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Massachusetts man sentenced to 7 years in prison for clean energy fraud
2022-12-26
A man from Massachusetts has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his part in a scheme that attempted to fraudulently obtain around $50 million worth of U.S. government grants, intended for use on clean energy projects. On top of the jail sentence he was also handed three years of probation and ordered to pay back $8.7 million - the actual amount he had made through his fraudulent activities between 2009 and 2013.
Christopher N. Condron, 50, along with others involved in this case had submitted phony grant applications to the Treasury Department under false pretenses, claiming that four different companies were working on either biofuel gasification or wind farm projects and were looking for reimbursement over an alleged total cost of $170 million - a grossly inflated number. The grants in question were part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, aiming to stimulate the economy after 2008's recession.
Condron was indicted in 2017 and convicted by a jury last September on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and wire fraud. His attorneys could not be reached for comment.
A man from Massachusetts has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his part in a scheme that attempted to fraudulently obtain around $50 million worth of U.S. government grants, intended for use on clean energy projects. On top of the jail sentence he was also handed three years of probation and ordered to pay back $8.7 million - the actual amount he had made through his fraudulent activities between 2009 and 2013.
Christopher N. Condron, 50, along with others involved in this case had submitted phony grant applications to the Treasury Department under false pretenses, claiming that four different companies were working on either biofuel gasification or wind farm projects and were looking for reimbursement over an alleged total cost of $170 million - a grossly inflated number. The grants in question were part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, aiming to stimulate the economy after 2008's recession.
Condron was indicted in 2017 and convicted by a jury last September on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and wire fraud. His attorneys could not be reached for comment.