Former state lawmaker’s fraud scheme relied on elected office — until indictment ended his career By Emma Platoff and Andrea Estes Globe Staff,Updated April 17, 2021, 3:30 p.m.

 

Former state lawmaker’s fraud scheme relied on elected office — until indictment ended his career

By Emma Platoff and Andrea Estes Globe Staff,Updated April 17, 2021, 3:30 p.m.

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“The saying around here was that if you got a flat tire on Route 3, you don’t call Triple A, you call Dave Nangle,” said Jim Campanini, a friend of Nangle’s and the longtime editor of The Lowell Sun. “That’s what he was to constituent services.”

Beneath the sunny veneer and helpful attitude were financial troubles and questionable ethical practices. Public records and interviews reveal Nangle had had money problems and faced questions over the legitimacy of some of his campaign disclosures for almost two decades before his indictment. Though he had not had an opponent since 2012, he raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from campaign donors — money prosecutors say he illegally funneled toward personal expenses.   https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/17/metro/former-state-lawmakers-fraud-scheme-relied-elected-office-until-indictment-ended-his-career/?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter