By Matt Schooley Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WBZ) —  The former director of the Quincy Department of Elder Services is accused of stealing money from the city and using it on things like a framed self-portrait, recording studio time, and 153 pounds of steak tips. U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Josh Levy announced on Wednesday that Thomas Clasby of Fitchburg was indicted on charges of embezzlement, mail and wire fraud, and i…

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The former director of the Quincy Department of Elder Services is facing federal charges after he allegedly embezzled thousands of dollars from the city.

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A former official in Quincy has been arrested for allegedly orchestrating an “utterly disgraceful” scheme in which he embezzled thousands in taxpayer dollars for self expenditures including over 100 pounds of bourbon steak tips Thomas F. Clasby, Jr., 60, of Fitchburg, has been indicted on charges of embezzlement, mail and wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property and is set to appear in federal court in Boston’s Seaport at 12:4…

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A former Quincy official is facing charges after federal prosecutors said he arranged for the city to pay for personal expenses, some of which included a Toyota Prius, a large self-portrait and recordings of him singing. Thomas F. Clasby, Jr., 60, was charged in an indictment — that was returned Tuesday and unsealed Wednesday — with embezzlement, mail and wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property, U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy s…

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A former Quincy director of elder services was indicted and is expected in court Wednesday in connection with a scheme to embezzle funds from the city.  Thomas F. Clasby, 60, of Fitchburg, is charged with embezzlement, mail and wire fraud, and interstate transportation of stolen property.  Clasby was director of the Quincy Department of Elder Services between “approximately 1999 and April 2024”, according to the indictment.  “Beginning in 2019, …

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The former director of elder services for Quincy, Massachusetts, embezzled thousands of dollars from the city through “personal indulgences” like 153 lbs. of steak tips and using city funds as a “personal slush fund,” federal officials said Wednesday. Tom Clasby’s indictment on charges of embezzlement, mail and wire fraud and transporting stolen property across state lines sheds new light on his departure from Quincy’s Elder Services Department …

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BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — A former Quincy Director of Elder Services is accused of embezzling city funds to purchase a framed self-portrait, time in a music studio, a Toyota Prius and 153 pounds of bourbon steak tips. Thomas F. Clasby, 60, of Fitchburg, Mass., has been charged with embezzlement, mail and wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property, according to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office. Clasby served as Elder Service…

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