REP LIEU STATEMENT ON ENDING U.S. SUPPORT FOR SAUDI-LED MILITARY OPERATION IN YEMEN

REP LIEU STATEMENT ON ENDING U.S. SUPPORT FOR SAUDI-LED MILITARY OPERATION IN YEMEN 

 Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County)(file photo)

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the Biden Administration announced it is ending U.S. support for Saudi-led military operations in Yemen. Since his first term, Rep. Lieu has been one of the leaders of the effort in Congress to end U.S. involvement in the armed conflict in Yemen, which has killed thousands of Yemeni civilians, deepened human suffering in the country, and increased instability in the region.   

“I applaud the Biden Administration’s announcement that it is ending U.S. support for military operations in Yemen. Since 2015, I have called for an end to U.S. involvement in this conflict, which has created and perpetuated one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.

There has never been a military solution to Yemen, and our government’s support to the Saudi-led coalition over the years—including arms sales, refueling, and political support—has made us complicit in this horrific conflict for far too long. The evidence is overwhelming that the Saudi-led coalition committed multiple war crimes in Yemen. While we must ensure that ‘offensive operation’ is appropriately defined and the new policy properly implemented, I welcome the Biden Administration’s early actions to change course in Yemen.

In addition to ending military support, the U.S. also has a moral responsibility to engage with regional stakeholders to bring the conflict to an end and alleviate the suffering of the people of Yemen. I appreciate the Biden Administration’s promise to play an active diplomatic role and look forward to working with them as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to achieve our shared goals.”

An overview of Congressman Lieu’s previous work on Yemen:

In July 2020, the House passed Congressman Lieu’s amendment to the FY21 NDAA that created critical reporting requirements for the administration on Yemen. The amendment was included in the final bill that became law following a presidential veto override on January 1, 2021.

In December 2019, the House passed its final version of the NDAA, which included an amendment from Congressman Lieu modeled after his Yemen Refueling Prohibition Act, which prohibited refueling assistance to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen for two years.

In March 2019, Congressmen Lieu and Malinowski led a letter from 13 Members of Congress urging Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to investigate reports that members of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen are recruiting and deploying child soldiers in the conflict

In January 2019, Rep. Lieu, Rep. Yoho and Rep. Malinowski introduced the Yemen Refueling Prohibition Act, which would stop the United States from providing the in-flight refueling of Saudi or Saudi-led coalition aircraft conducting missions in Yemen. The legislation comes after years of failures by both the Obama and Trump Administrations to mitigate the U.S.’s role in civilian casualties from coalition-led airstrikes.

In November 2018, Rep. Lieu issued a statement of support for the Senate's efforts to advance a bipartisan resolution to revoke U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen.

 

In August 2018, Congressman Lieu sent a letter to the Department of Defense Inspector General calling for an investigation into whether U.S. personnel supporting Saudi and Emeriti coalition operations in Yemen are violating DoD regulations, the Law of Armed Conflict, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, federal statutes or international law. The letter comes after a Saudi-led airstrike hit a school bus in Yemen last week. Rep. Lieu has long called for more scrutiny into the coalition’s actions in Yemen, questioning the U.S.’s efforts to ensure Saudi and Emeriti forces are actively mitigating civilian casualties and avoiding worsening the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

 

In July 2018, Congressmen Lieu and Ted Yoho (R-FL) sent a letter to Senate and House Armed Services Committee leaders to express support for a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) provision that would establish certification requirements for U.S. assistance to Gulf partners operating in Yemen.

 

In December 2017, President Donald J. Trump signed the 2018 NDAA, which included two provisions on Yemen that Rep. Lieu authored, into law. Congressman Lieu authored provisions that will bring critical congressional oversight to the conflict in Yemen for the first time. Sec. 1265 requires the Departments of Defense and State to report to Congress on whether the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners are abiding by their commitments in Yemen. Sec. 1275 requires the President to submit a detailed report that contains a military and diplomatic strategy for Yemen.

