Louis R. Masaschi, 59, of Longmeadow, was sentenced on July 22 in federal court in Springfield to four years in prison and ordered to pay over $18 million in restitution for defrauding commercial lenders. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni also imposed three years of supervised release following the prison term.
According to federal prosecutors, Masaschi and his co-conspirator Jeanette Norman provided false rent rolls and forged lease agreements for properties located in Springfield and East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, as well as Enfield, Connecticut. Masaschi pleaded guilty in April 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft. Norman pleaded guilty in June 2025 to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
Masaschi and Norman operated through several limited liability companies—including LL Realty Developers, LLC—owning primarily commercial properties across Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. Prosecutors said they conspired with others to obtain loans from financial institutions by submitting fraudulent financial information such as false rent rolls and forged leases. After securing the loans, they defaulted on payments, which resulted in significant losses for lenders including two community credit unions.
Between May 2016 and November 2018, the pair sought approximately $60 million in loans through their scheme and caused total losses exceeding $18 million when the buildings were left vacant after defaults occurred. Norman is scheduled for her next court appearance on August 11.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley announced the sentencing along with Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Boston Division. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Steven H. Breslow and Caroline Merck are prosecuting the case from the Springfield Office.
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