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A federal jury convicted Dennis M. Capriotti, 54, of Pittsford, of six counts of making false statements to the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Attorney William Hochul Jr. announced today.
Capriotti faces five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa J. Miller, the lead trial prosecutor who handled the case along with Assistant U.S. Attorney Bradley E. Tyler, stated that Capriotti submitted false forms to the Department of Labor between 2005 and 2007 in connection with the receipt of federal worker's compensation benefits.
As a result, Capriotti, a retired U.S. Postal Service employee, received disability benefits from the Department of Labor's Office of Worker's Compensation Programs. The forms submitted by the defendant certified that he had not been engaged in any activities outside of his employment with the Postal Service. In fact, the defendant operated a snow plowing business in the Rochester area.
The conviction was the culmination of an investigation on the part of Special Agents of the United States Postal Service - Office of Inspector General, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Elizabeth Farcht.
Sentencing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Oct. 12 in front of U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
A federal jury convicted Dennis M. Capriotti, 54, of Pittsford, of six counts of making false statements to the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Attorney William Hochul Jr. announced today.
Capriotti faces five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisa J. Miller, the lead trial prosecutor who handled the case along with Assistant U.S. Attorney Bradley E. Tyler, stated that Capriotti submitted false forms to the Department of Labor between 2005 and 2007 in connection with the receipt of federal worker's compensation benefits.
As a result, Capriotti, a retired U.S. Postal Service employee, received disability benefits from the Department of Labor's Office of Worker's Compensation Programs. The forms submitted by the defendant certified that he had not been engaged in any activities outside of his employment with the Postal Service. In fact, the defendant operated a snow plowing business in the Rochester area.
The conviction was the culmination of an investigation on the part of Special Agents of the United States Postal Service - Office of Inspector General, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Elizabeth Farcht.
Sentencing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Oct. 12 in front of U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer.
