Boston Herald

From election to arrest

- — ALEXI COHAN

Lowell state Rep. David Nangle was arrested Tuesday morning on several federal charges for misconduct and allegedly using campaign funds for personal expenses, running up a massive debt in gambling losses, according to a federal indictment.

The following is a timeline of Nangle’s alleged illicit activities following his election to the Massachuse­tts House of Representa­tives in 1999 to represent the 17th Middlesex District.

The following events are according to the federal indictment filed in district court on Feb. 13:

■ As early as 2011, Nangle borrowed more than a total of $100,000 over several years from various local business owners, which he did not pay back in full

■ In 2014, Nangle started to “devise a scheme” to defraud the Office of Campaign Finance, the Nangle Committee and Lowell Bank

■ From 2014-19, Nangle used the Nangle Committee bank debit card to file false campaign disclosure­s for gambling and other personal expenses

■ Beginning in 2014, Nangle hid his debts from the State Ethics Commission by omitting them from annual filings

■ From 2014-18, Nangle filed false income tax returns and claimed tens of thousands of dollars in deductions

■ In January 2015, Nangle applied for a home mortgage loan with Lowell Bank, which included false statements and omissions

■ In 2017, the IRS notified Nangle that he owed additional taxes and penalties of $7,000 for his 2014 tax filings

■ In December 2017, Nangle embezzled $1,500 in Nangle Committee funds using a vendor that did not actually provide campaign services

■ Nangle was arrested on Tuesday morning and pleaded not guilty to all counts

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