https://www.wmur.com/article/windham-new-hamshire-united-way-conviction/62615874

A Windham man will be sentenced early next year after being convicted of a financial scheme to steal millions of dollars from the United Way, according to officials with the U.S. Attorney's office.

U.S. Attorney Jane Young said Imran Alrai, 50, was convicted by a federal jury in Concord on 12 counts of wire fraud and six counts of money laundering.

Prosecutors said Alrai, who is a former IT professional at the United Way, obtained $6.7 million in payments for IT services between 2012 and June 2018. Young said the funds were supposedly provided to United Way by DigitalNet Technology Solutions, Inc., which Alrai fraudulently concealed that he owned.

Officials also said Alrai gave United Way fake references and false information about DigitalNet.

While serving as United Way's vice president for IT services for five years, prosecutors said Alrai steered additional IT work to DigitalNet, so his company would receive more than $1 million annually.

According to officials, the United Way confronted Alrai and terminated him in June 2018 after investigators were made aware of the fraud. Young said investigators found Alrai had obtained $2.2 million in bank and investment accounts over the years, in addition to $1.2 million he wired to a DigitalNet bank account in Lahore, Pakistan.

According to testimonies made during the trial, United Way lost at least $3.5 million as a result of the fraud.