Rep. Francisco Paulino indicted for $700K COVID relief fraud
Massachusetts State Rep. Francisco Paulino was arrested and charged in an 11-count federal indictment with fraudulently obtaining over $700,000 in COVID-19 pandemic-related unemployment benefits and small-business loans.
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AI GeneratedMassachusetts State Representative Francisco Paulino has been indicted on charges of wire fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors claim he used others' personal information to illegally obtain pandemic relief funds and utilized a tax company to funnel the money into his own accounts.