Villamaino promotes new career path as Justice of the Peace
Date: 12/26/2012
By Chris Maza
chrism@thereminder.comEAST LONGMEADOW — East Longmeadow couples looking to wed need look no further than their own backyard.
Former selectman Enrico "Jack" Villamaino is now offering his services as a Justice of the Peace available for weddings, rehearsals and notarizing, according to an advertisement on Craigslist posted on Dec. 17.
Villamaino's wife Courtney Llewellyn publicized the advertisement on her Twitter account, stating, "Need someone to marry you? How about my husband?" with an accompanying link.
The advertisement describes Villamaino as a "young, fun Justice of the Peace who is available to make your special day even more special." It goes on to say that he offers low rates to customize a wedding ceremony to fit the couple's personality and includes a photo of Villamaino presumably performing a wedding ceremony.
Villamaino served as selectman in East Longmeadow until Aug. 22 when he resigned amidst a voter fraud scandal stemming from an alleged scheme to change voters' enrollment statuses and steal absentee ballots in an effort to illegally cast votes in those voters' names in order to gain an advantage in the Republican primary election for the Second Hampden District's state representative's seat.
He and Llewellyn have since been arrested and arraigned. Llewellyn was released on a $50,000 surety and Villamaino was released on $10,000 cash bail and is currently tracked electronically.
Villamaino is not listed on the Massachusetts Justice of the Peace Association's website.
