A Massachusetts man was sentenced Friday in federal court for orchestrating a multi-million dollar fraud scheme against the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley (United Way) while simultaneously working for the non-profit organization, Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announced.
Imran Alrai, 51, Windham, was handed a 36-month prison sentence and one year of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante. The court also ordered Alrai to pay $2.3 million in restitution. This sentencing follows Alrai’s conviction in October 2024 on 12 counts of wire fraud and 6 counts of money laundering.
According to evidence presented during the trial, between 2012 and June 2018, Alrai, who was employed as an IT professional at the United Way, fraudulently obtained approximately $6.7 million in payments for IT services purportedly provided by an external contractor, DigitalNet Technology Solutions, Inc. Alrai deliberately concealed his ownership and control of DigitalNet, misrepresenting key information about the company. Through DigitalNet, Alrai systematically overcharged the United Way for his own services…