{"id":127370,"date":"2020-02-18T23:18:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T07:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=127370"},"modified":"2020-02-19T10:34:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T18:34:54","slug":"feds-say-mass-state-rep-dipped-into-campaign-funds-for-personal-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/feds-say-mass-state-rep-dipped-into-campaign-funds-for-personal-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds Say Massachusetts State Rep. David Nangle Dipped into Campaign Funds for Personal Use, Including Trips to Casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"

A prominent Massachusetts state lawmaker was arrested Tuesday and charged with using campaign funds to pay for personal expenses and for falsifying loan applications to pay for his gambling sprees.<\/p>\n

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Massachusetts state Rep. David Nangle faces 28 charges in federal court tied to allegations he spent campaign funds for personal use, including trips to casinos. (Image: WCVB)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

State Rep. David M. Nangle (D-Middlesex) entered a plea of not guilty on 28 charges in a US District courtroom in Boston<\/a> Tuesday. The US Attorney\u2019s Office in Massachusetts claims Nangle was deeply in debt and gambled online and at area casinos. He\u2019s alleged to have used his political campaign fund to pay for gift cards he personally used, for rental cars to drive to casinos, and for flowers to his girlfriend.<\/p>\n

The indictment claims Nangle filed false tax returns from 2014 to 2018 by making up deductions for purported consulting work. Since 2014, he\u2019s also made false statements on loan applications by misstating his income and debts.<\/p>\n

Funds from the loans were then used to pay for gambling activities, the US Attorney\u2019s office alleges.<\/p>\n

Nangle has served in the Massachusetts legislature since 1999, and at one time served as the statehouse Ethics Committee chairman.<\/p>\n

This was not a momentary lapse of judgment or a technical foul,\u201d said US Attorney Andrew Lelling in a press conference Tuesday. \u201cThis was a systematic pattern of theft and fraud, going back to at least 2014. Nangle accomplished it, in part, using people close to him.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He was released on a $25,000 unsecured bond. However, US District Judge M. Page Kelly restricted Nangle\u2019s travel to only within Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Nangle must also avoid going to casinos and other gaming establishments, as well as gambling online, in lotteries, or through other similar methods.<\/p>\n

Gambling Losses Allegedly Fueled Illegal Spending<\/h2>\n

According to the indictment, despite his salary \u2013 which according to Massopenbooks.org was $107,500 in 2017 and $107,548 in 2018 \u2013 Nangle had cash flow issues due to his extensive gambling habit at two Connecticut casinos<\/a>, two New Hampshire casinos, and a casino in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He also placed \u201cthousands of bets\u201d on online gaming sites.<\/p>\n

Authorities claim Nangle lost tens of thousands of dollars gambling.<\/p>\n

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Despite not having any opposition for his seat since January 2013, Nangle raised hundreds of thousands in campaign funds, the indictment states. That allowed him to maintain his gambling fix by using campaign funds for personal expenses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

After being arrested on Tuesday morning, he reported to the Boston courtroom in handcuffs as TV crews and reported followed him.<\/p>\n

In a statement to reporters after Nangle\u2019s arraignment, lawyer William Connolly said his client was a good man who \u201cproudly represented\u201d his district.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe charges against David are nothing more than allegations,\u201d Connolly said. \u201cWe will fight these charges in court.\u201d<\/p>\n

Faces 30 Years in Prison<\/h2>\n

The 59-year-old lawmaker faces 10 counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, nine counts of making false statements, and five counts of filing false tax returns.<\/p>\n

The wire fraud charges carry prison terms of up to 20 years and fines of $250,000. The bank fraud and false statement charges can carry prison terms of up to 30 years and a fine of $1 million. The false tax return accusations can carry prison terms of up to three years and a $100,000 fine.<\/p>\n

A status conference is set for March 19. However, on Tuesday, Kelly signed an order allowing for a delay in starting the trial to give both sides a chance to share discovery and prepare their cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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