Longtime
Massachusetts state Rep. David Nangle, who sits on both the ethics
and rules committees, has been arrested for corruption.
The Democratic lawmaker was arrested by the FBI and IRS on
Tuesday and charged with bank fraud, lying to a bank, falsifying
tax returns, and wire fraud. He stands accused of using his
campaign’s bank account to fund his expensive gambling habit, according to ABC News.
The 28-count indictment alleges Nangle “was heavily in debt, had
poor credit and had regular cash flow problems as a result of
extensive gambling at various casinos in Connecticut, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, among others — placing
thousands of bets on internet gambling sites.”
As the debt accumulated, even as Nangle earned about $100,000 in
recent years, prosecutors said he began to use campaign funds to
close out his personal debt instead of for legitimate purposes and
used “the Nangle Committee bank account as his own personal
checking account to pay for various personal expenses and to
withdraw cash.”
As a member of the state legislature, Nangle sits
on the House Committee on Ethics, the House Committee on Rules,
and the Joint Committee on Rules.
FBI agent Joseph Bonavolonta said Nangle, who has served as a
state lawmaker since 1999, used the funds not just for gambling,
but for a variety of illicit purposes.
“Time after time, he allegedly used campaign funds to pay for
personal expenses, spending thousands of dollars on golf club
fees, gas, gift cards, hotels, restaurants, flowers and rental
cars for trips to casinos, some of which he had already been
reimbursed for by taxpayers,” Bonavolonta said.
The indictment also alleges Nangle convinced a part-time state
employee to help him file fraudulent taxes, and when the employee
declined to submit them, Nangle pushed the send button and said he
would “take the blame if anything happens.”
Andrew Lelling, U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts,
said the reason Nangle was charged in federal rather than state
court was because it is more of a deterrent for others.
“I think there’s a real deterrent value in us being active in
this area, and we will continue to do that,” Lelling said.
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