Crime & Safety
Framingham Man Charged With Running Unlicensed Money Transfer Business
The owner of Mix Cell Phones failed to comply with the federal registration requirements for money transmitting businesses, officials said.
FRAMINGHAM, MA — A Framingham man is facing charges after authorities say he's been running an unlicensed money transmitting business.
Luiz DaSilva, 68, was indicted on one count of operating that business on Dec. 15, according to the United State's Attorney's Office in Massachusetts.
According to the indictment, from about October 2018 through roughly October 2020, DaSilva failed to comply with the federal registration requirements for money transmitting businesses in operating his business, Mix Cell Phones, LLC.
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The charge of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business comes with a sentence of up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.
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