Time may be running short if feds intend to indict Shelton mayor

By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo
Naugatuck Valley Bureau Chief
SHELTON — If federal prosecutors plan to indict Mayor Mark A. Lauretti, whom they have publicly accused of taking bribes from developers, the clock is ticking.
The statute of limitations in an alleged bribery and public corruption case is five years from the last overt act.
Prosecutors have claimed prominent developers like James Botti and Robert Scinto bribed Lauretti with benefits over a period of years to gain support for their projects.
Among the alleged freebies: cash, home improvements and use of an Aspen, Colo., vacation house. Yet, to date, Lauretti, who denies the allegations, has not been charged.

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