Glastonbury Man Sentenced in Construction Kickback Case

GLASTONBURY, CT — A Glastonbury man has received a prison sentence for his role in a construction kickback scheme in Stamford that has federal tax implications, a leading prosecutior said.

John H. Durham, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, said that Javed Choudhry, 60, of Glastonbury, was sentenced on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to eight months in prison, followed by four months of home confinement and three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and tax offenses related to a kickback scheme.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Choudhry was employed by a construction company based in Stamford. Between 2011 and 2014, he received between $250,000 and $500,000 in cash kickbacks from contractors in exchange for steering them millions of dollars in contracts for construction projects in Stamford, according to case records.

In addition, Choudhry failed to report to the Internal Revenue Service most of the income he received through the kickback scheme, Druham said.

As part of his sentence, Choudhry is required to pay back taxes of approximately $47,500, plus interest and penalties, Durham said.

Choudhry entered a guilty plea on May 16, 2017 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of filing a false tax return.

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