Former Children’s Cardiac charity treasurer sentenced to federal prison

By: News Staff

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The former treasurer of the Rhode Island Association for Cardiac Children (RIACC) was sentenced to federal prison for converting nearly $200,000 from the organization for his own personal use Wednesday afternoon.

U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr sentenced 67-year-old Robert Lornado to 6 months in federal prison and ordered him to serve 100 hours of community service. In addition, McConnell ordered Lonardo to serve 2 years supervised release upon completion of his prison term.

Lonardo pleaded guilty on June 28, 2016, to one count of wire fraud. He also admitted to the court that following the death of his mother, he began withdrawing funds from RIACC bank accounts and converted the money for his own personal use.

RIACC, founded by Lonardo’s mother, raised funds for local children who were undergoing surgery for cardiac disease. 

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