After arrest, son of Polito supporters lands administration job
It seemed that Anthony G. Virgilio’s career in state service might be in jeopardy after he was charged with OUI and leaving the scene of an accident. He soon left his job as a court officer, but within a year landed a newly created $72,000-a-year job for a member of Governor Charlie Baker’s Cabinet.
Virgilio, a 37-year-old Peabody resident, is the son of supporters of Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. His new job as “facilities health/safety and records field manager’’ is in the office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew A. Beaton, a close Polito political associate.
Virgilio was hired last August to fill the job, which did not require a public posting to attract applicants or a background check.
Top Baker aides refused to answer repeated questions about whether Polito played a role in the hiring or to make the lieutenant governor or Beaton available for an interview. They acknowledged only that Polito has met Virgilio’s parents at campaign events.
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