Two officers are facing legal issues after being indicted for allegedly operating an unauthorized nightclub in Jamaica Plain. A Boston Police Department officer and a Boston Public Health Commission campus police officer are accused of prioritizing the club over their official duties.
Richard McDermott and Luigi D’Addieco are alleged to have transformed a space leased for an HVAC business into a fully operational, illegal nightclub, featuring bouncers, cover charges, and hookah pipes. Their activities might have continued without detection if not for a violent incident on July 10, 2021, when a dispute escalated into gunfire, injuring a bouncer, as reported by MassLive.
According to charging documents obtained by The Boston Globe, this secret venture offered bottle service and promoted itself on social media. It appears these officers were not only focused on their duty to protect and serve; they also sought to entertain and profit, despite the legal risks involved…