Andrew Brown // CTMirror.org

The defendant in a high-profile fraud trial involving the theft of more than $431,000 from the city of West Haven was found guilty Friday of two federal crimes. After roughly five hours of deliberations, a 12-member jury convicted John Trasacco, a Branford resident, of wire fraud and a federal conspiracy charge.

Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered their closing arguments on Thursday as part of a high-profile criminal trial that included allegations about kickbacks, bogus invoices, shell companies and a massive level of fraud within the West Haven city government.

John Trasacco, a Branford resident is accused of conspiring to steal more than $431,000 from West Haven taxpayers.

John Trasacco’s attorneys sought to portray former state Rep. DiMassa as a sexual philanderer and gambling addict.

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DiMassa, a former Democratic state representative, is accused of stealing more than $1 million from West Haven.

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The financial scandal that has engulfed West Haven over the past year has cost the city access to state grant funding and is now threatening the municipality’s ability to borrow money on its own for future capital projects.

The wife of former state Democratic lawmaker Michael DiMassa pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge on Tuesday and admitted to helping DiMassa, now her husband, to steal more than $147,000 from the city of West Haven. The federal conspiracy charge that Lauren DiMassa — formerly Lauren Knox — agreed to plead guilty to could land her in federal prison and will require her to pay restitution for the $147,000 she allegedly helped to embezzle.