A former Citigroup Inc executive and onetime child star was sentenced to up to at least two years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to taking at least $500,000 in bribes from contracting companies seeking business with the bank.
John Cassisi, the former director of global construction at the bank’s Citi Realty Services unit, was sentenced by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Roger Hayes for his role in a pay-to-play scheme involving New York City’s construction industry.
Cassisi, who as a child actor appeared in the 1976 British musical gangster film “Bugsy Malone,” was among five individuals and two corporations charged in the case, according to the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.