It was 1971, and trash companies were angling for a lucrative prize: a new round of contracts with Boston. A representative from one outfit, eager to bolster its chances, spoke with a friend of Mayor Kevin White, who suggested that a contribution to White’s upcoming campaign would “be a good move.” The contract, the friend added, did not have to go to the lowest bidder.
When the individual met with White in his City Hall office, according to allegations detailed in the former mayor’s newly released FBI file, he allegedly gave White an envelope with $5,000 cash and a promise of $5,000 more.
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Didn't White go on to "teach" at BU? Funny, I wonder how that detail didn't make it into this article. Corruptly funding one's own sinicure, nice!
"Ring, ring." "Hello, Muckrock, front desk." "Hey, kid, didja hear the news? White's passed away. Today, bud. It's time, as we've discussed. Implement the request to get his FBI files, asap, kapeesh? Hurry up, before the body gets any colder."