A Stamford man was sentenced Monday two years probation for fraudulently submitting absentee ballot applications and ballots in 2015, according to state judicial division officials.
John Mallozzi, 72, was spared prison time but also was sentenced to serve two years of probation and to pay a $35,000 fine, state judicial division officials said.
Judge Kevin Randolph found Mallozzi guilty on Sept. 12 of 14 counts of second-degree forgery and 14 counts of false statement in absentee balloting, state judicial division officials said.
Officials, citing testimony at an eight-day trial, said Mallozzi, then-chairman of the local Democratic Party, “intentionally forged and submitted absentee ballot applications and ballot sets in the names of nearly three dozen individuals.”
“Justice must always be tempered with mercy and the court ably demonstrated that today,” said Assistant State’s Attorney Laurence G. Tamaccio, who prosecuted the case with Deputy Assistant State’s Attorney Michael Bivona, in a statement.
“The court today said Mr. Mallozzi presided over a ‘parade of frauds’ against the public. That recitation and these felony convictions will and should follow the defendant for the rest of his life. The people should know that the Division of Criminal Justice remains their vigilant guardians and will continue to root out corruption wherever we find it.”
