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Lawrence Mayor Defends City Finances Amid Federal Probe
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Dogged by personal charges, Lawrence mayor brags about city's superior finances
LAWRENCE — In his first remarks since his arrest on federal charges, Mayor Brian DePena issued a boastful and defensive statement indicating that the city’s finances are in excellent shape and cleared by auditors.
·Gloucester, United States
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The Mayor of Lawrence's office, Brian DePeña, today sent a statement in which he claims that the city's finances are solid and rejects the fact that his federal legal case has put public money at risk.The statement comes nearly two weeks after the FBI arrested DePeña for electronic fraud and money laundering.DePeña was arrested on Friday, August 14, on charges of diverting more than $1.5 million in emergency federal loans from the pandemic to hi…
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