Central Mass. man indicted in connection with scheme involving more than $1M

Central Mass. man indicted in connection with scheme involving more than $1M

A 31-year-old man from Leominster could be sentenced to more than 25 years in prison in connection with a scheme to steal $1,355,863 by depositing a forged tax refund check and then laundering the money, according to officials. Jesse El-Ghoul was indicted on July 31 by a federal grand jury in Boston on one count of theft of government funds, one count of bank fraud and four counts of money laundering, according to a press release from the office…