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联邦大陪审团以大流行病贷款欺诈和洗钱罪名起诉这两名民主党官员
——安德斯·哈格斯特伦 福克斯新闻报道
突发消息：马萨诸塞州议员因涉嫌新冠诈骗被捕
马萨诸塞州官员周三逮捕了州众议员弗朗西斯科·保利诺，指控其涉嫌挪用大流行病救济资金。他是本月第二名被控此类罪名的州级政客。
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当地时间周三，当局本月第二次逮捕一名民主党官员，指控其涉嫌新冠诈骗。
美国检察官莉亚·福利表示，警方于周三清晨逮捕了马萨诸塞州众议员弗朗西斯科·保利诺，指控其涉及11项与大流行病失业保险欺诈、大流行病贷款欺诈和洗钱相关的罪名。
“根据针对保利诺的起诉书，保利诺策划了一起诈骗案，骗取了超过70万美元的联邦大流行病救济资金。据称，保利诺将部分资金用于个人开支，包括房产支出、贷款还款以及转入其竞选账户，”福利说道。
“其余资金则被他转手以高于大流行病贷款的利率借给其他个人，”她补充道。
11名涉嫌非法移民在马萨诸塞州140万美元福利欺诈打击行动中落网，共15人被捕，司法部称
马萨诸塞州众议员弗朗西斯科·E·保利诺在州长莫拉·希利于1月8日签署医疗保健法案时旁观。（斯图尔特·卡希尔/《波士顿先驱报》摄）
起诉书显示，保利诺涉嫌的欺诈行为始于2020年，当时他以“一名不知情的77岁亲属”的名义申请新冠救济资金。
保利诺被捕约一周前，联邦调查局于本月早些时候逮捕了劳伦斯市市长布莱恩·德佩尼亚，罪名与之类似。联邦大陪审团同样以11项罪名起诉德佩尼亚，涉及大流行病贷款欺诈和洗钱。
联邦调查局表示，德佩尼亚早在2020年担任劳伦斯市议员时就开始“挪用公共资金”。他于本月早些时候被捕。
明尼苏达州诈骗主谋因2.5亿美元“喂养我们的未来”特大诈骗案被判近42年监禁
劳伦斯市市长布莱恩·德佩尼亚面临联邦指控，涉嫌将大流行病救济资金用于其市长竞选活动并偿还个人债务。联邦检察官表示，德佩尼亚申请资金是为了帮助其位于劳伦斯的轮胎店特纳斯轮胎服务公司。（劳伦斯市供图）
“每一位听众都清楚，疫情期间美国民众经历了何等艰难，”福利说。“这两人据称骗取的资金本应用于辛勤工作的美国民众和 struggling 企业主，而非用于这两名撒谎行窃、谋取私利的贪婪之徒。”
2025年6月4日，洛杉矶联邦大楼外的联邦调查局标志。（帕特里克·T·法伦/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
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“逮捕公职人员从来都不是一件值得骄傲的事，但我们会继续这样做，直到所有人都明白这个道理：没有人能凌驾于法律之上，没有人能逃脱惩罚，”她补充道。
安德斯·哈格斯特伦是福克斯新闻数字频道记者，报道全国政治及重大突发新闻事件。
Democratic officials charged for allegedly scamming COVID relief funds
August 26, 2026 2:01pm EDT / Fox News
A federal grand jury indicted both Democratic officials on counts involving pandemic loan fraud and money laundering
By Anders Hagstrom, Fox News
BREAKING: Massachusetts lawmaker ARRESTED for alleged COVID FRAUD
Officials in Massachusetts arrested State Rep. Francisco Paulino for allegedly stealing pandemic relief money. He’s the second state politician charged this month.
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Authorities arrested a Democratic Party official for alleged COVID fraud for the second time this month on Wednesday.
U.S. Attorney Leah Foley says police arrested Massachusetts state Rep. Francisco Paulino early Wednesday morning, charging him with 11 counts related to pandemic unemployment insurance fraud, pandemic loan fraud and money laundering.
“According to the Paulino indictment, Mr. Paulino devised a scheme to obtain more than $700,000 in federal pandemic relief funds. It is alleged that Paulino used some of the money for his own personal use, including real estate expenses, loan payments and transfers to his campaign account,” Foley said.
“Other money he flipped around and lent to other individuals at higher interest rates than the pandemic loan rate,” she continued.
11 SUSPECTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AMONG 15 ARRESTED IN $1.4M BENEFITS FRAUD CRACKDOWN IN MASSACHUSETTS, DOJ SAYS
Rep. Francisco E. Paulino watches as Gov. Maura Healey signs healthcare legislation on Jan. 8.(Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
The indictment says Paulino’s alleged fraud began in 2020 when he signed up for COVID relief funding on behalf of “an unwitting 77-year-old relative.”
Paulino’s arrest comes roughly a week after the FBI arrested Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña on similar charges. A federal grand jury also handed down an 11-count indictment against DePeña with charges relating to pandemic loan fraud and money laundering.
The FBI says DePeña first began “diverting public funds” in 2020 when he was serving on the Lawrence city council. He was arrested earlier this month.
MINNESOTA FRAUD MASTERMIND GETS NEARLY 42 YEARS IN PRISON IN MASSIVE $250M ‘FEEDING OUR FUTURE’ SCHEME
Lawrence Mayor Brian DePena faces federal charges for allegedly using pandemic-relief funds for his mayoral campaign and to pay off his personal debts. DePena applied for the funds to help Tenares Tire Services Inc., his tire shop in Lawrence, federal prosecutors said.(City of Lawrence)
“Everyone listening today knows how difficult it was for Americans during the pandemic,” Foley said. “The money these two individuals allegedly scammed was meant for hardworking Americans and struggling business owners, not for two greedy individuals who lied and stole for their own personal benefit.”
The FBI logo is seen at the Los Angeles Federal Building on June 4, 2025, in Los Angeles.(Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
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“It is never a proud moment when we arrest a public official, but we will continue to do it until the message is received: No one is above the law, and no one gets a pass,” she added.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events.
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