Dean Tran, a former Massachusetts state senator, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding the state's unemployment system and failing to report income. Convicted on 20 counts of wire fraud and three counts of filing false tax returns, Tran fraudulently claimed $30,120 in pandemic unemployment benefits while working as a consultant. U.S. Attorney Leah Foley criticized Tran for eroding public trust, while Tran plans to appeal, arguing that his actions were misconstrued and motivated by political bias.
"When Dean Tran took his oath of office as a Massachusetts State Senator, he willingly entered into a world of being in the public eye. He chose to violate the public's trust not once, but twice by defrauding the government out of unemployment benefits and willfully omitting his taxable income."
"It was clear in the comments made in the courtroom that the driving factors behind my investigation were weaponization and lawfare. I am innocent. This is nothing more than a politically motivated witchhunt."
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