John George Jr.

{{short description|American politician}}

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| name = John George Jr.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|7|31}}

| birth_place = Dartmouth, Massachusetts

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| occupation = Businessman
Farmer
Politician

| residence = Cumberland, Maryland

| party = Democrat

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| alma_mater = Bryant College

| title = Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 9th Bristol District

| term_start = 1989

| term_end = 1991

| predecessor = Roger Tougas

| successor = [Leonard Gonsalves]

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John George Jr. (born July 31, 1946, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts) is an American businessman, farmer, and Democratic Party politician who represented 9th Bristol District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1989 to 1991.{{cite book |title=1989–1990 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts |url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19891990bost#page/138/mode/2up }}

He resigned six months into his second term due to a conflict of interest issue.{{cite news |title=Legislator quits over conflict issue |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/59224275.html?dids=59224275:59224275&FMT=ABS&FMTS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629012727/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/59224275.html?dids=59224275:59224275&FMT=ABS&FMTS |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |work=Boston Globe |date=June 22, 1991 |access-date=2011-02-19 }}

George was found guilty in April 2015 of embezzling federal funds from the Union Street Bus Company, a firm that he owned, and using that money to benefit his personal farm in Dartmouth,{{cite news |title=John George To Be Sentenced Wednesday|url=http://wbsm.com/john-george-to-be-sentenced-wednesday/|work=WBSM |date=July 28, 2015 |access-date=2015-11-05 }} and he was sentenced to 70 months in prison and ordered to pay $688,772 in restitution to SRTA, with which his company was contracted. He is being held at the Federal Medical Center, Devens, and his inmate number is 96292-038.

In late December 2015, over 1 million dollars in cash owned by George was found by the United States Marshals Service. The money, located in safe deposit boxes at various locations, was found during raids in New Bedford and Fairhaven, Massachusetts.{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=O'Ryan |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2015/12/1m_found_in_raid_of_ex_pol_s_safe_deposit_boxes |title=$1M found in raid of ex-pol's safe deposit boxes |work=Boston Herald |date=2015-12-24 |access-date=2015-12-24 }}