David M. Nangle (born December 18, 1960) was an American state legislator that served in the

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from 1999 to 2020. He is a Lowell resident and a member of the

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. While a member of the House, he served as the chair of the House Ethics committee. In February 2021, Nangle pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud, bank fraud, making false statements to a bank, and filing false tax returns. He is currently serving a 15 month prison sentence at FMC Devens until November 2022.

Early life and education

Nangle grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts and graduated from Lowell High School in 1978.

Political career

Nangle was first elected to represent the 18th Middlesex district in 1998 defeating Republican Karen Simao with 60.9% of the vote. Following redistricting after the 2000 Census, Nangle began to serve as the representative for the 17th Middlesex district starting in 2003. Under speaker Robert DeLeo, Nangle became chair of the Massachusetts House Ethics committee and a member of DeLeo's leadership team, serving as one of the floor division chairs. Following the federal indictment, Nangle resigned his leadership positions in February 2020. In November 2020, Nangle lost the 2020 Democratic primary election for the 17th Middlesex District to

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2020 federal arrest

On February 18, 2020, Nangle was arrested by both the

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and

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on federal charges alleging that he raided his campaign account to pay for personal expenses and sustain a gambling habit at various

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s around the New England area. 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." The indictment charged Nangle with 10 counts of

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, four counts of

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, 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

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and ordered to surrender his passport and to refrain from gambling. On February 24, 2021, Nangle pleaded guilty to charges of 10 counts of wire fraud, four counts of bank fraud, four counts of making false statements to a bank and five counts of filing false tax returns. On September 15, 2021, Nangle was sentenced to 15 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $33,347 to the IRS and a forfeiture of $15,650. He was ordered to report to FMC Devens to serve his sentence before November 1, 2021, where he currently resides. Nangle's release date is currently set for November 24, 2022.

Committee assignments

* House Committee on Ethics * House Committee on Rules * Joint Committee on Rules

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