Jason Pecoy, Luxury Home Defraud Scheme, Massachusetts 2024

BOSTON – A former luxury homebuilder in West Springfield, Massachusetts was sentenced yesterday for conspiring to defraud the United States. Jason Pecoy, 44, of Wilbraham, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to two years of probation, and a fine of $7,500.

The government recommended a sentence of 21 to 27 months in prison, followed by a three-years of supervised release, and order mandatory restitution in the amount of $35,982. In June 2024, Pecoy was convicted by a federal jury of two counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Pecoy was previously indicted in December 2019 along with his father, Kent Pecoy, and Kevin M. Kennedy, the former owner of a golf management company, for conspiring to defraud the United States by concealing cash payments for the construction of Kennedy’s two homes in East Longmeadow and West Dennis.

On Dec. 11, 2023, Kennedy was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to defraud the United States and making a false statement to a federally insured financial institution. He was sentenced to 13 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release on April 24, 2024.

On May 16, 2024, Kent Pecoy pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of making a false statement to a federally insured financial institution. Kent Pecoy was sentenced in August 2024 to time served (one day) and two years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $24,000 fine and $35,982 in restitution.

From 2009 through 2016, Kennedy conspired with Kent Pecoy, the owner of Kent Pecoy and Sons Construction Inc. (KPSC), and his son, Jason Pecoy, a KPSC project manager, to obstruct and impede the Internal Revenue Service and the collection of taxes by concealing Kennedy’s cash payments for construction of the East Longmeadow and West Dennis homes.

Jason Pecoy, a resident of Wilbraham, MA, was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni on [no exact date given, but it is assumed that it was in 2024].

Defendant: Jason Pecoy

Criminal Charges: Two counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States

City and State: Boston, Massachusetts

Exact Date: June 2024 (conviction), 2024 (sentencing)

Sentence: Two years of probation, fine of $7,500

Dollar Amounts: $35,982 in restitution, $7,500 fine, $24,000 fine for co-defendant Kent Pecoy

Company: Kent Pecoy and Sons Construction Inc. (KPSC)

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-luxury-homebuilder-sentenced-defrauding-united-states