Former Probation supervisor testifies that her boss John O’Brien controlled hiring process - Metro - The Boston Globe

O’Brien, who served as commissioner from 1998 to 2010, and his top
deputies, Elizabeth Tavares and William Burke III, face charges of
racketeering and mail fraud in allegedly turning their department into a
criminal enterprise by selling jobs to the friends and family members
of state legislators, in exchange for regular budget increases, an
exchange that prosecutors have called “political currency.”Former Probation supervisor testifies that her boss John O’Brien controlled hiring process - Metro - The Boston Globe