Overview
- Federal prosecutors unsealed a superseding indictment Friday that adds eight wire fraud counts, one money laundering count, one falsification count, and three false tax‑return counts against Christopher Flanagan.
- Prosecutors say he stole more than $36,000 from the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Cape Cod between November 2021 and January 2023 and another $7,287 from a separate association account through December 2023.
- The government alleges he used the money for mortgage and credit card payments, campaign expenses, menswear, a home air conditioner, and psychic services.
- The filing includes a money laundering allegation that he moved $10,000 of the stolen funds into his campaign account in January 2023 to hide where the money came from.
- He remains in office representing the First Barnstable District as the governor and the House minority leader urge him to resign, and prosecutors say he will appear in federal court in Boston at a later date.