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Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria is the focus of a federal inquiry

Investigators are looking into whether he strong-armed a developer into hiring union workers.

Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria is the focus of a federal inquiry, reports The Boston Globe.

Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria.

Federal prosecutors are investigating whether DeMaria strong-armed a developer into using union workers on an Everett building project, reports the Globe.

The incident took place when the old Charleston Chew factory was converted into a luxury apartment complex called The Batch Yard, a $90 million, 328-unit apartment complex that opened last year.

DeMaria would not answer questions about the investigation, according to the Globe.

Read the full story in the Globe.

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