Crime & Safety
Former Mayor Begins Federal Prison Term
Peter DiRosa, who served as mayor of Manchester from 1987 to 1989, began his 57 month prison term last week.
Former Manchester Mayor Peter DiRosa began his sentence in a federal prison last week after he was convicted earlier this year of defrauding an elderly investor, according to the Hartford Courant.
The Courant reported that DiRosa, who served as mayor of Manchester from 1987 to 1989, began serving his sentence at the minimum security Federal Medical Center in Devens, MA, on Wednesday, June 19, 2013.
DiRosa was convicted of wire fraud after a three-day trial in January 2013 found him guilty of convincing an 80-year old Kennebunk resident to give he and an associate $600,000 to invest in an alleged Hungarian resort project. A federal judge in Maine sentenced DiRosa to 57 months in prison on May 9, 2013.
In addition, DiRosa is subject to three years of supervision upon release and he must repay $540,000 in restitution; $60,000 of the man's initial investment had been previously returned.
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