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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey addressed concerns over one of her former aides, LaMar Cook, receiving a payout.
Cook, the former Deputy Director of Healey's Western Massachusetts office, was fired last month following his arrest on drug trafficking and weapons charges.
After his firing, he received a payout of more than $31,000 from his unused vacation time.
Healey said, "it was unacceptable, I'm very upset about it, and every effort is made now to make sure that doesn't happen again."
When asked, Healey wouldn't say if anyone at her administration is being punished for facilitating the payout.
"What's important is that we take an action to ensure this never happens again, I can tell you this was a mistake," Healey said.
Attorney General Andrea Campbell is suing Cook in order to recover the wrongly paid out vacation time.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Mike Macklin reports.
