UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
V.
BRIAN AUGUSTINE JOYCE
Criminal No. 17-CR-
Violations: 18 U.S.C. §§ 371; 666; 1341;1343; 1346; 1951; 1956; 1957; 1962(c); and2; 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(a)(1)(C); 982(a)(1);1963 and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c)
INDICTMENT
THE GRAND JURY charges:
COUNT ONE
(Racketeering -18 U.S.C. § 1962(c))
At all times relevant to this Indictment,
The Enterprise
1. The Massachusetts State Senate consists of40 members, with each Senator elected
to represent a district consisting ofapproximately 100,000 to 200,000 people. The Massachusetts
Constitution requires the Senate to meet on a regular basis to consider legislation.
2. The Norfolk, Bristol, and Plymouth Senate district ofMassachusetts consists often
towns: the towns of Avon, Braintree (four precincts). Canton, Milton, Randolph, Sharon (two
precincts), and Stoughton, in the county of Norfolk; the town of Easton (four precincts) in the
county of Bristol; and the towns of East Bridgewater (one precinct) and West Bridgewater in the
county of Plymouth.
3. From approximately 1998 to 2017, Brian Augustine Joyce, a Milton resident, was
the elected State Senator for the Norfolk, Bristol, and Plymouth district (the "District"). As State
Senator, Joyce represented the interests ofthe District, as well as the Commonwealth, on a regular
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Town Manager, intending that such advice would form the basis for an official act by the Randolph
Town Manager, which official acts included the appointment of the Energy Broker Company as
the exclusive energy consultant for the Town ofRandolph, and the Town of Randolph's approval
ofan energy contract that was brokered by the Energy Broker Company, as specific opportunities
arose, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1951(a) and 2.
#1C. From in or about early 2011 through 2014, in the District ofMassachusetts and
elsewhere, the defendant, BRIAN AUGUSTINE JOYCE, did conspire to obstruct, delay, and
affect interstate commerce and the movement ofany article and commodity in interstate commerce
by extortion under color ofofficial right - that is, by agreeing to obtain a stream ofpayments from
the Energy Broker Company, with its consent, in exchange for defendant Joyce's official action,
which included using his official position to exert pressure on the Randolph Town Manager to
perform an official act, and using his official position to advise the Randolph Town Manager,
intending that such advice would form the basis for an official act by the Randolph Town Manager,
which official acts included the appointment of the Energy Broker Company as the exclusive
energy consultant for the Town of Randolph, and the Town of Randolph's approval of an energy
contract that was brokered by the Energy Broker Company, as specific opportunities arose, in
violation ofTitle 18, United States Code, Section 1951(a).
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A TRUE BILL
FOREPERSON OF THE GRAND JURY
DUSTIN CHAO
WILLIAM F. BLOOMER
ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEYS
U.S. DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS; December 7, 2017.Returned into the District Court by the Grand Jurors and filed.
DEPUTY ^LERK
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45 (5/97) - (RevisedU.S.D.C. MA 3/25/2011)
Criminal Case Cover Sheet U.S. District Court - District of Massachusetts
Place of Offense:
City Greater Boston
CategoryNo. J
n Related Case Information:
Investigating Agency ™
County Suffolk Superseding Ind./ Inf.Same Defendant
Case No.New Defendant
Magistrate Judge Case NumberSearch Warrant Case Number 17-MJ-4166-DHHR 20/R 40 from District of
Defendant Information:
Defendant Name Brian Augustine Joyce Juvenile:
Is this person an attorney and/or a member of any state/federal bar:
• Yes No
0 Yes • NoAlias Name
Address rCitv&State^ Westport,MA
Birth date (Yr only): 1962 SSN (last4#): 9148 Sex ^
Defense Counsel if known: Howard M. Cooper
Bar Number
U.S. Attorney Information:
AUSA Dustin Chao
Race: White Nationality: U'S»A.
Address Todd&Weld
One Federal Street, 27th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Bar Number ifapplicable
Interpreter: • Yes [3 No List language and/or dialect:
Victims: •y es 0No Ifyes, are there multiple crime victims under 18 USC§3771(d)(2) • Yes • No
Matter to be SEALED: {7} Yes • No
(^Warrant Requested Q Regular Process In Custody
Location Status:
Arrest Date
I [Already inFederal Custody as ofI [Already in State Custody at•on Pretrial Release: Ordered by:
Charging Document: I IComplaint I IInformation
Total #of Counts: | |Petty I IMisdemeanor
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0 I hereby certify that the case numbers of any prior proceedings before aMagistrate Judge areaccurately set forth above.
Date: 12/07/2017 • Signature ofAUSA:
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I Serving Sentenceon
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0 Indictment
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