Crime & Safety

Mansfield's Michael Scott Arrested in Real Estate Ploy

He allegedly stole $199,000 from a couple.

A Mansfield real estate broker this week was charged with bilking a couple out of $199,000.

Michael David Scott, 48, allegedly took the money fromΒ a husband and wife for a supposed escrow account; instead, heΒ used the money for himself, according to the Boston Business Journal.

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