Massachusetts State Lawmaker Arrested and Charged in Alleged Fraud Scheme

Flanagan is accused of embezzling $36,000 from a Cape Cod trade group to fund personal expenses and his campaign.

John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, home of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in Boston on Jan. 25, 2024. Learner Liu/The Epoch Times

Massachusetts state Rep. Christopher Flanagan was arrested on April 11 following a federal indictment accusing him of embezzling $36,000 from a Cape Cod trade association and using the funds for personal and political expenses.

The indictment includes five counts of wire fraud and one count of falsification of records.