Richard A. Pond Chronology of the Democrat Candidate for
Plymouth County Sheriff 2010:
(1952 - 1980)
1952
Richard Allan Pond, was born to Gervis J. and Virginia M. (Mattson) Pond on March 25th.
1972
At 20 years of age, Richard Pond married his first wife, Nancy J. Galante, then just 17 (DOB: 03/15/55).
Their Marriage Certificate listed their occupations as “Youth Board Superv[isor]” and “Dental Ass[istan]’t.” September 29th.
START OF AN UNDISTINGUISHED CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
1970s
Richard Pond’s father, Gervis Pond, a Boston Police Officer and dispatcher, got his son a job as a
civilian dispatcher with the Boston Police Department. Richard Pond held that job from April 1972 to April 1976. The likely reason
for his separation from the Boston Police Department is set forth later in this chronology.
1973
Richard & Nancy Pond’s daughter, Elizabeth A. Pond, was born on March 7th.
1976
Richard & Nancy Pond’s son, Christopher A. Pond, was born on February 16th.
1976
Richard Pond’s first wife, Nancy, filed a Motion for Temporary Orders in the Suffolk County Probate
and family Court requesting: “that the defendant (Richard Pond) be prevented from imposing any restraints on her (Nancy Pond’s)
liberty.” and that [the] “Court order the defendant, her husband, to vacate forthwith the marital home…for reason that the health,
safety and welfare of the plaintiff and minor child[ren] would be endangered or substantially impaired by failure to enter into
such an order.” November 24th. (see Exhibit ‘A’)
POND’S FIRST WIFE CLAIMS CRUEL & ABUSIVE TREATMENT
1976
Richard Pond’s first wife, Nancy, filed a Complaint for Divorce in the Suffolk County Probate
and Family Court (docket number 98308) alleging that “On or about November 11, 1976 the defendant (Richard Pond) at Boston,
has been guilty of cruel and abusive treatment toward the plaintiff (Nancy Pond).” December 1st.
(see Exhibit ‘B’)
1977
Judgment for Divorce entered in favor of Nancy Pond, though Richard Pond’s weekly child
support obligation was set at a mere $40.00 per week (only $20.00 per week per child!) Richard and Nancy Pond last
resided together at 83 Beacon Street, Hyde Park. Richard Pond’s wife, Nancy moved out of the marital home with both
minor children to 1880 River Street, Hyde Park.
1977
Richard Pond filed a Financial Statement with the Suffolk County Probate and Family Court
listing his employer as the “City of Boston - City Hospital, Dept. of Health and Hospitals” at a gross weekly salary
of $166.30. He had been hired at the Boston City Hospital working as an unarmed security guard from April 1976 through
April 1981 and later as a ‘health inspector’ from May 1981 through April 1982. December 23rd.
POND BEGINS TWO DECADES AS A ‘DEADBEAT DAD’
1978
Because Richard Pond felt it unnecessary to pay child support, his former wife, Nancy, was forced
to seek public financial assistance through Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Suffolk County Probate and
Family Court’s Family Services’ Chief Probation Officer John E. McNichols sent a letter to the Department of Public Welfare’s
Support Unit, notifying them that the defendant “Mr. Pond has an arrearage of $1,080 on an order, dated December 9, 1976, for
$55 per week…On an order for $40 per week, dated January 6, 1978, he has an arrearage of $120 as of March 3, 1978.” March 9th.
(see Exhibit ‘C’)
1978
Walter M. Satkus from the Child Support Unit of the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare filed a
Complaint for Contempt against Richard Pond in the Suffolk County Probate and Family Court, stating that Mr. Pond “has violated the
[Court] order on January 6, 1978 by not paying the $40.00 per week ordered and accumulating an arrearage on that order of $120.00
thru (sic) March 3, 1978 and further more has violated a previous order of $55.00 per week dated 12/9/76 on which there is an
outstanding arrearage of $1,080 for a total arrearage of $1,200.00 thru (sic) March 3, 1978.” March 13th.
(see Exhibit ‘D’)
1978
Fred Grasso from the Child Support Unit of the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare filed a
Complaint for Contempt against Richard Pond in the Suffolk County Probate and Family Court, stating that Mr. Pond “has
violated the [Court] order on February 17, 1978 and the following weeks failing to pay $40.00 weekly each and every week,
and also has violated a prior order of the Court of $55 per week dated 12/9/76 on which there is an outstanding arrearage of
$1,080 for a total arrearage of $1,920.” July 13th.
(see Exhibit ‘E’)
FAILED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR HIS MINOR CHILDREN
1978
Elin Graydon from the Child Support Unit of the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare filed a
Complaint for Contempt against Richard Pond in the Suffolk County Probate and Family Court, stating that Mr. Pond “has violated
the [Court] order by failing to pay $40.00 each and every week…[and]…by failing to maintain medical insurance for the minor
children” (then only 2 and 5 years of age). July 16th.
(see Exhibit ‘F’)
1980
Suffolk County Probate and Family Court Judge Joseph P. Warner entered a Judgment of Contempt against
Richard Pond, ordering “The defendant to pay $40.00 per week to the Department of Public Welfare for support of minor children
pursuant to the Wage Assignment Order…[and]…continue to maintain Blue Cross-Blue Shield on former wife and minor children.”
Judge Warner also entered a Wage Assignment Order against Richard Pond’s then employer, Environmental Health Services of
City Hospital in Boston in the amount of $40.00 per week. On that same date, Richard Pond filed a Financial Statement with the
Court listing his occupation as a “Health Inspector,” and his employer as the “City of Boston” at a gross weekly salary of
$240.00. October 9th. (see Exhibit ‘G’ & Exhibit ‘H’)