Boston.com | Cape Cod rep. charged with fraud faces new counts by Rosemary Ford AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Massachusetts state Rep. Christopher Flanagan, a Democrat from Cape Cod’s First Barnstable District, has been hit with additional federal charges that expand his April 2025 indictment for wire fraud and falsifying records. Prosecutors allege that while serving as executive officer of the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Cape Cod (2019‑2024), Flanagan stole roughly $36,000 and funnelled the money into mortgage payments, credit‑card debt, campaign costs, luxury purchases and even “personal psychic services.” The scheme, said to have run from November 2021 to January 2023, involved unauthorized wire transfers, fake identities—including a bogus “Conservatives for Dennis” group used to conceal a 2022 campaign mailer—and falsified records. New counts of wire fraud, money‑laundering and false tax‑return filings have been added to the case; Flanagan pleaded not guilty and was released on conditions, while Governor Maura Healey has urged him to resign. Each wire‑fraud or falsification charge carries a potential 20‑year prison term. Read more: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2026/05/09/cape-cod-rep-charged-with-fraud-faces-new-counts/ #ChristopherFlanagan #Massachusetts #Federalprosecutors #MauraHealey