Former Cape Home Builders Association Exec Charged With Fraud
Federal prosecutors indicted state Rep. Christopher Flanagan, of Dennis, for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the Cape Cod homebuilders trade group on Friday.
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Guilty Plea in Drug Money Laundering that Hit Mass. Banks
Prosecutors have announced a guilty plea in a case that saw $1 million in drug money laundered through banks in Massachusetts and elsewhere in the United States.
Serial Bank Robber in Fall River, Boston Faces Five Years in Prison
A man from Fall River, who robbed four Massachusetts banks in five days, was apprehended while trying to rob a fifth bank, and was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
Ex-NER Construction President Pleads Guilty
The former head of NER Construction Management Corp. has admitted to a payroll fraud operation.
Bandits Are Losing Interest in Robbing Banks
With people using less cash, fewer bank robberies are a reasonable expectation. But the downward trend started well before the cashless economy started springing up in the 2000s.
Cases of Check Fraud Escalate Dramatically
Check fraud is back in a big way, fueled by a rise in organized crime that is forcing small businesses and individuals to take additional safety measures or to avoid sending checks through the mail altogether.
Local Real Estate Investor Largely Cleared in College Bribery Case
A federal appeals court overturned all fraud convictions Wednesday of two parents who were found guilty of paying bribes to get their kids into elite universities as part of a sprawling college admissions scandal.
Prosecutors Settle Harassment Case Against Chicopee Landlord
A Chicopee landlord accused of sexually harassing female tenants for 11 years will pay $450,000 and be barred from working in residential property management under a settlement with the U.S Attorney Rachel Rollins’ office.
Tribal Leader Sentenced for Taking Architect’s Bribes Over Taunton Casino
The former leader of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe sentenced to prison for accepting exercise equipment, a luxury hotel stay and other bribes from an architectural firm working with the tribe on a casino has to pay back nearly $210,000, a judge ordered.
Barletta Charged with Illegally Dumping Contaminated Fill
A Massachusetts construction company and a former employee have been charged with illegally dumping thousands of tons of contaminated fill in Providence during a highway construction project, the Rhode Island attorney general’s office said Wednesday.
Husband of Missing Tishman Exec Looked Up Ways to Dispose of Body
Clothes and other items belonging to the executive with her DNA were found at a trash processing facility, a prosecutor said at his arraignment Wednesday on murder and other charges.
Mass. Man Pleads Guilty in Pandemic Fraud Case
The owner of a Massachusetts food truck business pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing fraudulent loan applications to obtain $1.5 million in federal pandemic relief funds, federal prosecutors said.
Trump’s Real Estate Empire Faces Tax Fraud Trial Over Execs’ Perks
For years, Donald Trump’s real estate company bankrolled big perks for some of his top executives, including apartments and luxury cars – and allegedly didn’t pay taxes on them.
Exec of Wilmington Construction Firm Accused of Payroll Fraud
An executive at Wilmington-based NER Construction Management Corp. has been accused of underreporting overtime hours worked by the company’s union employees.
Cons and How to Spot Them
Confidence games come and go. But some seem to go on forever. And some real estate cons are worth remembering, if only because how successful they were.
Real Estate Agent Sentenced in Corruption Case
A federal official who sold homes for a Duxbury brokerage will spend four months in prison and pay nearly $18,000 after pleading guilty in a public corruption case.
Stoughton Man Pleads Guilty in PPP Fraud Case
A Stoughton man who lied on his application for federal coronavirus business stimulus funds and then used some of the $400,000 he received to pay his mortgage has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, federal prosecutors said.
Charges: Electrical Contractor, Brother Bribed Mass Save Vendor for Contracts
A Massachusetts police officer and his brother have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly paying an employee of a Mass Save vendor company tens of thousands in weekly cash bribes.
Two Proptech Firms Settle Housing Discrimination Charges
Two proptech companies will pay $100,000 in fines to the state and revamp their products after settling charges brought by Attorney General Maura Healey’s office that their software let apartment landlords discriminate against tenants.
