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Boston city official to plead guilty in pandemic loan fraud
Original: Boston city official agrees to plead guilty to pandemic loan fraud
A Boston city official has agreed to plead guilty to fraud related to pandemic relief loans, according to a Boston.com report. The case involves misused COVID-era emergency lending programs, which have drawn repeated federal prosecutions as authorities claw back funds obtained deceptively during the pandemic.
Why now: Federal prosecutors continue to pursue cases involving fraudulent pandemic relief loans, and a sitting city official being charged is notable locally.
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