Former state lawmakerâs fraud scheme relied on elected office â until indictment ended his career
By Emma Platoff and Andrea Estes Globe Staff,Updated April 17, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Massachusetts state Representative David Nangle, center, left the federal courthouse in Boston after his initial appearance on Feb. 18, 2020.Tanner Stening/Mass.live via AP
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 Nangleâs 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 G