 

In July 2017, the House of Representatives passed Congressman Lieu’s amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 that requires the Departments of Defense and State to report to Congress on whether the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners are abiding by their commitments in Yemen to avoid civilian casualties.

 

In May 2017, Congressmen Lieu and Ted Yoho (R-FL) called on House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce to review the proposed sale of precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia. Congressman Lieu also introduced legislation to place conditions on all air-to-ground munitions sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The three conditions relate to avoiding civilian casualties, facilitating humanitarian aid, and targeting U.S.-designated terrorist organizations such as AQAP and ISIS.

 

In April 2017, Congressman Lieu led a letter with a bipartisan group of 30 Members of Congress to Secretary of Defense Mattis and Secretary of State Tillerson requesting information related to the operational conduct of the Royal Saudi Air Force in Yemen.

 

In November 2016, Congressman Lieu led the Lantos Human Rights Commission in holding a hearing on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

 

In August 2016, Congressman Lieu led a bipartisan group of 64 Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to postpone the sale of new arms to Saudi Arabia. The letter raised concerns regarding the Saudi-led Coalition’s killing of civilians. Previously, Congressman Lieu had repeatedly raised similar concerns, sending letters to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretaries John Kerry and Ash Carter. He also introduced legislation to establish new guidelines for weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.

 

In April 2016, Congressman Lieu introduced a joint resolution in the House (H.J. RES 90) to provide limitations on the transfer of air-to-ground munitions from the United States to Saudi Arabia.

 

In September 2015, Congressman Lieu sent a letter to General Joseph F. Dunford, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, requesting further information about civilian deaths as a result of Saudi Arabian led coalition airstrikes in Yemen. In the letter, Congressman Lieu requested that the United States cease aiding coalition airstrikes in Yemen until the coalition demonstrates that they will institute proper safeguards to prevent civilian deaths.

 

In August 2015, Congressman Lieu called for the U.S. to halt its participation in coalition airstrikes in Yemen

陳宏林，黃麗貞"河馬行" 退休生涯好悠哉

陳宏林展示房車是甜蜜新家。(NEACP提供)

               (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)古人仗劍走天涯，今人輕騎行天下。都學建築的陳宏林、黃麗貞夫婦，從工作上退休，在生活上翻轉，把豪宅變成裝在四個輪子上的蝸居後，開始了許多人羨慕，大讚有勇氣，他們自己稱為”河馬行(Hippoing Around)”的非凡人生。

NEACP的這場講座也是在網上舉行。(視頻截圖)

             應紐英崙中華專業人員協會(NEACP)邀請，陳宏林夫婦日前在網上分享了他們的與眾不同人生。

              陳宏林覺得人們小時候做父母的好孩子，長大後做子女的好父母，一路求學，成家立業，生兒育女，退休後屋已空巢，卻彷彿人生重新掌握在自己手中，他們決定把退休日子變成黃金年代，改變身邊一切事務的優先順序，重新定義自己的舒適圈。

子女各奔前程後，陳宏林兩夫妻已縮窄居屋二次，先從Sudbury搬到Marborough，好離工作地方近點，退休後再搬到新罕布夏州。決定徹底改變生活型態後，新罕布夏州的房子也賣了，只留個一睡房小屋，另外在德州女兒，加州哥哥們的住處附近，各安排棟小屋，再斥資6萬餘元，買輛2011年，只開了2萬多英里，體型有點”河馬”的二手房車(RV)，就開始以車為家，踏上遊逛國家公園，欣賞各地建築的悠哉”河馬行”生活。

陳宏林兩夫婦在Newburyport拍的風景。(視頻截圖)

