BOSTON – Newly surfaced Jeffery Epstein-related records obtained by The Maine Wire are casting an ugly light on a Massachusetts political operative who claimed close ties to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey while corresponding with Jeffrey Epstein and participating in political discussions tied to former Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed Hassan. The records do not show that Healey herself dealt with Epstein, but they do show that a man claiming to be part of her inner political circle was comfortable invoking her name while communicating with one of the most notorious sex offenders in modern history.
At the center of the records is political consultant James P. McGee. In a February 2019 email to Epstein, McGee wrote that he had helped elect Healey attorney general, said he continued to be her “Senior Political Advisor,” and boasted that he also advised top Massachusetts House Democrats. That matters because McGee was not merely name-dropping in a vacuum. He appeared to be presenting his Democratic political credentials as part of his value to Epstein.
The Waheed material is even more striking. In a February 2013 exchange obtained by The Maine Wire, Waheed wrote that his team would send comments on campaign materials, schedule a Skype session, and brief McGee on campaign developments. Waheed added that “My Jeff briefed me on your discussion,” said he wanted to be “closely involved,” and thanked McGee for giving him time, with Epstein copied on the exchange. Another email from October 2012 shows Epstein telling McGee that his “close friend” who was president of the Maldives was heading into an election and “needs help,” prompting McGee to respond that he had reviewed materials, conducted research, and was ready to discuss campaign strategy.
Taken together, the emails appear to show Epstein acting as an intermediary connecting McGee to Waheed-related political work. That reading is reinforced by later public reporting. OCCRP reported in February 2026 that newly released Justice Department records showed Waheed later approached Epstein with a proposal to develop a $25 million private-island resort in the Maldives, and that Waheed resigned from his government envoy post after the records became public.
That makes the McGee correspondence harder to dismiss as incidental. What emerges is the picture of a political operative moving through Democratic circles in Massachusetts while also corresponding with Epstein and participating in political exchanges involving a foreign leader later tied in public reporting to Epstein business dealings. McGee’s 2019 email did not mention Healey in passing. It used his claimed relationship with her as evidence of his influence.
There is, however, an important line that should not be blurred. The records support a story about McGee’s proximity to Epstein and his use of his claimed Healey ties while writing to Epstein. They do not, on their own, establish that Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey personally dealt with Epstein or knew about those communications. Reporting citing the Boston Herald said Healey denied any connection to Epstein and said it was unacceptable for anyone to misrepresent a connection to her in an effort to gain business from a known sex predator.
Even so, the timing and optics are brutal for Healey’s broader political orbit, especially because the Epstein records land against the backdrop of another embarrassing controversy in her administration. In October 2025, LaMar Cook, the deputy director of Healey’s Western Massachusetts office in Springfield, was arrested after authorities said eight kilograms of cocaine were delivered to the Springfield State Office Building where he worked. GBH, citing State House News Service, reported that Cook was charged with trafficking cocaine, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition.
The case quickly grew worse. Local reporting said investigators tied Cook to multiple parcels containing a total of about 21 kilograms of suspected cocaine, and a judge later ordered him held without bail after a dangerousness hearing. Public records reporting highlighted by the Boston Herald later added to the scrutiny around what Healey’s office and state officials knew during the fallout.
Then came the payout controversy. Axios reported in January 2026 that Healey’s administration moved to recover a mistaken $31,439 payout made to Cook after his firing, and specifically said the state acknowledged the error after an inquiry by the Boston Herald. Healey called the payout “unacceptable.”
None of that proves guilt by association for everyone named in the records. It does, however, raise obvious questions about judgment, access, and the company politically connected insiders were willing to keep. One controversy involves a former state staffer accused in a major cocaine trafficking case. Another involves a political operative claiming to advise Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey while corresponding with Jeffrey Epstein and discussing political work tied to a foreign leader later linked in public reporting to Epstein.
For voters, that leaves a straightforward question. Why was a man claiming to be a senior adviser to Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey also comfortable corresponding with Jeffrey Epstein and leveraging those claimed political ties while doing it? The records obtained by The Maine Wire do not answer every question, and they do not directly place Healey in Epstein’s orbit. But they answer enough to make the story impossible to shrug off.
