John George Jr. (born July 31, 1946, in

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) is an American businessman, farmer, and

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politician who represented 9th

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District in the

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from 1989 to 1991. He resigned six months into his second term due to a conflict of interest issue. George was found guilty in April 2015 of embezzling federal funds from the Union Street Bus Company, a firm that he owned, and using that money to benefit his personal farm in Dartmouth, and he was sentenced to 70 months in prison and ordered to pay $688,772 in restitution to SRTA, with which his company was contracted. He is being held at the Federal Medical Center, Devens, and his inmate number is 96292-038. In late December 2015, over 1 million dollars in cash owned by George was found by the

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. The money, located in safe deposit boxes at various locations, was found during raids in

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and

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