             陳宏林為有心一試這種生活的人，詳細解釋了他們一步步的安排，包括這輛廂旅車，有著所有一個家該有的廚房，廁所，客廳，睡房，收納室，還有儲水桶，熱水爐，發電機，丙烷罐，甚至太陽能板，應有盡有。空間是小了一點，可是從新罕布夏州，麻州，緬因州，一路沿80號公路開到德州，再經由10號公路到新墨西哥州，亞利桑那州，加州，他們不需要預訂旅館，也不怕深入荒郊野外，只要看到喜歡的地方，無論是叢林深處，空曠山野，或是鄉村小鎮，世外桃源，想待多久，就待多久。

德州休士頓Martin Dies Jr. 州立公園的觀望橋。(視頻截圖)

              過去這大半年中，他們倆欣賞到以前從沒機會去仔細享受的麻州Newbury port，緬因州Acadia 公園，肯塔基州長毛象洞穴(Mammoth Cave)國家公園，亞利桑那州廂式貨車木地花園的半月橋，甚至還回他倆的母校，德州奧斯汀大學去逛了一圈，欣賞著名建築師事務所Nelson Partners & Ziedler設計的”長表演藝術中心(The Long Center for the Performaing Arts)”，看了德州休士頓Martin Dies Jr. 州立公園的觀望橋。更難得的是還和他倆的女兒，哥哥們隨心所欲的聚居更長時間。

陳宏林，黃麗貞兩夫婦退休後悠哉週遊天下。(視頻截圖)

              陳宏林坦言，這一切安排都經過計算，並沒有太冒險，當然，無庸置疑的，在享受”居無定所”的樂趣之中，他們得適應許多新狀況，包括一般房車長29到45英尺，進城時，找停車位不那麼容易，沿路得預先查妥房車營地，在預算中要包括購買等級比較好的網路服務等等，但是這卻給了他們更豐富，更姿彩的生活體驗，打從心底感覺到的喜樂。

              中華專協董事長蔡明機，會長康雅雰，主持人周萬欽等人在會末提醒與會者，中華專協的下一場活動預定是二月中慶祝農曆新年與元宵節。礙於疫情未消，估計要辦也還得在網上。(僑務電子報授權刊載)

麥肯錫5億7300萬元協議 總檢察官Murau Healey: 麻州將得1300萬元

 

麻州總檢察官奚莉(Murau Healey)。視頻截圖)

        (Boston Orange 編譯)麻州總檢察官奚莉(Murau Healey)和47州，以及哥倫比亞特區，5個美國領土總檢察官們組成的聯盟，今(4)日宣佈和世界上最大諮詢公司之一的麥肯錫(McKinsey & Company)達成5億7300萬元協議。

總檢察官們調查麥肯錫公司和鴉片類藥物公司合作，幫助那些公司推廣，並從這些鴉片類藥物的流行而獲利的行為。

根據今日遞入薩福克郡高等法院的訴狀，以及判決同意書條款，麥肯錫公司將支付5億7300萬元，用於資助受影響者預防，治療及恢復。其中1300萬元將付給麻州。

這是涉及多州的鴉片類藥物和解案，第一次得到那麼大一筆款項來分給各州用於處理藥物濫用。這一協議仍待法院批准。

AG’s Office Secures $573 Million Settlement With McKinsey for ‘Turbocharging’ Opioid Sales and Profiting From the Epidemic

Massachusetts to Receive $13 Million; Case Is First Multistate Opioid Settlement to Result in Substantial Payment to Address the Epidemic

2/04/2021

• Office of Attorney General Maura Healey

BOSTON — Attorney General Maura Healey, with a coalition of attorneys general representing 47 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories, announced a $573 million settlement with one of the world’s largest consulting firms, McKinsey & Company, resolving investigations into the company’s role working for opioid companies, helping those companies promote their drugs, and profiting from the opioid epidemic.

Under the terms of the consent judgment, filed today along with a complaint in Suffolk Superior Court, McKinsey will pay a total of $573 million – with $13 million going to Massachusetts – which will be used to fund prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts. This is the first multistate opioid settlement to result in substantial payment to the states to address the epidemic. The judgment remains subject to court approval.

