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Convicted Child Support Deadbeat Faces Prison Time
A Massachusetts man has been found guilty of willfully failing to pay child support and possession with the intent to manufacture or distribute marijuana. Jay Dandreo, 52, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was convicted yesterday after a two-day jury trial in U.S. District Court in Portland.
According to evidence introduced at trial, in May 2004, the Maine Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) ordered Dandreo to pay for the support of his four minor children. Between May 2004 and November 2013, Dandreo knowingly and intentionally failed to make any child support payments, resulting in an unpaid obligation of about $70,000.
Meanwhile, in August 2012, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA) investigators searched property located in Limerick, Maine owned by Dandreo’s father and seized marijuana plants growing at several locations on the property, as well as drug distribution paraphernalia and several firearms.
Dandreo faces up to two years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the child support charge and up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the drug charge. He will be sentenced after completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General; MDHHS, Office of Family Independence, Division of Support Enforcement & Recovery; and MDEA.
Assistant United States Attorney Craig M. Wolff is available for comment and can be reached at (207) 780-3257. U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced the conviction.
As the Grimy Times continues to investigate this case, we will provide updates on the sentencing and any potential appeals. For now, it seems clear that Dandreo’s failure to pay child support and involvement in marijuana distribution will have serious consequences.
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Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|Weapons|Human Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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