US Edition153 Pounds of Steak Tips, Self-Portrait Among Purchases with Embezzled Funds, Former Quincy Official Admits
Thomas Clasby Jr. embezzled over $56,000 in city funds for personal items including a car and steak tips using a fake consulting company from 2019 to 2024, officials said.
- On Monday, Thomas Clasby Jr., 61, the former Director of Quincy Elder Services, pleaded guilty in Boston federal court to embezzlement, mail and wire fraud, and interstate transportation of stolen property.
- After 25 years leading Elder Services, Clasby began alleged abuses in 2019 using the city's purchasing process, prosecutors say.
- Prosecutors detailed specific purchases he charged to the city, including $8,950 t for studio recordings, $2,236 t for bourbon steak tips, $4,800 t for a Toyota Prius, and $1,658 for a self-portrait.
- U.S. Senior District Court Judge Patti Saris scheduled Clasby's sentencing for June 17; he faces potential penalties including up to 20 years for mail and wire fraud, 10 years for other counts, and fines up to $250,000.
- Authorities allege Clasby arranged for the city to pay over $38,000 to a New York consulting company, with cash handed off at locations including a Framingham rest stop and a Bridgeport ferry terminal, and took most of over $57,000 in Kennedy Center cash receipts.
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Former Quincy official pleads guilty to embezzling city funds for 153 pounds of steak tips, studio recordings, framed self-portrait
The director of Quincy's Department of Elder Services pleaded guilty to a scheme that drained thousands from the city over several years.
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Fitchburg man pleads guilty to embezzling public funds
BOSTON — A Fitchburg man and former Quincy official pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Boston to a scheme to embezzle funds from the City of Quincy, Mass. Thomas F. Clasby, Jr., 61, pleaded guilty to embezzlement, mail and wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Patti B. […]
Ex-Quincy official pleads guilty to federal embezzlement and fraud charges
Federal prosecutors said former Director of Elder Services Tom Clasby allegedly spent thousands on personal expenses, including nearly $9,000 on a music studio and over $2,200 on steak tips.
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