Lawrence mayor charged over alleged misuse of $1.5M COVID relief loan
Federal authorities say Mayor Brian DePena improperly obtained more than $1.5 million in pandemic relief and diverted funds to personal and political expenses.
Federal authorities have charged the mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, with fraud and money laundering after alleging he improperly obtained more than $1.5 million in pandemic relief funding and redirected much of the money to personal and political expenses rather than business operations, Yahoo! said.