Cincotta and Gattineri Authorized Troubles Go Approach Again

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Edward A. Cincotta, 53, of Winchester, and John Pizero, 45, of Lynnfield, have been each sentenced to 18-month federal jail phrases by U.S. District Courtroom Decide Arthur Garrett, Jr. on February 3, 1981. The 2 Massachusetts gas oil sellers have been operators of Mystic Gasoline Co. of Stoneham and have been convicted of defrauding the USA authorities of 1000’s of gallons of heating oil. Each males have been additionally fined $12,000 as a part of their sentences and Mystic Gasoline Co. was fined $24,000.

Mystic Gasoline Co. defrauded the USA Division of Protection, inducing it to pay for oil that Mystic Gasoline Co. would promote in its personal identify to its personal purchasers. The proof prompt that throughout the fiscal yr 1978 (September 1, 1977, by August 31, 1978) Mystic Gasoline Co. had a supply contract giving it a fee for delivering “quantity 4 oil” (a reasonably heavy oil, usually used to warmth small industrial buildings, colleges, and medium-sized house buildings) from the Union Petroleum Company (Union) to Fort Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts.

The proof prompt additional that on quite a few events Mystic Gasoline Co. picked up a cargo of oil at Union, representing that the oil was for supply to Fort Devens. Then, Mystic Gasoline Co. would promote the cargo to its personal shopper purchasers.

Lastly, it might inform the Fort Devens authorities that it had in truth delivered the cargo to Fort Devens, inducing the Division of Protection to pay Union for the cargo. The online consequence was that Fort Devens paid for shipments it by no means obtained, and Mystic Gasoline Co. was capable of promote oil that it had by no means paid for.

After a two-week trial, the jury deliberated for ten hours after which discovered all of the defendants responsible of (1) conspiring to defraud the USA in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, of (2) wilfully inflicting seven particular false claims to be made towards the USA, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 287, and of (3) knowingly and wilfully making and utilizing seven particular false paperwork in relation to a matter throughout the jurisdiction of a United States division, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1001.

Edward Cincotta’s daughter is Lisa Cincotta Gattineri and his granddaughter, Michelle Gattineri, is married to Massachusetts Congressman Jake Auchincloss. Michelle Gattineri at the moment works in finance for Bain Capital. Earlier than beginning a profession in politics, Auchincloss labored within the insurance coverage trade for Liberty Mutual. Bain Capital, together with a number of dozen Liberty Mutual executives contributed considerably to Auchincloss’s marketing campaign.

Michelle Gattineri’s father, and Edward Cincotta’s son-in-law Anthony Gattineri, works in the true property trade and was additionally a big contributor to Auchincloss’s marketing campaign.

Again in 2014, Anthony Gattineri was indicted on prices associated to the function he performed in concealing the possession curiosity of convicted felon and recognized Mafia affiliate, Charles Lightbody, in a bit of land situated in Everett, MA on which Wynn Resorts had proposed constructing a on line casino whereas ready for the approval of the proposed sale from the Massachusetts Gaming Fee. 

Anthony Gattineri ended up being acquitted by a jury trial.

Anthony Gattineri and his firm, Boston Clear Water, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in July 2020 with the U.S. District Courtroom in Massachusetts alleging amongst different claims that the the City of Lynnfield had “conspired to discriminate towards (the) plaintiffs, based mostly upon Gattineri’s ethnicity and faith.”

Anthony Gattineri is at the moment suing Wynn for $40 million.



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