Ex-Massachusetts lawmaker sentenced for scamming pandemic unemployment funds
- Posted on February 7, 2025
- By The Toronto Star
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Ex-Massachusetts lawmaker sentenced for scamming pandemic unemployment funds
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BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts state senator was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for scheming to defraud the state Department of Unemployment Assistance and collecting income that