Indictment details federal case against Lawrence Mayor DePeña

Lawrence, Massachusetts mayor indicted over alleged $1.5M COVID loan fraud

The mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been indicted on charges that he diverted more than $1.5 million in COVID-era small-business loans to his mayoral campaign, personal tax debt and high-interest mortgages on properties he owned, according to federal prosecutors. A federal grand jury in Boston returned an 11-count indictment against Brian A. DePena, 61, which was unsealed Wednesday. He is charged with four counts of wire fraud and seven co…

Indictment details federal case against Lawrence Mayor DePeña

Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña, who was originally arrested on two federal charges earlier this month, now faces 11 felony counts under an indictment obtained by NewsCenter 5 on Wednesday morning.