Philip Giordano

Philip Anthony Giordano (born March 25, 1963) is the former Republican mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, and a convicted sex offender.[21] Upon Giordano's arrest in 2001, he was forced to step aside, leaving President of the Board of Aldermen Sam Caligiuri as acting mayor.[25] While investigating municipal corruption,[26][27] the FBI discovered phone records and pictures of Giordano with a prostitute, as well as with her 10-year-old niece and her eight-year-old daughter.[29] After he was taken by the FBI, he worked with federal agents to tape various associates making incriminating statements regarding kickbacks in exchange for contracts.[30] A high target on the list was Joseph Pontoriero, president of Worth Construction and associate of the Genovese crime family.[29] A FBI agent testified that Giordano said Pontoriero had wanted to privatize and control a waste treatment plant in the North End of Waterbury.[62][63] In 2015, Giordano petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus and certificate of appealability, claiming that his original trial attorney never conveyed the offer of a 15-year plea deal.After a hearing and finding evidence to the contrary, Connecticut District Court judge Stefan R. Underhill rejected Giordano's request.[70] In November 2021, Giordano sought a reduction in his sentence, citing teaching classes to inmates and also continuing to help federal authorities including the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation in their efforts to combat organized crime.[77] Giordano is serving his original 37-year sentence at the Yazoo City Low Security Federal Correctional Institution in Mississippi (inmate #14302-014).[78] Under federal rules, Giordano will serve at least 85%,[79] or 29 years, of his sentence after which time he may be eligible for early release in July 2032 based on good behavior.
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