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COVID-19 $500K Fraud Scheme: CT Man Who Conspired With State Rep Gets 8-Year Sentence COVID-19 $500K Fraud Scheme: CT Man Who Conspired With State Rep Gets 8-Year Sentence
Covid-19 $500K Fraud Scheme: CT Man Who Conspired With State Rep Gets 8-Year Sentence A 50-year-old Connecticut man convicted of using his businesses to swindle nearly $500,000 in COVID-19 relief fund cash with the help of a former state representative will spend the next eight years behind bars, authorities said.  New Haven County resident John Trasacco, of West Haven, was sentenced to 96 months in prison on Monday, April 3, after being convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in December, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. The judge also ruled Trasacco must pay $143,994 in restitution. Trasacco was accused of working with Michael DiMass…

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