“Today’s agreement sets a new standard for accountability in one of the most devastating crises of our time,” AG Healey said. “As a result, our communities will receive substantial resources for treatment, prevention, and recovery services, and families who have seen their loved ones hurt and killed by the opioid epidemic will have the truth exposed about McKinsey’s illegal and dangerous partnership with Purdue Pharma.”

McKinsey is required to turn over tens of thousands of internal documents detailing its work for Purdue Pharma and other opioid companies for public disclosure online. According to the complaint, McKinsey designed Purdue’s marketing schemes, including a plan to “turbocharge” OxyContin sales at the height of the opioid epidemic.

Today’s filings, with evidence about McKinsey’s misconduct first uncovered by AG Healey’s Office, describe how McKinsey contributed to the opioid crisis by selling marketing schemes and consulting services to opioid manufacturers, including OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, for over a decade. The complaint, filed with the settlement, details how McKinsey advised Purdue to maximize its OxyContin profits, including by:

• Focusing on higher, more lucrative dosages and increased sales rep visits to high-volume opioid prescribers;
• Targeting physicians with specific messaging to convince them to prescribe more OxyContin to more patients;
• Encouraging opioid manufacturers to band together to “defend against strict treatment by the FDA” on risk mitigation efforts that could have reduced high doses and saved lives; and
• Delivering OxyContin directly to patients through mail-order pharmacies to circumvent retail pharmacy restrictions on high dose, suspicious prescriptions.

When states began to sue Purdue’s directors for their implementation of McKinsey’s marketing schemes, McKinsey partners began emailing about deleting documents and emails related to their work for Purdue.

Under the terms of today’s settlement, McKinsey will pay $573 million, with a total of $558 million distributed to states to abate the opioid crisis, and $15 million to fund investigation expenses and support the document repository. In Massachusetts, today’s settlement will fund the state’s newly created Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund to help expand access to opioid use disorder prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery options. 

Along with the payment and the disclosure of documents, the agreement also imposes court-ordered ethics rules that McKinsey must implement, including strict company-wide standards for document retention, and conflict disclosures on state contracts. In addition, McKinsey agreed to stop advising companies on potentially dangerous Schedule II and III narcotics. 

Today’s filings are the latest action AG Healey has taken to combat the opioid epidemic and hold accountable those who are responsible for creating and fueling the crisis. Since taking office, AG Healey has prioritized combating the opioid epidemic through a multi-disciplinary approach that includes enforcement, policy, prevention, and education efforts. Learn more about AG Healey’s work to combat the opioid epidemic here [mass.gov].

The states’ investigation, first launched by AG Healey’s Office, was led by an executive committee made up of the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, and Vermont. The executive committee is joined by the attorneys general of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, the District of Columbia, and the territories of American Samoa, Guam the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Handling the case for Massachusetts are Assistant Attorneys General Jenny Wojewoda and Sandy Alexander, Senior Enforcement Counsel Gillian Feiner, and Health Care Division Chief Eric Gold, all of AG Healey’s Health Care and Fair Competition Bureau, with assistance from Legal Analyst Julia Walsh, Paralegals Philipp Nowak and Indira Rao, Health Care Division Assistant Attorney General Ethan Marks, Civil Investigator Marlee Greer, Assistant Attorney General and eDiscovery Attorney Paula McManus, and Digital Evidence Lab Director Chris Kelly.

