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After multiple delays, former City of Quincy Director of Senior Services Thomas “Steak Tips” Clasby finally plead guilty in a Boston federal courtroom today on all of the 12 federal felony counts against him including years of embezzling of City of Quincy funds, both mail and wire fraud, and interstate transportation of stolen property.
Unfortunately, by pleading out the public will not hear word in open court who all helped Steak Tips eat 153 pounds of bourbon steak tips.
Nice custom embroidered fleece!
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Then again, those in the know have a pretty good idea as to at least most of those who helped him “fleece” the steak tips and so eliminate evidence.
In any event, what with Steak Tips pleading guilty to all 12 counts as well as looking at an at least a $130,000 restitution order, the prosecution is pressing for a 12 to 18 months long sentence and so seeing Tips loses his city pension and other benefits sounds about right even if the defense is pressing for probation instead of anytime served.
“Do you swear that what you about to say is provided with a clear understanding of the charges and free of any secret agreements?”
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Sentencing is set for June 17 2026.
No word, however, if Tips’ longtime at least former BFF Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch and suspected co-consumer of some of the purloined beef and thus evidence will be submitting a letter of support to the judge with the tacit hope of encouraging a lenient sentence for the mayor’s said to be best man at his wedding several decades ago.
After all, the mayor did so for Dan FlynnFlam when he was facing sentencing for an at least $10 million dollar Ponzi scheme flimflam.
Next stop, selling cars for Dan Quirk — just like Danny Flynn did for awhile — or maybe Flynn will cut him in on his Sports Memorabilia Company. Or maybe Danny has a place for him in his real estate deals, deals which is he prohibited from being involved in. Funny that they all seem to have come from one part/parish of Quincy. All of Tommy’s minions are fat and happy …. until they get caught. They all feign integrity, decency and legitimacy and yet they have not a shred of any of those things.
Is it true that Steak Tips during his recording studio session covered the following songs?
*Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow – the Theme from Baretta by Sammy Davis Jr. (a.k.a, Don’t Do The Crime If You Can’t Do The Time).
*”Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash.
*Jailhouse Rock” by Elvis Presley.
*Chain Gang by Sam Cooke.
*Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy.
*I found Jesus on the jailhouse Floor by George Strait.
*I fought the Law (and the law won) by the Bobby Fuller Four.
*Boston Jail by Porter Wagoner.
*Bad Boys by Inner Circle (the theme song from the TV show COPS).
John,
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If Mayor Koch was a bank manager, the front door would be left open at night as well as the money drawers left out and then when some money is found missing how is he not responsible. This is what happens in this city, blame everyone else, if you leave the cookie jar open and your kids eat All the cookies, isn’t the person who left it open share some responsibility.
Koch should resign if he has any conscience as he has ruined the city.