Erie Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Jail For Defrauding Mexican Construction Company

ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in jail on his conviction of wire fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on John Paul Donico, 66.

According to information presented to the court, from in and around May 2011, to in and around July 2012, Donico fraudulently obtained $350,000 from a Mexican construction company by promising to obtain financing, which Donico never obtained, for the construction of a rock crushing plant. Donico then refused to return the money and instead used it for personal living expenses.

Assistant United States Attorney Christian A. Trabold prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

U.S. Attorney Hickton commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Donico.