Public Safety
Seven-Year Prison Sentence for John DiMenna, Formerly of Darien, for Fraud Scheme
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John DiMenna, 75, until recently from Darien, was sentenced to seven years and one month in prison for defrauding investors of more than $64 million in frauds related to an “extensive real estate investment and financing scheme.” Many Darien residents invested in DiMenna’s companies and projects. “Through this scheme, victim investors lost approximately $28 million and victim lenders lost approximately $37 million, for a total combined loss of $64.7 million,” according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Haven. DiMenna was a Stamford developer who operated through various entities including Seaboard Realty LLC, Seaboard Stamford Investment Group (SSIG), and Seaboard Properties Group LLC. The prosecutor’s office said DiMenna accomplished his frauds in various ways from 2010 to 2016, by giving investors and prospective investors phony financial information.