Two months ago I wrote about the trial of Columbus homebuilder Thomas Parenteau. Mr. Parenteau was accused of 13 counts of fraud, money laundering, obstruction, and witness tampering. The jury reached a verdict last week and Mr. Parenteau did receive a slight amount of good news. He was found not guilty of two counts of money laundering.
Unfortunately for Mr. Parenteau, there were 11 convictions, too. Mr. Parenteau’s co-defendants in the scheme had earlier pleaded guilty. Mr. Parenteau, when sentenced, could find himself at ClubFed for 130 years.
So far we’ve found out that the mistress, Pamela McCarty, is the mother of Mr. Parenteau’s two daughters; that all three lived in the same mansion; phony jobs and phony paychecks; allegations of $18 million in fraudulent loans…and the trial should last a couple more weeks.
This might be one trial transcript that could be made into a novel.