A 36-year-old Wolcott man has been sentenced to prison for participating in two separate criminal conspiracies.
Daniel Montiero was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 13 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in two separate criminal conspiracies.
Montiero pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to make false statements to the FEC and to impede the FEC’s enforcement of federal campaign finance laws on March 20, 2013.
In pleading guilty to this charge, Montiero admitted that he participated in a scheme to conceal from the public the true origin of contributions that Roll-Your-Own (‘RYO’) smoke shop owners were making to the Chris Donovan for Congress campaign during the 2012 election cycle.
Montiero agreed to serve as a conduit for a $2,500 campaign contribution by writing a check in that amount to the campaign and then accepting $2,500 in cash in return.
Montiero knew that the purpose of the contributions was to obtain a commitment from Chris Donovan, who at the time was also the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives, to defeat legislation that would strip RYO cigarettes of their tax exempt status.
Montiero was also ordered to forfeit $15,000 and pay restitution in the amount of $783,000.
The mortgage fraud conspiracy was investigated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Office of Inspector General, the Internal Revenue Service, and the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Milios, the head of an extensive mortgage fraud conspiracy, was sentenced to 97 months of imprisonment for orchestrating the mortgage fraud scheme that involved more than 50 properties and resulted in nearly $5.7 million in losses to lenders.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Public Corruption|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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