Feds: State rep. used campaign funds to go gambling, keep golf club membership
https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2020/02/18/david-nangle-alleged-misuse-campaign-funds
Prior to his arrest Tuesday morning, state Rep. David Nangle, D-Lowell, allegedly attempted to maintain a lifestyle that included gambling at six casinos in four different states, and keeping a membership at a golf club in Lowell.
But, despite a salary ranging from $60,000 and $60,250 from 2014 to 2018, plus additional income from serving in leadership positions – including a stint as chairman of the House’s Committee on Ethics – Nangle found himself “heavily in debt,” according to a federal indictment. Nangle allegedly used campaign funds to maintain his habits, among other alleged crimes.
Nangle, 59, of Lowell, who has served as the state representative for the 17th Middlesex District since 1999, was arrested Tuesday morning on 28 different counts – 10 counts of wire fraud, nine counts of making false statements to a bank, five counts of filing false tax returns, and four counts of bank fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts.