Overview
- Deitch, 42, resigned as an assistant U.S. attorney on Nov. 7, sold his East Boston condo, and relocated to Quincy to launch his campaign.
- He had a leading role in the federal review of the O’Keefe–Read matter, which ended without charges, after a June jury acquittal cleared Karen Read of the most serious counts.
- The candidate emphasizes experience in corruption and fraud cases, citing prosecutions tied to Massachusetts State Police schemes and the Monica Cannon-Grant fraud case.
- Pointing to Birchmore’s death, initially ruled a suicide, he warns against rush-to-judgment investigations as former Stoughton detective Matthew Farwell faces federal murder charges and has pleaded not guilty.
- The Democratic field also includes Djuna Perkins and Craig MacLellan, while incumbent Michael W. Morrissey, DA since 2010, has not said if he will seek reelection.