A former Middletown mayor, paralegal and attorney was sentenced Wednesday to 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release for embezzling more than $500,000 from his former employer, and then stealing nearly $400,000 from his brother to pay back the law firm.

Stephen Gionfriddo, 68, had pleaded guilty in November to one count of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud. He was released on bond Wednesday and ordered to appear for prison on April 1. This is the second time he has been sentenced to prison. He was convicted of federal wire fraud and mail fraud offenses in 2006 for embezzling more than $633,000 from clients while acting as their attorney. He was then incarcerated from December 2006 to June 2008.

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