A Boston fire chief was convicted today of five counts of procurement fraud and five counts of larceny over $250 for swindling the city, Attorney General Maura Healey said.
“This defendant abused his position as a public employee and stole tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars that should have gone back to the City of Boston,” Healey said in a statement. “Our office is committed to holding accountable public employees who exploit their position for personal profit and defy the public’s trust.”
District Chief Edward A. Scigliano, 46, of Kingston, was found guilty by a Suffolk Superior Court jury of cheating the city out of nearly $50,000 while he ran the Boston fire training academy by having vendors write checks to his credit card companies, while he took home a flat-screen TV, gas grill, a Sam’s Club living room set and other items paid for with department funds.
Each felony carries a maximum five-year prison sentence and fines ranging from $10,000 to $25,000. Sentencing is slated for Feb. 25.