Hartford, Connecticut (AP)
A former official with the Connecticut tribe that runs Foxwoods Resort Casino has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for defrauding investors.
Federal prosecutors said 51-year-old Christopher Pearson of Ledyard was sentenced Monday in federal court in Hartford for defrauding individuals who invested in an island resort project he purportedly was developing.
A former official with the Connecticut tribe that runs Foxwoods Resort Casino has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for defrauding investors.
Federal prosecutors said 51-year-old Christopher Pearson of Ledyard was sentenced Monday in federal court in Hartford for defrauding individuals who invested in an island resort project he purportedly was developing.