Judge Tacks 3 Years Prison Time Onto Scammer's Sentence For Failure To Pay $25K Upfront Restitution; Man Accused Of Ripping Off $227K From Mom's HELOC

In Norwalk, Connecticut, The Hour reports:

• A Westport man was sentenced to three years in prison [] at Norwalk Superior Court for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his elderly mother. Charles Gamer, 54, [...] was also given a 10-year suspended prison sentence and five years of probation. He must also pay $234,933.24 in restitution.

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• Gamer, who claims to have opened multiple computer technology businesses, was also arrested by Norwalk Police in 2009 for writing a bad check for more than $5,000 to his dentist, Dr. Michael Hodish, police said. Charges relating to that incident were dropped because of the plea deal. He agreed to the plea deal in March in which he would be given a [suspended] 10-year prison sentence and five years of probation in exchange for pleading guilty to one count of first-degree larceny and paying $25,000 toward the restitution by his sentencing date. He received a three-year prison sentence because he did not pay the restitution.

• Gamer turned himself in to Wilton Police on Jan. 30, 2009, after illegally withdrawing about $227,000 from his mother's Washington Mutual home equity account at the Wilton branch of the bank. He was living with his mother when the crime took place. The manager of the bank, who was later fired, told investigators that Gamer showed him documentation and said he had been authorized to access the account. [...] State's Attorney Donna Krusinski said Gamer's family almost faced foreclosure because of his financial misdeeds.

For the story, see Son who stole from mother to go to prison.