Democratic officials charged for allegedly scamming COVID relief funds

Authorities arrested a Democratic Party official for alleged COVID fraud for the second time this month on Wednesday.

U.S. Attorney Leah Foley says police arrested Massachusetts state Rep. Francisco Paulino early Wednesday morning, charging him with 11 counts related to pandemic unemployment insurance fraud, pandemic loan fraud and money laundering.

"According to the Paulino indictment, Mr. Paulino devised a scheme to obtain more than $700,000 in federal pandemic relief funds. It is...