Crime & Safety
Brookline Man Sentenced To 3+ Years In Cocaine Case
Richard Veazey was sentenced last week after pleading guilty. He pleaded guilty Monday in a separate mortgage fraud case.
A Brookline man has been sentenced to three years and one month for violating federal drug laws.
Lawrence Veazey, 53, of 901 Dunster Street, was sentenced after he pleaded guilty June 16 before U.S. District Judge Terrence F. McVerry.
According to prosecutors, Veazey conspired with others to possess and distribute cocaine during 2009.
On Monday, to a federal wire fraud conspiracy charge for his role in a million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme.
U.S. District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose was advised that Veazey, who was an appraiser, participated in a conspiracy in which he submitted fraudulent appraisals overstating the value of the properties serving as collateral for loans. Veazey also accepted responsibility for providing fraudulent appraisals in connection with an otherwise unrelated mortgage fraud scheme.
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The loss caused by Veazey’s criminal conduct was between $1 million and $2.5 million, prosecutors said.
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