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Judge freezes Barbara Lynch's bank accounts over unpaid Boston taxes

As of September 2026: Arguing for the freeze and asset recovery

Barbara Lynch built Boston's most celebrated restaurant empire. Now a judge has frozen eight of her bank accounts as the city tries to recover nearly $1 million in unpaid restaurant taxes.

Updated Sep 14

Notable Quotes

"Your Honor, Miss Lynch sold her property for $2 million in Gloucester... She sold multiple liquor licenses for hundreds of thousands of dollars. We don't know where the money went."

from Judge freezes Barbara Lynch's bank accounts over unpaid Boston taxes · Updated Sep 14

"Hopefully we are going to be able to rattle enough cages to get somebody to be able to come and try and resolve this."

from Judge freezes Barbara Lynch's bank accounts over unpaid Boston taxes · Updated Sep 14