U.S. Attorney’s Office: Lawrence Mayor Charged with Pandemic Loan Fraud and Money Laundering
BOSTON – The Mayor of Lawrence, Mass. was arrested and charged today with fraudulently obtaining over $1.5 million in COVID small-business loans and using the proceeds to fund his campaign account, pay personal taxes, and pay off over $880,000 in high-interest, hard-money mortgages that encumbered various properties he owned in Lawrence. Brian Depena, 61, is…










