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Massachusetts mayor accused of using a pandemic loan to fund election campaign and pay his taxes

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Massachusetts mayor accused of using a pandemic loan to fund election campaign and pay his taxes

A Massachusetts mayor has been arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining pandemic loans.

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A Massachusetts mayor has been arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining pandemic loans.

A Massachusetts mayor has been arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining pandemic loans. The FBI arrested the mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, charging him with stealing pandemic assistance money and siphoning it to his political campaign account.

The Seattle Times reported the story as "Massachusetts mayor accused of using a pandemic loan to fund election campaign and pay his taxes." Washington Times reported the story as "Massachusetts mayor charged with stealing pandemic money."

2 sources have covered this story, including The Seattle Times and Washington Times. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 15 hours ago.

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