Crime & Safety

DiRosa's Criminal Trial Scheduled to Begin Next Week in Maine

The former mayor's trial is set to begin on Tuesday, March 6, in the U.S. District Court in Portland, ME.

Former Manchester Mayor Peter DiRosa will find himself in a federal courtroom in Maine next week to answers to criminal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. 

DiRosa, a former Manchester mayor, entered a plea of not guilty for  in November of 2011, after being charged with allegedly convincing a Kennebunk resident to invest $600,000 into a resort in Hungry. 

Glastonbury resident Thomas Renison is also charged in the case. Both men have been free on a $50,000 bond

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DiRosa's trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday, March 6, at the U.S. District Court in Portland, ME. Renison's trial date has not been scheduled. 


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