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July 07, 2008
Former Connecticut DOT Employee Pleads Guilty to Federal Bribery Conspiracy Charge
NORA R. DANNEHY, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHRISTOPHER GALLUCCI, 49, of Southington, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to one count of conspiracy to solicit and accept corrupt payments and impede the functions of the Internal Revenue Service.
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June 30, 2008
Illinois Veterans Affairs Official Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
and Accepting Illegal Gratuities
WASHINGTON - The director of the Hines, Ill., Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) has agreed to plead guilty to participating in a conspiracy that allowed a subordinate to make contracting decisions regarding a company owned by the subordinate's spouse, the Department of Justice announced today. The director also has agreed to plead guilty to accepting illegal gratuities.
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June 26, 2008
Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Participation in E-Rate Program Fraud Scheme
NORA R. DANNENY, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSEPH E. MELLO, 41, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, the first 12 months of which MELLO must spend in home confinement. On October 9, 2007, MELLO pleaded guilty to federal charges related to a scheme to defraud the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) in connection with the E-Rate program, which provides funding to qualifying school districts nationwide to upgrade their Internet access capabilities.
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