John Patrick McGonigle (1938 – 2022)[1] was an American corrections officer and politician who served as Sheriff of Middlesex County, Massachusetts from 1985 to 1994.
On January 10, 1985, Governor Michael Dukakis appointed McGonigle to fill the unexpired term of Middlesex County Sheriff Edward Henneberry, who died the month prior.
[5] On April 8, 1994, McGonigle was indicted on federal charges including racketeering, extortion, conspiracy and filing false tax returns.
Weld appointed assistant secretary of public safety and former state representative Robert C. Krekorian as acting sheriff.
[14] On October 21, 2002, the Boston Herald published an article reporting that numerous former public officials that had been convicted of crimes related to their duties, including McGonigle, were receiving pensions in violation of state law.
[15] On November 6, 2002, the Massachusetts Attorney General's office ordered the Middlesex County Retirement Board to immediately stop McGonigle's pension benefits.