John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, today announced that MICHAEL USZAKIEWICZ, 52, of Prospect, waived
his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday in New Haven federal
court to a conspiracy offense related to a bribery scheme.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
USZAKIEWICZ is the owner of K&M Fire Protection in Southington. Javed Choudhry was employed by Building and
Land Technology, Inc. (“BLT”), a construction company in the Stamford
area. Between approximately 2011 and
2014, USZAKIEWICZ and other contractors paid a total of $250,000 to $500,000 in
bribes to Choudhry to receive millions of dollars in BLT contracts on
construction projects in Stamford.
USZAKIEWICZ pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to
commit wire fraud, which carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20
years. He is scheduled to be sentenced
by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford on July 9, 2018.
As part of his guilty plea, USZAKIEWICZ agreed to forfeit
$1,121,106, which was seized from his bank accounts on March 28, 2016.
USZAKIEWICZ is released on a $100,000 bond pending
sentencing.
On May 16, 2017, Choudhry, of Glastonbury, pleaded guilty to
one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of filing a false
tax return. On January 22, 2018, Kevin
Dunn, the president of Delmar Electrical Contractors in Watertown, admitted
that he also paid bribes to Choudhry and pleaded guilty to one count of
conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Both
await sentencing.
This investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau
of Investigation and Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation
Division. The case is being prosecuted
by Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas P. Morabito.
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