Greenwich Man Pleads to Guilty to Embezzlement

A Greenwich man waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty Friday to a federal embezzlement charge involving a garbage hauling business.

According to Connecticut’s U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly, in a proceeding before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford, Anthony Green, 39, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement against a bankruptcy estate.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Green was a managing member of a garbage collection business known as T-Green Carting, LLC. In April 2012, T-Green Carting filed a voluntary chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut. While the bankruptcy case was pending, Green was required to deposit all of the customer checks for services performed by the T. Green Carting into its debtor-in-possession (DIP) bank account.

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Between approximately April 2012 and May 2013, Green caused more than $160,000 in cash and cash proceeds that belonged to the T-Green bankruptcy estate to be deposited into his personal bank accounts. He also transferred funds out of and into T-Green’s DIP account, resulting in an additional loss of approximately $18,700 from the bankruptcy estate.

Shea scheduled sentencing for April 29,, at which time Green faces a maximum term of five years in jail, a fine of up to $250,000 and an order of restitution.

The case matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Greenwich Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather Cherry.