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tic. BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE July ci ivo j' I I l' i 'Judge' Edward DeSaulnier now selling bullet-proof vests Bomb tupprtmon BaUtstKt vm Sife Guard jfrmotJnc, 320t (M 6. 36th Stffet fort UudraS. Florida 33308 Ettwartt tSurmer Vice President 3Q5 56 1 9484 By Joe Pilatl and Paul Langner Globe Staff BUZZARDS BAY The tanned face of the tall, well-dressed salesman from Fort Lauderdale, hawking his firm's bullet-proof wests at the monthly meeting of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Assn. was familiar to many of the 75 chiefs present last week.

He was Edward J. DeSaulnier, former Massachusetts Superior Court judge. DeSaulnier, who re-signed as a judge in 1972' at the request of former Gov. Francis Sargent, was back in his home state of Bunk Security Instillations Former Judge Edward DeSaulnier's business card, which was given out at meeting of Massachusetts polite chiefs. (Globe photo by Edward Jenner) Massachusetts represent ing "Life Guard Armor, Inc." of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

DeSaulnier has not been a member of the bench for three years and was disbarred in Massa chusetts at the time of his resignation. The business cards he distributed to the police chiefs, however, re- erred to him as "Judge Edward J. DeSaulnier" jj" kwiW iass an MTTfcrtUMli-Mi mmamamatmii JJ 1 JORDAN MARSH authorities in Florida said, and his telephone number produced an answering service, which announced he will be out of town until the 30th of this month. According to a woman at the Fort LauderdsuVli-cense department DeSaul-ier would be violating that city's ordinance if "he is operating the business from his home. v'rj? Making bullet-proof vests is a quickly-growing according -to a spokesman for a firm that makes what is considered the Rolls Royce of armor.

'v DeSaulnier demonstrated his protective vest to Massachusetts chiefs by having .44 caliber siugs fired at it on the rifle range. After that, he left the meeting and was reported visiting with mem- bers of his family who live in Chelmsford and Boston. Meanwhile, DeGiacomo of the Board of Bar Overseers has expressed Interest in-obtaining one of DeSaulnier's business cards. He said thatjwhile he found, the' vseudge" on the card "most tmusual, "'considering stances under which he left. the bench," he could hot say whether it was legal.

judges retire or resign because of ill health, for example, retain an honorary title for life. Jf a lawyer identifies himself as an at is evidence of the illegal practice of law, and a misdemeanor. But I can't say for certain in this case. I will look into it. Under the circumstances, this is an interesting ques tion." EDWARD DESAULNIER of Michael Raymond, a convicted stock swindler from New The hearings that led to his disbarment followed a series of stories by the Globe Spotlight Team.

During the hearings, DeSaulnier admitted borrowing money from a bail bondsman while serving on a bail committee; accompanying a bail bondsman on gambling junkets; and charging to Berkshire County $216.68 in telephone bills for 33 longdistance calls. During his current visit to 'Massachusetts, DeSaulnier stopped at the Suffolk County Courthouse, where, newsmen report, he greeted old friends. The precise nature of his business enterprise and the identity of the president of Life Guard Armor, could not be determined by The Globe. The firm' is listed neither in the Fort Lauderdale telephone directory nor with that city's license department. The address given on DeSaulnier's business card is in a residential section, and listed him as vice president of the firm.

The cards indicated the company dealt in ballistic vests, bomb suppression blankets and bank security installations. Apprised by The Globe Friday of the card's wording, Robert DeGiacomo, counsel for the Board of Bar Overseers, a group established to police the legal profession, said, "I find it most unusual for one who left the bench under those circumstances to identify himself as a judge." referred' to by were characterized by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in 1972 as "conduct grossly improper both as a judge and as a member of the bar." On Jan. 11, ,1972, the full bench of the Supreme Judicial Court ordered DeSaulnier disbarred after a month-long inquiry into charges of misconduct in connection with the case No-fault rate hike granted to Conn, group United Press International HARTFORD Despite initial promises of savings for insurers and policy holders, Connecticut's no-fault auto insurance plan may prove disappointing to both. State Insurance Comr. Jay W.

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