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Fairfield County Man Turned College Jobs Into Illegal Fortune, Now He's Going To Prison: Feds
A 53-year-old Connecticut man will spend the next eight months in prison after he admitted to taking bribes to sell contracts to build, maintain, and repair three colleges in Massachusetts, federal authorities said.
Floyd Young, of the city of Shelton in Fairfield County, pleaded guilty in August 2020 to one count of conspiracy and three counts of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 20.
Along with his prison term, Young must also forfeit $919,066, the amount of bribes he receiv…