波士顿市府前官员认罪：谎称修车工骗取20,804美元疫情贷款并获全额免还
位于马萨诸塞州的波士顿市市政防护服务局前局长 Reuben Taylor（40岁，住波士顿）已在波士顿联邦法院认罪，承认以欺诈手段获取联邦疫情救助资金。美国检察官 Leah B. Foley 与联邦调查局（FBI）波士顿分局特别探员主管 Ted E. Docks 宣布了这一认罪。
Taylor 自2008年起在波士顿市财产管理部下属的市政防护服务局工作，该局是无武器、非宣誓的安保部门。2021年4月，他提交了一份20,804美元的薪资保护计划（PPP）贷款申请，谎称自己在2019年当过汽车修理工，并附上伪造的1040表与C表，声称2019年没有领取工资、而是以独立承包商身份做修理工赚得99,863美元。
但他实际向国税局提交的2019年税表显示，他当年以市政警员身份领取了97,561美元工资，并附有波士顿市开具的W-2表。2021年8月，Taylor 又申请免除该笔贷款，声称已把贷款用于其修车生意的工资支出；小企业管理局于2021年9月免除了他的全部贷款。
Taylor 对一项电汇诈骗罪认罪，该罪名最高可判20年监禁、3年监督释放及最高25万美元罚款，具体量刑由联邦地区法院法官依据量刑指南与相关法律裁定。法官 Angel Kelley 已将量刑日期定为2027年2月12日；Taylor 于2026年10月被起诉。
此案由国税局刑事调查处波士顿办公室与波士顿警察局提供重要协助，助理检察官 Christine Wichers 负责起诉。马萨诸塞区联邦检察官办公室2026年3月设立了福利与选民欺诈专案组，司法部亦于2026年4月设立国家欺诈执法司，专责打击针对联邦福利项目的欺诈。
Former Boston City Official Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Fraud over $20,804 PPP Loan
Reuben Taylor, 40, of Boston, Massachusetts, the former Director of the City of Boston's Municipal Protective Services, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to obtaining federal pandemic funds through fraud. United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston Division, made the announcement.
Taylor had worked since 2008 for the Municipal Protective Services, an unarmed, non-sworn security division within the City of Boston's Property Management Department. In April 2021 he submitted an application for a $20,804 Paycheck Protection Program loan in which he falsely claimed that he had worked as an auto mechanic in 2019. He supported the application with a fabricated Form 1040 and Schedule C, claiming he received no wages in 2019 and instead received $99,863 as an independent contractor working as a mechanic.
In the 2019 Form 1040 that Taylor actually submitted to the IRS, he reported earning $97,561 in wages as a municipal police officer and attached a Form W-2 from the City of Boston. In August 2021 he applied for forgiveness of the loan, claiming he had spent the proceeds on payroll for his auto mechanic business, and the Small Business Administration forgave the loan in September 2021.
Taylor pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000; sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and governing statutes. U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Feb. 12, 2027. Taylor was charged in October 2026.
Valuable assistance was provided by IRS Criminal Investigation in Boston and the Boston Police Department, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Wichers of the Public Corruption & Special Prosecutions Unit is prosecuting the case. The U.S. Attorney's Office announced the creation of its Benefit & Voter Fraud Team in March 2026, and the Department of Justice created its National Fraud Enforcement Division in April 2026.
来源：马萨诸塞区联邦检察官办公室
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