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Mayor Arrested for Misusing Pandemic Funds | Boston News

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FBI arrests Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña on federal wire fraud and money laundering charges, alleging he siphoned over $1.8 million in pandemic relief loans meant for his tire business to fund his mayoral campaign and personal expenses—including taxes and mortgages—betraying public trust as prosecutors and the FBI call the funds a safety net, not a personal ATM. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/aac04e8c84f504db

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