AUGUSTA (AP) — A former Chelsea selectwoman facing federal extortion, tax evasion and fraud charges has reportedly received federal workers compensation payments of $50,000 a year.
Carole Swan has pleaded not guilty to charges she used her position to extort $20,000 from a construction company. She’s also accused of fraudulently charging the town twice as much more for a project than it cost her husband’s construction company to do the work.
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