Press Release  Former CEO of Casa Nueva Vida Ordered to Pay $382,843.67 in Restitution

Boston, MA — Suffolk Superior Court Judge Michael Doolin ordered Manuel Duran, the former CEO of Casa Nueva Vida, to pay $382,843.67 in restitution. Mr. Duran pleaded guilty on September 29, 2022, in Suffolk Superior Court, to four counts of perjury, three counts of larceny through separate fraud schemes, and two counts of making false entries in corporate books. He was sentenced to one year in the Suffolk House of Correction. 

In determining the restitution amount, Judge Doolin credited the testimony of OIG Senior Investigator Jack Meyers, who provided detailed testimony of Duran’s schemes to steal public funds that were designated to provide housing and services to homeless people. Meyers led the investigation following an anonymous tip to the OIG’s fraud hotline.

For additional information about the guilty plea and sentencing, see the Attorney General’s press release: Former Head of Homeless Shelter Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Jail for Stealing From the Non-profit Organization.

For additional information about the indictment, see the Attorney General’s press release: Former Head of Homeless Shelter Indicted for Stealing Nearly $1.5 Million From the Non-Profit Organization.

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