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Former congressional candidate arrested on campaign fraud charges

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Federal officials on Tuesday arrested Abhijit “Beej” Das, charging the North Andover resident with campaign finance violations in connection with his 2018 run for Congress.

Das came in seventh in the 10-way Democratic primary for the seat now held by U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan.

Acting U.S. District Attorney Nathaniel Mendell and other federal officials announced the arrest Tuesday morning, saying that Das allegedly solicited illegal campaign donations, used the money for business expenses and attempted to conceal it.

Joseph Bonavolanta, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston division, said Das was arrested “for allegedly soliciting his friends and family for at least $125,000 in illegal campaign contributions, repeatedly dipping into his campaign coffers to pay outstanding debts related to his hotel business, and falsifying campaign finance reports to try and cover his tracks.”

Mendell’s office alleged that between January and May 2018, Das “withdrew approximately $314,500 in funds f rom his campaign account and used at least $267,000 of these funds to pay outstanding debts for his hotel business relating to vendors, the hotel’s yacht and real estate taxes unrelated to his congressional campaign.”

He allegedly also overstated the amount of cash his campaign had on hand.

Das, 47, was charged with on one count of accepting excessive campaign contributions, one count of conduit contributions, one count of conversion of campaign funds, one count of engaging in a scheme to falsify, conceal, and cover up material facts, and two counts of making a false statement.

Each charge, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said, provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of either $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss.

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