Massachusetts mayor arrested over alleged $1.5m Covid relief loan fraud
Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena is accused of using the loan to fund his campaign and pay personal taxes
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Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena is accused of using the loan to fund his campaign and pay personal taxes. Massachusetts mayor arrested over alleged $1.5m Covid relief loan fraud. Businesses could only use loan proceeds as “working capital” to alleviate hardships wrought by the pandemic, officials said, and such capital did not include funding a campaign, paying personal taxes, or paying off mortgages.
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Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena is accused of using the loan to fund his campaign and pay personal taxes
reliability moderate3/3 sourcesMassachusetts mayor arrested over alleged $1.5m Covid relief loan fraud.
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Businesses could only use loan proceeds as “working capital” to alleviate hardships wrought by the pandemic, officials said, and such capital did not include funding a campaign, paying personal taxes, or paying off mortgages.
according to The Boston GlobeTravis Andersen can be reached at travis.andersen@globe.com .
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