Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Theodore S. Comando, 54, of Westbury, New York pled guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to failing to pay court-ordered child support.
According to court records, in September 2005, a Maine District Court ordered Comando to make weekly child support payments of $131. Comando failed to do so as required and currently owes more than $10,000.
The defendant faces up to 2 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence report by the U.S. Probation Office.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys