Greenwich resident Anthony Green, 39, has pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement against a bankruptcy estate and may face up to five years in prison, according to the office of Deirdre M. Daly, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements, Green was a managing member of a garbage collection business known as T-Green Carting LLC. In April 2012, T-Green Carting filed a voluntary chapter 11 bankruptcy petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut. While the bankruptcy case was pending, Green was required to deposit all of the customer checks for services performed by the T-Green Carting into its debtor-in-possession (DIP) bank account.
Between approximately April 2012 and May 2013, Green deposited more than $160,000 in cash and cash proceeds that belonged to the T-Green bankruptcy estate into his personal bank accounts. He also transferred funds out of and into T-Green”™s DIP account, resulting in an additional loss of approximately $18,700 from the bankruptcy estate.
Sentencing for Green has been scheduled for April 29.
He faces a maximum term of five years imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000 and an order of restitution.
