Methuen man pleads guilty to wire fraud
METHUEN — Ramon Joseph Cruz, Jr. of Methuen, 27, pleaded guilty on May 18 in federal court in Boston to using stolen identities to fraudulently obt...
METHUEN — Ramon Joseph Cruz, Jr. of Methuen, 27, pleaded guilty on May 18 in federal court in Boston to using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds from the Small Business Administration and to launder those funds, according to acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy. Cruz pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud along with four counts of wire fraud and aiding and abetting. He was arrested in December 2020 with an alleged co-conspirator, Darwyn Joseph, and is scheduled to be sentenced Aug.