Brian A. Joyce

Brian A. Joyce (September 5, 1962 – September 27, 2018) was an American politician. He was a Massachusetts State Senator for the Democratic Party from 1998 to 2017. 
On February 23, 2016, Joyce announced that he would not seek re-election to the Massachusetts State Senate for the next term.
Joyce pleaded not guilty in December 2017 to charges including racketeering, money laundering, mail fraud, conspiracy and scheming to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Joyce was freed on $250,000 bond.
On September 27, 2018, Joyce was found dead in his home in Westport, Massachusetts, aged 56.