Barry Myles Locke (December 21, 1930 – March 4, 2007) was an American politician, who served as Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation from 1979 until he was indicted for corruption in 1981. Early life Born to Arthur "Leo" Locke and Lillian Mahler, Locke graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1953. He served two years in the United States Army as a public information officer. After the military, Locke spent five years as a newspaper editor in Michigan before returning to New England as Vermont bureau chief for the United Press International. Early government career Locke's government career began in 1961 as the chief administrator and press secretary to the Vermont Governor F. Ray Keyser, Jr. Later that year he became the state's Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs. In 1963, Locke was appointed public information officer in the office of the Internal Revenue Service's assistant regional commissioner for administration. Aide to John A. Volpe From 1964 to 1969 Locke served as press secretary to Governor John A. Volpe. When Volpe became United States Secretary of Transportation after the election of Richard M. Nixon, he joined him as a personal aide. After Volpe's departure as transportation secretary, Locke served as the public relations director for the Office of Economic Opportunity and Director of the Office of Energy Policy John Arthur Love. While working in Washington, he served as the manager for middleweight boxer Leo Saenz. Bi-State Development Agency In 1977, Locke was appointed executive director of the Bi-State Development Agency. In this position he oversaw St. Louis's transportation network and managed a 2,400-employee workforce. Secretary of Transportation and Chairman of the MBTA In 1979, Locke joined the cabinet of Massachusetts Governor Edward J. King as Secretary of Transportation. In 1980, Locke took on a second role as acting chairman of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. In 1981, a reorganization of the MBTA forced Locke to turn over the day-to-day operation of The T to a general manager. On May 1, 1981, Locke was placed on an unpaid leave of absence from his MBTA and cabinet posts after Governor King learned that Massachusetts Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti was investigating Locke for accepting kickbacks. Indictment and conviction On July 17, 1981, Locke and eight others were indicted for their roles in a kickback scheme at the MBTA. On February 2, 1982, Locke was convicted on five counts of conspiracy