciences industry in 2004 after resigning his legislative position. He was seen as an effective lobbyist for the group, and the board had backed him after his federal indictment in 2005. -- Finneran Resigns From Bio-Tech Job - Politics