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Watch: Lawyer hits car while trying to escape reporters outside courthouse

A lawyer attracted unwanted attention outside Boston Federal Court following Lawrence, Massachusetts, Mayor Brian DePeña's arraignment last Friday. The mayor's attorney rear-ended a parked vehicle while attempting to leave the area and remarked that he would bring bodyguards with him next time. Prosecutors allege DePeña improperly used more than $1.5 million in COVID small-business loans.

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Watch: Lawyer hits car while trying to escape reporters outside courthouse
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10 of 10
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