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.
A Massachusetts businessman has been convicted of fraudulently seeking more than $13 million in federal coronavirus pandemic relief loans, federal prosecutors said.
A Boston-area executive convicted of trying to bribe his three children’s way into elite universities was sentenced to serve 15 months in federal prison on Wednesday, the longest sentence so far handed down in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal.
An Acton pool and patio contractor has been banned from owning, running or helping lead a construction company in Massachusetts following a settlement with Attorney General Maura Healey’s office.
The property manager of a Rhode Island condominium complex has been charged by federal prosecutors with improperly using the condo association’s debit card to withdraw nearly $50,000 from ATMs at a Massachusetts casino.
A Texas man who rented a trio of condemned North Adams properties out under “lease-to-own” deals is facing a $60,000 fine under a settlement obtained by Attorney General Maura Healey’s office.
An attorney accused of lying to obtain millions of dollars in loans has been convicted of bank fraud and other charges in New Hampshire.
A Massachusetts real estate agent has pleaded guilty to falsely marketing properties that were not for sale and pocketing nearly $2 million in deposit checks from potential buyers.
A former executive at a Massachusetts shoe manufacturer convicted last month of embezzling $30 million from the company must also now surrender his $800,000 home, according to court records.
Rep. David Nangle pleaded guilty earlier this year to illegally using campaign funds to fund a lifestyle that included golf club memberships and casino trips to Connecticut, and lying to banks about his debt to obtain mortgages and other loans.
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Federal officials arrested Abhijit “Beej” Das on Tuesday, charging the North Andover resident with campaign finance violations in connection with his 2018 run for Congress.
The owner of a Massachusetts pizza parlor lied about the number of employees he had to fraudulently obtain more than $660,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds, then used some of the money to buy and stock an alpaca farm in Vermont, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
A Rhode Island man who pleaded guilty to robbing five Massachusetts banks within a week in September 2018 has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
Former Massachusetts state Rep. David Nangle pleaded guilty yesterday to several charges, including defrauding a bank to obtain loans to purchase his home and repay his personal debts.
The owner of a construction company based in Dracut is facing federal tax fraud charges.
A former caseworker at a Charlestown nonprofit has pleaded guilty to stealing over $45,000 from her employer.
A former Bank of America manager has been charged with embezzling $1.5 million from a client company and using some of the money to fund a lavish lifestyle, including a luxury vehicle, prosecutors said Thursday.
Prosecutors say a Malden man tried to defraud a special unemployment fund for victims of the state’s coronavirus lockdown using identities he stole from a real estate firm.
A Boston man posed as a member of a wealthy Greek shipping family and defrauded investors out of more than $300,000, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said.
