Majority leader agrees to $30,000 settlement

BOSTON—House majority leader John Rogers has paid $30,000 to settle a state investigation that found that money from his political account was used to make payments on a Cape Cod vacation home he partially owned.

The Office of Campaign and Political Finance determined that $96,300 from the Norwood Democrat's political account went to a close adviser, who used the money in part to make payments on the house they jointly owned.

The agency decided against stronger action because the adviser, Thomas Drummey, had legitimately earned payments from the Rogers campaign for political work.

The agency did not send the matter to the attorney general's office for possible criminal proceedings.

The agreement allowed Rogers to pay the $30,000 out of his political funds.

Rogers says he is thankful the matter has been resolved.

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Information from: The Boston Globe, http://www.boston.com/globe