Former state lawmaker's fraud scheme relied on elected office -- until indictment ended his career
During the first week of February 2016, the days dawned surprisingly warm, the Massachusetts House marched ahead at its deliberate winter pace, and little about David Nangle’s legislative business seemed notable.
That Wednesday, state Representative Nangle voted in line with House leadership on five proposals: no, no, no, yes, yes. On Thursday, the longtime Democratic state lawmaker from Lowell stood before the chamber to move a host of routine matters down the legislative assembly line: liquor licenses for Beverly and Westborough, a property rehabilitation fund for Athol, city clerk appointments in Gardner.
But when the sessions gaveled out and the suits left the chamber, Nangle turned from his public duties to his private vices. That same week, he logged 333 miles in an Enterprise rental car, crisscrossing New England from his home in Lowell to his office on Beacon Hill — and making side trips to casinos in multiple states, according to a 2020 federal indictment.
That Tuesday, Feb. 2, he withdrew $2,000 cash from an ATM. On Thursday, he visited a New Hampshire casino and a Massachusetts casino, where he withdrew another $300.
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