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More than 250 employees of the Probation Department have personal connections to politicians and court officials, or gave at least $500 to state legislators since 2002, a Spotlight analysis has shown. On Thursday, Independent Counsel Paul F. Ware Jr. found that suspended Probation Commissioner John J. O'Brien systematically hired and promoted politically-backed job candidates, against whom job candidates without connections had little hope. | Related article

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          • Thomas M. Petrolati

          • State Rep., Speaker Pro Tempore

        • $66,025 — 464 donations

      • 2

          • Robert A. DeLeo

          • Speaker of the House

        • $30,820 — 176 donations

      • 3

          • Stephen J. Buoniconti

          • State Senator

        • $26,610 — 162 donations

      • 4

          • Mark C.W. Montigny

          • State Senator

        • $24,305 — 189 donations

      • 5

          • Salvatore F. DiMasi

          • Former Speaker of the House

        • $18,200 — 97 donations

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          • Eugene L. O'Flaherty

          • State Rep.

        • $14,750 — 69 donations

Probation employees connected to politicians and court officials

Note: Donations cumulative since 2002. * indicates that donation total includes family members

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