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National Fraud Enforcement Division @DOJFraudDiv - The Mayor of Lawrence, Mass. was arrested and charged today with fraudulently obtaining over $1.5 million in COVID small-business loans and using the proceeds to fund his campaign account, pay personal taxes, and pay off over $880,000 in high-interest, hard-money mortgages that encumbered various properties he owned in Lawrence.
Great work @DMAnews1 @IRS_CI and @FBIBoston!
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U.S. Attorney Massachusetts @DMAnews1
“Mayor DePena was elected to be a leader for the City of Lawrence…but he betrayed that trust through his alleged corruption and lies.”
Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena to appear at 1pm in Boston federal court on charges that he diverted $1.5 Million in COVID relief funds to his mayoral campaign, personal IRS debt and $883K in high-interest mortgages.
READ MORE:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/massachusetts-mayor-charged-pandemic-loan-fraud-and-money-laundering
https://x.com/DOJFraudDiv/status/2088341303331553644

National Fraud Enforcement Division @DOJFraudDiv - Thanks to the partnership with @OIGatHHS and @FBIDetroit, an Ohio man pleaded guilty yesterday to laundering approximately $3.4 MILLION in illicit health care fraud proceeds through multiple regional banks on behalf of a transnational criminal organization.
The Fraud Division is laser-focused on investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud against the American people.
Read more:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-man-pleads-guilty-laundering-health-care-fraud-proceeds-transnational-criminal
https://x.com/DOJFraudDiv/status/2088299204837789837
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