BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts treasurer has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine in exchange for prosecutors dropping a corruption case.
Tim Cahill (KAY'-hil) was accused of scheming to use $1.5 million of state lottery money for an ad campaign designed to boost his 2010 gubernatorial campaign.
Cahill's first trial ended in a mistrial in December when a jury was unable to reach a verdict.
A person with firsthand knowledge of the agreement said Cahill will not face retrial. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the agreement has not been presented to a judge yet.
Prosecutors from state Attorney General Martha Coakley's office and Cahill's lawyers are scheduled to outline the agreement to a judge Friday afternoon.
The Boston Globe first reported the agreement.