麻州撥款1億7400萬元補助小企業 8日起餐館、企業容納量可提升至40%

麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)。(視頻截圖)

                      (Boston Orange 整理編譯)麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)今(4)日在疫情匯報中宣佈，放寬開放限制。下週一的2月8日凌晨5點起，包括餐館在內，企業營運量可從25%增加到40%。群聚人數限制，仍維持在室內10人，戶外25人。

             麻州目前仍在恢復開放的第三階段第一步驟，包括室內表演場所，諸如滑輪溜冰，蹦床公園等室內娛樂行業，仍然得等到第三階段第二步驟，才能開放。

             營運容量可增加到40%的行業包括，商場及娛樂業，駕駛及飛行學校，體育館/健身俱樂部，圖書館，博物館，零售店，辦公室，信仰崇拜所，住宿場所(公用場所)，高爾夫球場(室內部分)，電影院(每間放映戲院不得多於50人)。

麻州副州長白莉朵(Karyn Polito)。(視頻截圖)

             麻州政府同時宣佈，已經又再撥1億7390萬元給4043家受新冠病毒打擊最嚴重的小企業，包括餐館，酒吧，外燴，以及個人服務業，獨立零售商等等。這已是麻州成長資本企業(MGCC)發放的第六輪新冠病毒紓緩金。

             在新冠病毒小企業補助項目方面，查理貝克政府已共撥發4億5000萬元，資助9,900家小企業。這些費來自去年12月設立的6億6800萬元企業濟助金，以及包括在10月宣佈，包括在經濟復甦方案內5080萬元

        MGCC還將從2月4日起和漏交文件的特定行業補助款申請者聯絡，在未來數週內幫助他們辦妥申請。

        麻州公共衛生廳的昨日新冠病毒數據為新增確診2186人，新增死亡53人，疫情有趨緩現象。

        由於2月14日的情人節在望，許多商家都期望政府放寬限制，好讓她們有機會爭取一點生意哦。不過都會區計畫委員會主任Marc Draisen認為，放寬限制很可能讓人們開始對病毒掉以輕心，覺得疫情已經沒那麼嚴重，可以多出去了，但在疫情未完全消除之前，最好還是謹慎小心些。

Baker-Polito Administration Awards Nearly $174 Million in Grants to 4,043 Additional Small Businesses for COVID Relief, Increases Capacity Limits for Businesses and Other Activities

Over $450 million in direct financial support has been awarded to 9,900 small businesses; Capacity limits for most sectors increased to 40%

BOSTON — Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced approximately $173.9 million in awards to 4,043 additional small businesses in the sixth round of COVID relief grants administered by the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC). This program is focused on serving businesses that have been most impacted by the pandemic, including restaurants, bars, caterers, personal services and independent retailers.

The Administration also announced that effective Monday, February 8^th at 5:00 AM, businesses can operate at 40% capacity. This is an increase from an existing order limiting capacity to 25% for many businesses that expires Monday.

Beginning when the order expires, restaurants and close contact personal services will also be allowed to operate at a 40% capacity limit.

Additionally, the Administration announced that current restrictions limiting gathering sizes to 10 persons indoors and 25 persons outdoors would remain in place for the present time.

All other orders and safety guidance remain in place throughout the Commonwealth as the state continues to fight COVID-19 and vaccination ramps up in all regions.

COVID-19 SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAMS 

To date, the Baker-Polito Administration has awarded more than $450 million in direct financial support to 9,900 small businesses. This funding has been made available through a $668 million business relief fund set up in December, as well as a $50.8 million fund for small and diverse businesses included in the economic recovery package announced in October. 

In parallel with the awards announced today, MGCC is engaging with applicants to the Small Business and Sector-Specific Grant Programs that meet sector and demographic priorities but are missing certain documents that are necessary to be considered for an award. Those applicants will be contacted beginning today, February 4^th, and MGCC will work with those businesses over the coming weeks to finalize their applications.

SECTOR-SPECIFIC CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS

Effective Monday, February 8^th at 5:00 AM, those businesses and other sectors in Massachusetts currently limited to 25% capacity following an across the board capacity reduction on December 26, 2020 will be permitted to increase to a 40% capacity limit. Businesses and activities affected by the adjustment include:

• Arcades and Recreational Businesses

• Driving and Flight Schools

• Gyms/Health Clubs

• Libraries

• Museums

• Retail

• Offices

• Places of Worship

• Lodging (common areas)

• Golf (indoor areas)

• Movie Theaters (no more than 50 people per theater)

In addition, restaurants and close contact personal services will now be allowed to operate at a 40% capacity limit, which reflects an increase from the 25% limit imposed in December. As under the current 25% limit, workers and staff will not count towards the occupancy count for restaurants and close contact personal services.

The Commonwealth remains in Phase 3, Step 1 of the Baker-Polito Administration’s reopening plan.

Phase 3, Step 2 businesses, including indoor performance venues and indoor recreation businesses like roller rinks and trampoline parks, remain closed.  

GATHERING LIMITS

The current gathering limits, in place since December 26, are being extended. Indoor gatherings and events will remain limited to 10 people. Outdoor gatherings and events will remain limited to 25 people. The gathering limits apply equally to private homes, event venues, and other public spaces.

Click here to read the read the updated gatherings order.

波士頓警察局長Dennis White 才上任就停職 肇因20年前家暴案

波士頓警察局局長Dennis White。(檔案照片，視頻截圖)

            (Boston Orange整理編譯)甫於2月1日宣誓就任，2月3日立遭勒令暫時休假，波士頓市歷來第2位黑人警察局局長Dennis White傳出曾於1999年家暴，波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Martin J. Walsh)將外聘人員調查。

              馬丁華殊發出聲明，指派波士頓警察局總副局長(Superintendent-in-Chief) Gregory Long擔任代理局長，稱市府將從外聘請律師做公正的全面調查。

              波士頓市歷史上的首名黑人警察局局長葛羅斯(William Gross)上週五(1月29日)突然辭職，他的幕僚長兼副局長Dennis White於2月1日宣誓就任，成為第43任波士頓市警察局局長。沒想到波士頓環球報查詢的一宗1999年家暴案，涉案人就是Dennis White。他涉嫌威脅要射殺妻子，其後法院下令要他和家人保持距離。他那時候的妻子也是一名警察。

              馬丁華殊獲悉此事時，人在華府，為他被提名為美國勞工部部長的2月4日聽證會做準備。他說，”我一聽到這嚴重指控，就馬上行動”，”這些令人不安的問題，我或者我的工作人員都不知道，但應該要事前知道”。

              上星期，在馬丁華殊宣佈要指派Dennis White出任波士頓警察局局長後，波士頓環球報就逼波士頓警察局提供White的工作歷史，其中包括三宗內部事務案。波士頓警察局提供了一些基本資料，但拒絕提供內部事務案件內容。

              馬丁華殊政府週三在波士頓環球報記者展示法庭文件，列有家暴指控後回應了。

              1999年5月5日，一名法官發出禁制令，逼White離開家，遠離妻子和孩子，還要交出他的執勤武器。波士頓環球報並未找到White被控罪的證據。在法庭文件中，他否認所有犯行。

              根據法庭文件，White的妻子指控White推她，打她。包括在遺囑認證和家事法院的檔案中，還有波士頓警探訪談這對夫妻的一名朋友後的總結。這名朋友告訴警察，在White和妻子及另一名認識的人起衝突後，White說”想要射殺她和他”。

              當年17歲的White女兒向警探重述，她父親曾經告訴她，在他睡覺的時候別驚擾他，因為”我睡覺的時候槍就放在枕頭下”。

              White的突然停職，引發馬丁華殊上週四指派White接任波士頓市內這最重要職位之一前，到底有沒有審查等的許多問題。波士頓環球報查問的3宗內部事務案中，就有一宗的時間點和這宗家暴案相同，但無法證實是否有關連。

              刑事司法專家們說，儘管波士頓市市長有權獨自決定指派誰當警察局局長，但特別是在警察與人們的關係已被磨損的關鍵時刻，城市經常會慢慢來，做全國搜尋，提名最後入圍者，還努力讓公眾參與挑選過程。

