Dominick P. Carollo, Steven E. Goldberg and Peter S. Grimm were convicted on Friday of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to defraud the United States.

"The defendants corrupted the competitive bidding process and defrauded municipalities across the country for years," said Deputy Assistant Attorney General Scott D. Hammond.

The convictions are the result of an ongoing investigation into the municipal bond market being conducted by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division's New York Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Internal Revenue Service -Criminal Investigation unit.

Each of the fraud conspiracy charges carries a maximum penalty per count of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

(Reporting by Rebecca Hamilton; editing by Andre Grenon)

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