Democrat mayor NABBED for alleged fraud

The mayor of a Massachusetts city was arrested on Friday morning after prosecutors say he illegally funneled federal money into his political campaign as well as toward his personal tax debt.

Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña, a 61-year-old Democrat, allegedly received more than $1 million worth of pandemic relief cash under the assumption that it would be used to prop up his small business.

‘I know I’m bothering you a lot, but I have no other option. Only you can give me what I need,’ he allegedly texted.

Instead, DePeña allegedly used that cash to pay off his IRS and campaign debts and to make high-interest payments on other properties he owned, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.

“This was emergency financial assistance