US Attorney Clears Wynn Resorts, Cites Boston for 'Groundless' Allegations

By FRANK O’LAUGHLIN (Patch Staff)

According to United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz, recent allegations made by the City of Boston against Wynn Resorts are groundless. Ortiz, in a filed response, cited the city for spreading rumors and using the judicial system for its own benefit to gather headlines in the press.

Ortiz’s filing was in response to a request for discovery related to allegations made by the city that individuals working for Wynn Resorts had illegally obtained access to files in a secure wiretap room located in the Mass. Attorney General’s office back in 2013.

The motion was filed by three individuals who were associated with the land prior to Wynn’s purchase and who used the city claims against Wynn as the basis for their argument.

“Without a shred of evidence, and despite having been warned that the “alleged incident” never happened, the defendants seized on a rumor spewed and spun by the City of Boston in a vicious civil lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (the MGC) and filed a Brady motion questioning the integrity of this criminal prosecution,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Barclay in the opening paragraph of the response.

U.S. Attorney Ortiz also released affidavits from two former Massachusetts State Troopers who were accused by the city of illegally reviewing files. Ortiz indicated in the filings that the city was responsible for the release of documents to the media.

“The government further notes that the only real effect of the defendants’ frivolous Motion was to publicly disclose grand jury transcripts produced pursuant to the Protective Order, which materials made their way to the City of Boston and the media within hours of the filing of the Motion,” said U.S. Attorney Ortiz in the response. “Notably, those materials made their way into the record in the City of Boston’s civil lawsuit within twenty-four hours, and were thereafter released to the media by the City’s attorney.”

The U.S. Attorney’s conclusions are hand-in-hand with Wynn’s complaint that Boston’s allegations were baseless and fueled by other motives.

“We are not surprised that the statements made by the City of Boston about our company have been proven false, as we have always maintained,” said Michael Weaver, Senior Vice President of Communications for Wynn. “We hope the City will cease these efforts to stain our reputation.”

Photo Credit: Wynn Resorts