Seal of the Department of Justice 6-17-16

Darien Man, 53, Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Tax Evasion, Agrees to Pay $3.4 Million

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Rockwell Gajwani, 53, of Darien will pay $3.4 million in a plea agreement connected to an embezzlement case in which he pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to wire fraud and tax evasion, the Justice Department announced. The executive, also known as “Rockie Gajwani,” had been president and chief executive officer of a Manhattan-based real estate investment company from which he embezzled more than $1.6 million. As part of Tuesday’s plea, he agreed to pay $1,975,068.04 in restitution and forfeit another $1,612,841. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud and three counts of tax evasion as part of the plea agreement with the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Gajwani is expected to be sentenced on Sept.