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– Auditor Has No Plan to Expand Massport Probe
BOSTON–The office of Auditor Joseph DeNucci is not scrutinizing advertising expenditures as part of its ongoing probe of the Massachusetts Port Authority, a department spokesman said. Massport last week publicly conceded that it violated its own rules by spending $300,000 on broadcast, print and outdoor tourism efforts crafted by London agency RPM3, even though the assignment was made without following formal procurement procedures. Massport spokeswoman Laura White sought to downplay the latest in a string of high-profile embarrassments for Massport, which runs the Port of Boston and Logan International Airport.