Red Sox CEO John Harrington has "personally reaped
millions of dollars from Jean Yawkey's estate and the
charitable foundations of her and her husband Tom,"
according to records obtained by Jack Sullivan of the BOSTON
HERALD, who examines Harrington's role overseeing the estate
in a front-page Special Report titled, "Matter Of Trust: Sox
CEO Reaps Windfall From Yawkey Estate." In addition,
Harrington and the estate's other trustee, William Gutfarb,
"have lavished hundreds of thousands of dollars on their own
favored charities," including Harrington's alma mater, BC,
"rather than the organizations favored by the philanthropic
Yawkeys." Harrington declined to be interviewed by the
HERALD, as Red Sox VP/Public Affairs Dick Bresciani said,
"We don't believe there's any real reason for John to be
involved in this at this particular time." The Red Sox did
arrange for the HERALD to speak with two Senior Partners at
Bingham, Dana & Gould, who have worked "extensively with the
Yawkey foundations and estates." Bresciani: "We don't have
anything to hide." The report states that Harrington earned
"roughly" $700,000 and Gutfarb $500,000 from Yawkey
Associates and Boston Trust Management Corp., a for-profit
company set up after Jean Yawkey's death in '92 to provide
"certain office and administrative services directly to the
Foundation." Harrington is also "paid for his position" as
Red Sox CEO. Bingham, Dana & Gould's James Davis defended
the payments: "The (foundation) document says trustees may
be paid for services rendered" (BOSTON HERALD, 3/17).
