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Ex-Head Of Boston Homeless Shelters Guilty To Stealing $1.5M, Gets 1 Year In Prison: Mass AG
The former head of a Boston nonprofit homeless shelter pleaded guilty this week to stealing $1.5 million in funds and will spend a year behind bars, authorities said.
Manuel Duran, 70, of West Roxbury admitted on Thursday, Sept. 29, to four counts of perjury, three counts of stealing more than $1,200, and two charges of falsifying corporate books, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office said. Along with his year in prison, Duran must also complete 250 hours of community service and repay the money he reportedly took. The court will decide the exact amount he owes at a hearing in De…
