Indictment details federal case against Lawrence Mayor DePeña
Prosecutors say he diverted COVID-era small-business loan money to campaign costs, tax debts and property loans, with the balance still about $1.65 million.
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Brian DePena, mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was formally charged by a federal grand jury with 11 charges related to alleged fraud in small business loans during the covid-19 pandemic and money laundering. According to the Justice Department, the prosecution, revealed on Wednesday, claims that DePena would have obtained more than $1.5 million in federal loans to small businesses during the pandemic and used part of the money to finance his el…
Lawrence, Massachusetts mayor indicted over alleged $1.5M COVID loan fraud
The mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been indicted on charges that he diverted more than $1.5 million in COVID-era small-business loans to his mayoral campaign, personal tax debt and high-interest mortgages on properties he owned, according to federal prosecutors. A federal grand jury in Boston returned an 11-count indictment against Brian A. DePena, 61, which was unsealed Wednesday. He is charged with four counts of wire fraud and seven co…
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