http://www.masslive.com/news/worcester/index.ssf/2018/05/former_worcester_restauranteur.html
When
Kevin A. Perry Jr. was released from federal prison in 2008 on drug charges, he
was supposed to be penniless. But when he opened up two restaurants in
Worcester, investigators soon learned he had more cash than he let on.
Now
Perry will go to federal prison after he was sentenced to serve 14 years for
money laundering and drug charges. The sentence was issued Monday in a Worcester
federal court.
The
44-year-old man wept in court while addressing Judge Timothy Hillman. He spoke
of childhood demons and the damage he caused through his fentanyl dealing.
"I
contributed to people's misery without thinking," Perry said.
Perry
will be on supervised release for five years once he gets out of prison. The
judge ordered the government can seize several of his properties. Perry will
forfeit $510,000, nine properties and two vehicles.
The
cloud surrounding Perry hasn't dissipated just yet, however. Snared in the
investigation into Perry and his ill-gotten cash were his wife, her former
business partner and another man who helped hide Perry's cash in a church.
Perry
was convicted in federal court in 2005 of selling and manufacturing ecstasy. He
told federal authorities he had nothing for the government to seize.