Indictment — No. 3:22-cr-00033 (Dkt. 26, D. Conn.)

Summary

A grand jury Indictment in United States of America v. Michael DiMassa, John Trasacco, Lauren Knox and John Bernardo, Criminal No. 3:22CR 33, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. It charges conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349 and wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 in counts tied to Coronavirus Relief Fund money received by the City of West Haven, which the Indictment puts at approximately $1,150,257. It alleges that DiMassa, authorized as part of his employment with West Haven to approve the relief funds, caused the city to pay invoices for goods and services never received. The alleged payments are five checks totaling approximately $431,982 to entities controlled by Trasacco, sixteen checks totaling approximately $147,776.10 to Knox, and thirteen checks totaling approximately $636,783.70 to Compass Investment Group, LLC.

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