A Watertown, Connecticut man has been sentenced to prison for stealing nearly half a million dollars from his law clients. The U.S. Attorney's Office say 46-year old Alan Giacomi was ordered to 41 months behind bars for stealing more than $400,000.
Giacomi practiced real estate and family law and bilked clients and family members out of their money. In one case, he represented a couple selling their home and stole approximately $154,000 in proceeds, nearly $146,000 of which was owed to Giacomi’s clients. In 2014 represented an elderly woman when assets from her late brother were being distributed. He reportedly stole nearly $18,000 from the estate. He then stole more than $26,000 in proceeds from his great aunt’s life insurance annuity instead of using the funds to pay her nursing home bill.
In April 2017, a Connecticut Superior Court judge suspended Giacomi from the practice of law.
He was ordered to report to prison on July 26.