"Former State Sen. Dean Tran pleaded guilty Friday to attempting to cover up a fake job offer from his sister's company, according to federal prosecutors. Tran, 50, of Fitchburg, admitted guilt to one count each of obstruction of justice and making a false statement, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts said in a statement. Tran and his sister, Tuyet Martin, were indicted in June 2024."
"The former state senator was previously convicted by a federal jury in September 2024 and sentenced in February 2025 for fraudulently collecting pandemic unemployment assistance benefits and willfully omitting consulting and rental income from his tax returns in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Tran is currently serving an 18-month sentence in federal prison for those convictions, according to the U.S. Attorney's office."
"During the interview, agents asked him about a phony job offer letter that he sent to unemployment agency officials when he was attempting to have his benefits reinstated after they were briefly suspended. Tran "made material misrepresentations" about the letter to federal law enforcement and claimed that Martin was the sole author of the letter when, in actuality, he had revised it before it was finalized for submission to unemployment officials."
Dean Tran admitted to attempting to conceal a fake job offer tied to his sister's company and pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice and making a false statement. Federal agents interviewed him about a phony job offer letter he submitted to unemployment officials while seeking reinstatement of benefits. Tran told investigators that his sister authored and signed the letter, but he had revised and signed it himself. He had earlier been convicted for pandemic unemployment fraud and tax omissions and is serving an 18-month federal sentence. He faces significant prison terms, supervised release, and fines for the new counts.
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