Abhijit Das, Election Campaign Crimes, Massachusetts 2024

BOSTON – Former U.S. House of Representatives candidate Abhijit Das has been indicted on charges of violating the Federal Election Campaign Act and making false statements.

The indictment alleges that Das, a/k/a “Beej,” 47, of North Andover, accepted excessive campaign contributions, engaged in a scheme to falsify, conceal, and cover up material facts, and made two counts of false statements.

According to the indictment, Das was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts in the 2017-2018 election. In order to overcome a fundraising deficit, Das allegedly devised a scheme to solicit personal loans from friends and close associates in excess of the legal limit.

Das allegedly requested a friend to support his campaign to reach a specific fundraising goal of over $450,000 by the end of the year, indicating that reaching that goal might need “some engineering.”

The indictment further alleges that Das caused three different individuals to contribute approximately $125,000 to his campaign and structured the contributions as personal loans to a family member to circumvent Federal Election Commission (FEC) reporting requirements and contribution limits.

Das allegedly used at least $267,000 of campaign funds to pay outstanding debts for his hotel business relating to vendors, the hotel’s yacht, and real estate taxes unrelated to his congressional campaign.

“Mr. Das allegedly solicited illegal campaign donations, used the money for his own business expenses and debts, and then attempted to conceal his actions,” said Nathaniel R. Mendell, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.

Das will make his initial appearance before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal at 2:30 p.m.

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