US EditionGov. Healey staffer fired after arrest on cocaine trafficking charge
- On October 29, 2025, LaMar Cook, 45, deputy director for the governor's regional office in Springfield, was arraigned on cocaine trafficking and related gun and ammunition charges, and Governor Maura Healey's Office said he was terminated immediately.
- Investigators say the probe began after earlier seizures, including about 13 kilograms at Hotel UMass in Amherst and about 8 kilograms during a Springfield controlled delivery, totaling about 21 kilograms.
- A state trooper posing as a delivery worker handed a parcel to Cook at the Springfield State Office Building, 436 Dwight St., investigators searched his former office Monday and arrested him Tuesday while driving.
- A judge ordered Cook held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing, he pleaded not guilty, and Healey's administration said it will cooperate as Hampshire County prosecutors consider additional charges.
- Political opponents called the incident a failure of administration oversight as Republican gubernatorial candidates Mike Kennealy and Brian Shortsleeve criticized vetting, while Cook previously directed Hotel UMass and was appointed in 2023.
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An advisor to the Democratic Governor of Massachusetts, Maura Healey, was arrested for cocaine trafficking. This is LaMar Cook, 45 years old and resident of Springfield, who is also charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to Fox News, Cook also served as deputy director of the Healey office in the west of the state. Read more]]>
Aide To Democrat Governor Arrested, Faces Cocaine Trafficking Charges
An aide to Massachusetts Democrat Gov. Maura Healey was arrested and faces cocaine trafficking charges after authorities said they seized eight kilograms of the drug that were allegedly to be delivered to him at a state office building. LaMar Cook, 45, who was the deputy director of Healey’s Western Massachusetts office, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. A judge ordered Cook to be held without bail during a court appearance. BAY STATE BUST: LaMa…
Mass. Governor Aide Charged With Drug Trafficking
An aide to Democrat Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey was arrested Tuesday on drug trafficking charges after authorities said 8 kilograms of cocaine were delivered to him at a state office building in Springfield. LaMar Cook, 45, deputy director of Healey’s Western Massachusetts office, was arraigned Wednesday in Springfield District Court on charges of drug trafficking, illegal possession of a gun and ammunition, and driving without a license, th…
Alert: Dem Gov's Aide Arrested Over Cocaine Trafficking Charges - Allegedly Was Shipping Drugs to State Office - and, of Course, There Are Firearm Charges, Too
When Michelle Obama first rambled on about that “high road,” I don’t think this is what she meant. The Democratic Party — you know, the “good guys,” according to them […] The post Alert: Dem Gov's Aide Arrested Over Cocaine Trafficking Charges - Allegedly Was Shipping Drugs to State Office - and, of Course, There Are Firearm Charges, Too appeared first on The Western Journal.
Aide to Dem Mass. Gov. Maura Healey busted after allegedly having 8 kilos of cocaine sent to state office building
LaMar Cook, a staffer for Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, was hit with drug trafficking charges after authorities intercepted eight kilograms of cocaine being delivered to a state office building.
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