Canadian man who scammed a Hartford company pleads guilty to embezzlement

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Canadian man who scammed a Hartford nonprofit pleaded guilty to embezzlement on Tuesday in Boston.

Adil Rahman, 36, was employed as a credit analyst for a company that was a subsidiary of a large electrical distribution and services company based in Pittsburgh.

Rahman would reach out to multiple companies, including the one based in Hartford, and convinced them to pay invoices via wire rather than by check. When they agreed, Rahman would give them his own personal bank account information. The Hartford nonprofit sent at least 15 transfers to his personal account over the course of six months, according to the department of justice.

Rahman scammed companies of more than $1.4 million and could face up to 20 years in prison.

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