Energy auditor sentenced for kickbacks

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A former Rhode Island energy auditor has been sentenced to two years of probation, including one year of home confinement, for accepting kickbacks of federal money that was supposed to be used to weatherize the homes of low-income families.

Thirty-eight-year-old Saul Lemoi of West Warwick pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year to one count of bribery and one count of making a false statement.

Lemoi worked for the Comprehensive Community Action Program, based in Cranston. Prosecutors say he directed about $75,000 in funds from the program to a private company in which he had an interest. About half the money went to him.

U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell also sentenced Lemoi on Thursday to serve 400 hours of community service.