              馬丁華殊離任後，波士頓市議會議長Kim Janey將擔任代理市長。她在一份聲明中表示，她對任何這類指控都會非常的嚴肅以待。

              Kim Janey的聲明是在馬丁華殊要White停職前發出來的。她說，”在議會服務期間，我曾有機會和White局長合作，但這是我第一次聽到這件事。我非常擔心”。”公眾有清楚透明知道的權力”。

              波士頓環球報在12月發表的一篇文章中指稱，過去10年來，波士頓警察被控告時面對的司法系統，經常比平民所面對的更為寬容。控訴有時候會做內部調查，而且不和檢察官分享。

              警察局目前的家暴案政策寫著”逮捕是(警察局)偏好的回應”。

              薩福克郡(Suffolk)地方檢察官Rachael Rollins在一份聲明中表示，她的辦公室並不知道有關White的指控，無法置評。

              馬丁華殊在White的宣誓就任儀式中說，警察局致力”問責與透明”，但指派White擔任警察局局長的過程卻明顯不透明。

              根據州法，波士頓警察局局長任期5年，目前還不清楚，White可以任職5年，還是接續葛羅斯2018年就任後的任期。

              White擔任公職的歷史頗長，起初是一名消防員，然後加入警察局。警察局一度形容他為”受人尊重的街頭警察，在他長大的社區，洛士百利及多徹斯特值勤”。他畢業於Jeremiah E. Burke高中，當警察後於2005年取得Newbury學院的法律學士學位，主修刑事法。

              1999年時，White是一名警官，和也是波士頓警察的妻子已結婚將近20年。那年5月，White的妻子申請禁制令，寫著”我們經常爭吵，他總是要把我推倒，我很害怕他可能進來殺我，因為他很憤怒”。波士頓環球報稱，不點明這位女士，因為他可能是家暴案受害者。她在接電話時也拒絕表示意見。

              2000年9月，代表White妻子的律師在申請離婚的文件中寫著，這名丈夫已承認毆打妻子(一次)，而且睡覺時槍就放在枕頭下”。代表White的律師則寫著，他的客戶”堅定地否認曾打他妻子(或者)威脅要傷害她”。

              不過，White的律師還寫了，”這丈夫承認兩人之間有爭吵，有時候會吵到互相有肢體接觸”。這律師辯稱，限制令及虐待指控是試圖讓White和家庭，孩子分開，並在個人及工作上羞辱他。

              在White遞交的法律文件中，White寫著，他妻子的說法互相衝突。她在離婚申請中聲稱他打過她一次，但1999年5月4日的警察報告，關於威脅要殺她的註記卻是她告訴警察，她們”過去有爭執，但沒有身體虐待”。

              根據包括在離婚檔案中的記錄，同一天有另一份警察報告是控告White的妻子騷擾，因為據說她打電話到洛士百利警察站找White，並向接電話的警察吼叫。

              警察行政研究論壇(Police Executive Research Forum)是個協助城市搜尋新領導的機構。該機構主任Chuck Wexler說，波士頓一直都為能夠從自己的警察局內聘請警察局長而感到欣慰。

              波士頓市的兩名前局長，葛羅斯和威廉伊凡斯(William Evans)都在波士頓警察局工作了一輩子。儘管這份工作對全國性人選很有吸引力，但波士頓官員很少從外面找人。

              1985年時，當年的市長雷夫連(Raymond Flynn)在最後決定請他的朋友，已經當波士頓警察很久的Francis Roaches出任波士頓警察局局長之前，曾飛到費城及紐約，面試候選人。

              2006年，當時的波士頓市長萬寧路(Tomas M. Menino)做全國搜尋，晤談了半打以上的候選人後，也是聘請了羅爾市警察局的Edward F. Davis。

              上星期，在被指派之後，White在簡短的訪問中誓言"會確保我們很透明，好讓公眾信任我們”。

              他說，”主要的事是跨進門來，並確保船是向前直開。我想警察局以後會向很棒的方向前進”。