Former Buyer for the MBTA Pleads Guilty to Larceny, Bribery, Illegal Gratuity and Procurement Fraud Charges
BOSTON – A former buyer for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) pleaded guilty in Suffolk Superior Court to larceny, bribery, illegal gratuity and procurement fraud charges connected to his job hiring and managing vendors for the MBTA.
Timothy Dockery, age 57, of Plymouth, pleaded guilty…
Former Stow Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Former Stow Treasurers Pamela Landry pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges.
Read the Press ReleaseFormer Ware Fire Chief Indicted for Embezzling More Than $28,000
Thomas Coulombe will be arraigned on four counts of larceny.
Read the Press ReleaseUS Attorney’s Office Announces Charges Against Medford Contractor in Tax Scheme
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts, today announced charges against Peter Tufts of Medford related to an alleged tax evasion scheme. The Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General assisted in the investigation along with our state and federal partners.
District of Massachusetts…
Former Housing Counselor to Pay Back Fraudulently Obtained Pandemic-Era Rental Assistance
Boston, MA — A former residential housing counselor at a non-profit regional housing agency has agreed to pay back twice what she fraudulently received in Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds.
Jennifer Munoz, 32, of Haverhill, MA, agreed to pay $109,100 over the course of three years…
Two Founders and Former Directors of Non-profit Violence in Boston Face Additional Fraud Charges
A joint federal-state investigation involving the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General led to additional charges against two founders of a local non-profit in connection with allegations that they fraudulently obtained pandemic relief funds and state unemployment assistance.
On March 9, 2023, a federal grand jury returned a…
Four Additional Former State Troopers Repaid Over $17,500 for Alleged Overtime Abuse, Bringing Total Recovered to Over $263,000
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and Office of the Attorney General (AGO) have recovered more than $263,000 from former Massachusetts State Police (MSP) troopers for alleged unworked overtime, including settlements in December 2022 and January 2023 with four troopers who paid a total of $17,584.…
Read the Press ReleaseWest Springfield Man Indicted for Allegedly Defrauding Local Retirement Board
A joint investigation by the OIG, the AGO and the MSP resulted in a Hampden County grand jury indicting a West Springfield man with one count of perjury and one count of larceny over $1,200.
Read the Press ReleaseFormer Homeless Shelter CEO Pleaded Guilty, Sentenced to One Year in Jail
The former CEO of Casa Nueva Vida, Inc. pleaded guilty on September 29, 2022, in Suffolk Superior Court to charges of perjury, larceny, and making false entries in corporate books.
Read the Press ReleaseFormer Town Employee in Stow Charged in Connection with Alleged Embezzlement of Public Funds
The town of Stow’s former treasurer was arraigned on September 16, 2022, on embezzlement, forgery and other charges following a joint investigation by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and the Office of the Inspector General.
Read the Press ReleaseRetired Boston Headmaster Agrees to Pay Boston Retirement Board more than $34,000 Following OIG Investigation
Linda Nathan, a retired Boston Public Schools headmaster, agreed to repay $34,498 to the Boston Retirement Board to settle allegations that she failed to comply with state laws limiting the compensation a retired public employee can earn from a public employer.
Read the Press ReleaseRetail Electricity Supplier Pays More than $1.65 Million for Knowingly Avoiding its Payment Obligation to State Environmental Programs
A company that sold electricity to Massachusetts customers has paid more than $1.65 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly failed to make payments to the Commonwealth under three state environmental programs, Attorney General Maura Healey and Inspector General Glenn A. Cunha announced.
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