MA Town Official Allegedly Used RI Condo Association Funds at MA Casino - Indicted for Fraud

MA Town Official Allegedly Used RI Condo Association Funds at MA Casino - Indicted for Fraud

The property manager of a Woonsocket, Rhode Island condominium community was indicted Monday in U.S. District Court in Providence on five counts of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Zachary Cunha.

Cheryl S. Sullivan, 67, a real estate broker, tax preparer, property manager, and the chairperson of the Board of Tax Assessors for the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts, was arrested earlier Monday by FBI agents.

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An indictment returned on January 26 and unsealed Monday alleges that Sullivan, acting in the capacity as a property manager for the River Island Condominium Association, devised a scheme to access Association funds for her own personal use. 

It is alleged that beginning as early as February 2019, Sullivan used a debit card attached to the association’s checking account to withdraw cash for her own use from ATMs located at the Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, Massachusetts.

According to information presented to the court, a joint FBI and Plainville Police Department investigation determined that Sullivan allegedly defrauded the Association of approximately $46,500.

Sullivan pled not guilty and was released on unsecured bond following Monday’s arraignment.

A federal indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney William J. Ferland.