Vermont Man Sentenced to 28 Months for Wire Fraud

Bangor, Maine – A Vermont man was sentenced to 28 months in prison for his role in a wire fraud scheme that netted him $300,000 in federal grant money.

Craig Sanborn, 64, of Maidstone, Vermont, was found guilty of wire fraud after a week-long jury trial on April 25, 2014.

The scheme began in 2005, when Sanborn received a $300,000 federally-funded Community Development Block Grant to renovate the former rail terminal in Brownville, Maine, into a facility to manufacture ammunition for black powder rifles.

However, Sanborn submitted false invoices to the Town of Brownville and received grant reimbursement to which he was not entitled.

The investigation into Sanborn’s scheme was conducted by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Brownville Police Department.

Sanborn’s sentence will be served consecutively to two 10-year sentences he is currently serving in New Hampshire state prison for manslaughter associated with a fatal explosion at a Colebrook ammunition-making facility in May 2010.

As part of his sentence, Sanborn was also ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution and a $7,500 fine, and will serve three years of supervised release.

U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced the sentencing, which was handed down by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr.

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