State Rep. Francisco Paulino arrested, appears in court on wire fraud, money laundering charges
Prosecutors say he used his tax business to funnel more than $700,000 in relief funds into personal accounts and property purchases.
- On Wednesday, federal agents arrested Massachusetts State Rep. Francisco Paulino of the 16th Essex District on an 11-count indictment alleging he fraudulently obtained pandemic relief funds and funneled them into personal accounts.
- Prosecutors allege Paulino used his business, Madison Tax, from April 2020 through December 2021 to execute the scheme, routing COVID-19 relief funds through others' identities into his personal and business bank accounts.
- The indictment details a $44,160 fraudulent unemployment claim filed in a relative's name, an unauthorized $200,000 EIDL modification, and $18,000 moved toward a Lawrence real estate purchase.
- U.S. Attorney Leah Foley scheduled an 11 a.m. press conference at the Moakley Courthouse in Boston on Wednesday, with the FBI and IRS, to announce charges against Paulino and Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena.
- This arrest makes Paulino the second Merrimack Valley public official facing pandemic fraud charges this month, following authorities' recent unsealing of a separate indictment against DePena on similar allegations.
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State representative Francisco Paulino was arrested on Wednesday in Lawrence and charged by a federal grand jury with electronic fraud and money laundering related to aid funds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Paulino, a Democrat from Methuen, represents Essex District 16, which includes parts of Lawrence and Methuen. He was first elected in November 2022, when he defeated Marcos Devers in the primaries. He took office in January 2023 and was re-el…
Democrat Representative Arrested, Charged With Money Laundering - The American Tribune.com
With the Trump Administration in charge, fraud is finally being cracked down upon, as a Democrat representative in Massachusetts just found out the hard way, getting arrested on Wednesday, August 26, and charged with nearly a dozen counts connected to fraud and money laundering in which he allegedly participated. That is Massachusetts State Representative Francisco Paulino, who was arrested for allegedly obtaining nearly three-quarters of a mill…
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Source link U.S. Attorney Leah Foley: “This morning, we arrested Massachusetts State Representative Francisco Paulino, who represents the 16th Essex District, which includes the cities of Lawrence and Methuen, for pandemic unemployment insurance fraud, pandemic loan fraud, and money laundering. He is charged in an 11-count indictment that was unsealed today. A grand jury in
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