Local Man Indicted for Swindling Veterans Affairs Program
BOSTON, Massachusetts – Riccardo D’Orsainville, a/k/a Riccardo Lloyd-D’Or
, has landed himself in hot water after being charged with embezzling money from a Veterans Affairs program and identity theft.
According to the indictment, between July 2012 and January 2013, D’Orsainville embezzled more than $66,000 in program payments and over $2,000 in U.S. Treasury checks intended for the Boston Veterans Affairs Research Institute, Inc. (BVARI), where he worked as an executive assistant through a temporary agency.
D’Orsainville is accused of using the identities of his co-workers to open unauthorized corporate bank accounts under BVARI’s name, where he deposited the stolen checks and withdrew the funds for his own use.
As a result of these actions, D’Orsainville faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shelbey D. Wright of U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz’s Health Care Fraud Unit. The investigation was conducted by Jeffrey G. Hughes, Special Agent in Charge, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, Northeast Field Office.
The indictment serves as an allegation, and D’Orsainville is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Riccardo D’Orsainville, 66,000+, 2,000+, 15 years, $250,000.
Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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