1. Joseph J C DiCarlo was an American politician who served in both houses of the Massachusetts General Court.
13 Facts About Joseph DiCarlo
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Joseph DiCarlo was expelled from the Senate in 1977 after he was convicted of extortion.
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Joseph DiCarlo is the first Massachusetts State Senator to be expelled.
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Joseph DiCarlo grew up in Revere, Massachusetts, and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School, Boston College, and Boston University.
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In 1964, Joseph DiCarlo was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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In 1968 Joseph DiCarlo challenged incumbent State Senator Harry Della Russo in the 1st Suffolk District, which consisted of Revere, Winthrop, Saugus, and Everett.
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From 1971 to 1973 Joseph DiCarlo was the Assistant Majority Leader.
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At the 1970 state Democratic Convention, Joseph DiCarlo was considered a possible compromise candidate for Lieutenant Governor if the convention was deadlocked.
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Joseph DiCarlo was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $5,000.
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Joseph DiCarlo lost the Democratic primary to Frank J Mastrocola, Jr.
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Joseph DiCarlo served nine months at the Federal Correctional Institution in Allenwood.
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Joseph DiCarlo started out hauling wheelbarrows of cement, but was later moved to doing estimates.
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Joseph DiCarlo admitted to accepting $11,500 from MacKenzie in exchange for altering the report on MBM.