Overview

• U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver imposed a 41‑month prison term, three years of supervised release, and full restitution after a sentencing in Hartford.
• Prosecutors said Marlenin Vito forged checks, falsified ledgers, and manipulated trust accounts between December 2019 and May 2021, taking about $310,820 through roughly 500 checks.
• Authorities detailed tactics that included canceling some residents’ supplemental insurance, taking COVID‑19 stimulus funds, and debiting accounts by about $60 per day until those funds were exhausted.
• After her termination from the facility, investigators say she defrauded an alarm company of about $23,558 and a Hartford law firm of about $27,179 through payroll and petty‑cash schemes.
• Vito pleaded guilty to wire fraud on June 13, 2025, remains free on a $25,000 bond in the Bronx, must report to prison on October 17, and still faces pending state cases in New York and Connecticut.