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Operator of Sober Homes Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Fraud Schemes

The operator of numerous sober homes in Massachusetts, who also operated insulation companies receiving funds through the Mass Save Program, was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his involvement in four different fraud schemes involving sober homes in the Greater Boston area, the Mass Save Program, mortgage lenders, and a federal loan program that assisted businesses during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Daniel Cleggett, 39, of Kingston, formerly of Braintree and Quincy, was sentenced to six years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Cleggett was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,856,329 and forfeit $1,544,185.