David Nangle
David M. Nangle is an American state legislator serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He is a Lowell resident and a member of the Democratic Party.[1]
David Nangle | |
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 David Nangle, circa 2005 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Edward A. LeLacheur (18th) Thomas Golden Jr. (17th) |
| Succeeded by | Kevin J. Murphy (18th) |
| Constituency | 18th Middlesex (1999-2003) 17th Middlesex (2003- ) |
Early life and education
Nangle grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts and graduated from Lowell High School in 1978.[2]
2020 federal arrest
On February 18, 2020, Nangle was arrested by both the FBI and IRS on federal charges alleging that he raided his campaign account to pay for personal expenses and sustain a gambling habit at various casinos around the New England area.[3] According to the federal indictment, "NANGLE illicitly used campaign funds to, among other things: (i) pay for personal expenses (ii) defraud his bank lender, and (iii) collect income that he failed to report to the Internal Revenue Service."[4][3][5]
The indictment charges Nangle with 10 counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, nine counts of making false statements to a bank, and five counts of filing false income tax returns. He pleaded not guilty and was released $25,000 bond and ordered to surrender his passport and to refrain from gambling.[6]
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Ethics
- House Committee on Rules
- Joint Committee on Rules
See also
References
- David M. Nangle. Massachusetts General Court.
- "David M. Nangle". The 191st General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- Fisher, Jenna (2019-02-18). "State Rep. Fed Gambling Habit With Campaign Funds: Prosecutors". Patch. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
- Andersen, Travis (2020-02-18). "State Representative David Nangle arrested on charges of using campaign funds to fuel alleged gambling at area casinos". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- Halaschak, Zachary (2020-02-18). "Massachusetts Democrat who sits on ethics panel arrested for corruption". Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- Alanez, Tonya; Andersen, Travis (2020-02-18). "State Representative David Nangle used campaign funds to fuel casino gambling habit, prosecutors say". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2020-02-19.