The checks not cashing appear to be just the beginning of a Connecticut man’s problems.
Michael Salvaggi, 61, of Seymour, Conn., has been charged in a fraud scheme that cost several wholesale food companies hundreds of thousands of dollars.
According to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Salvaggi has been detained since March, when he was arrested in Florida on related state charges in Pennsylvania.
Court documents allege that Salvaggi represented that he owned trucking and wholesale food businesses, including A.J. Produce LLC, Express Transportation, Salvaggi Brothers Trucking and Express Fresh Produce & Dairy.
Salvaggi allegedly contacted wholesale food suppliers in Connecticut and other locations to arrange the purchase of food on credit or on a payment-on-delivery or pickup basis.
After the suppliers provided the quantities of food ordered, Salvaggi paid with fraudulent checks, according to court documents.
Seymour Man Charged with Defrauding Wholesale Food Suppliers @FBINewHaven @DOTInspectorGen https://t.co/9tznFQzocg
— U.S. Attorney CT (@USAO_CT) June 4, 2026
A federal grand jury in Hartford has indicted Salvaggi on eight counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud and one count of interstate transport of property taken by fraud.
The U.S. Department of Transportation – Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are conducting this investigation and are currently seeking any victims affected by this fraud scheme.
Victims, as well as anyone with information that may be helpful to this case, are encouraged to complete this online form on the FBI’s website.
The Build America 250 Act includes certain theft protections as part of its pro-trucker provisions.
But there’s still a long way to the finish line.
With the current highway bill set to expire in September, OOIDA is asking truckers to visit FightingForTruckers.com and contact their lawmakers in support of this legislation. LL
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