"From 1999 to April 2024, Clasby served as director of Quincy's Department of Elder Services, according to the indictment. He was fired by Mayor Thomas Koch, who cited 'financial irregularities' and an ongoing Quincy police investigation. Federal prosecutors say Clasby began abusing the city's purchasing process in 2019, using municipal funds to cover personal expenses and generate cash for himself."
"In June 2020, Clasby asked the studio owner to submit an invoice totaling $5,950 for 170 hours of studio time labeled 'Senior Musical Workshop,' according to the indictment. Clasby later arranged for the city to pay an additional $3,000 invoice for more studio time. Prosecutors also said Clasby used city funds to pay a Weymouth music studio to record songs he sang for wife and others."
"In another case in May 2023, Clasby authorized the city to pay about $4,800 for a 2005 Toyota Prius that he titled in his own name and gave to a longtime female friend. The invoice falsely stated the charge was for 'rebuilding an engine for one of the Elder Services Food Econoline vans,' the indictment states."
Thomas Clasby Jr., who served as director of Quincy's Department of Elder Services from 1999 to April 2024, pleaded guilty to embezzlement, mail and wire fraud, and interstate transportation of stolen property. From 2019 to 2024, Clasby systematically abused the city's purchasing process to cover personal expenses and generate cash. His fraudulent activities included authorizing nearly $2,000 for a personal snowblower, paying approximately $8,950 to a Weymouth music studio for personal recording sessions falsely labeled as a senior workshop, and purchasing a $4,800 vehicle titled in his own name while falsely documenting it as engine repairs. Clasby was fired by Mayor Thomas Koch following financial irregularities and police investigation. Sentencing is scheduled for June 17.
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